Quidditch Rules!, Explained by Harry and Oliver.

[Crudus Erus]

Here, we'll learn the basic rules for quidditch. Oliver Wood and Harry Potter will explain....



Oliver opened a crate. Inside were four different-sized balls.
"Right," said Wood. "Now, Quidditch is easy enough to understand, even if it's not easy to play. There are seven players on each side. Three of them are called Chasers."
"Three Chasers," Harry repeated, as Wood took out a bright red ball about the size of a soccer ball.
"This ball's called the Quaffle," said Wood. "The Chasers throw the Quaffle to each other and try and get it through one of the hoops to score a goal. Ten points every time the Quaffle goes through one of the hoops. Follow me?"
"The Chasers throw the Quaffle and put it through the hoops to score," Harry recited. "So -- that's sort of like basketball on broomsticks with six hoops, isn't it?"
"What's basketball?" said Wood curiously.
"Never mind," said Harry quickly.
"Now,there's another player on each side who's called the Keeper. He flies around the hoops and stops the other team from scoring."
"Three Chasers, one Keeper," said Harry, who was determined to remember it all. "And they play with the Quaffle. Okay, got that. So what are they for?" He pointed at the three balls left inside the box.
"I'll show you now," said Wood. "Take this."
He handed Harry a small club, a bit like a short baseball bat.
"I'm going to show you what Bludgers do," Wood said. "These two are Bludgers."
He showed Harry two identical balls, jet black and slightly smaller than the red Quaffle. Harry noticed that they seemed to be straining to escape the straps holding them inside the box.
"Stand back," Wood warned Harry. He bent down and freed one of the Bludgers.
At once, the black ball rose high in the air and then pelted straight at Harry's face. Harry swung at it with the bat to stop it from breaking his nose, and sent it zigzagging away into the air -- it zoomed around their heads and then shot at Wood, who dived on top of it and managed to pin it to the ground.
"See?" Wood panted, forcing the struggling Bludger back into the crate and starpping it down safely. "The Bludgers rocket around, trying to knock players off their brooms. That's why you have two Beaters on each team, it's their job to protect their side from the Bludgers and try and knock them toward the other team. So -- think you've got that?"
"Three Chasers try and score with the Quaffle; the Keeper guards the goal posts; the Beaters keep the Bludgers away from their team," Harry reeled off.
"Very good," said Wood.
"Er -- have the Bludgers ever killed anyone?" Harry asked, hoping he sounded offhand.
"Never at Hogwarts. We've had a couple of broken jaws but nothing worse than that. Now, the last member of the team is the Seeker. And, the Seeker doesn't have to worry about the Quaffle or Bludgers--"
"--unless tehy crack the seeker's head open."
"Don't worry, the Beaters are more than a match for the Bludgers." Wood reached into the crate and took out the fourth and last ball. Compared with the Quaffle and the Bludgers, it was tiny, about the size of a large walnut. It was bright gold and had little fluttering silver wings.
"This," said Wood. "is the Golden Snitch, and it's the most important ball of teh lot. It's very hard to catch because it's so fast and difficult to see. It's the Seeker's job to catch it. The Seeker's got to weave in and out of the Chasers, Beaters, Bludgers, and Quaffle to get it before the other team's Seeker, because whichever Seeker catches the Snitch wins the team an extra hundred and fifty points, so they nearly always win. That's why Seekers get fouled so much. A game of Quidditch only ends when the Snitch is caught, so it can go on for ages -- I think the record is three months, they had to keep bringing on substitutes so the players could get some sleep. Well, that's it. -- any questions?"



And, there you have it, folks. The basic guide to Quidditch.

[ICEBURG]

I would like to try out for the position of seeker for ravenclaw...

[Crudus Erus]

I'm not sure where I was going with this yet, but if I find out, you won't be overlooked, k? You're first for that spot, no matter what. ~_^

[ICEBURG]

Well why not have each person post like an audition, like an rp sample of their quiditch skills, or u could go back and forth with them, you know, you make a move, they make a move, you reply to that move, they reply to that move, and so on...if u want, or u can think of another way....up to u...^_^...

[Crudus Erus]

We'll see! ~_^