Quidditch Through the Ages

Harry Potter books
Quidditch Through the Ages
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Author J. K. Rowling
Genre Fantasy
Publishers Bloomsbury (UK)
Arthur A. Levine/
Scholastic (US)
Raincoast (Canada)
Released 2001
Sales 491,853 [1]
Pages 56

Quidditch Through the Ages is a book by the British author J. K. Rowling, and a fictional book described in her Harry Potter series of novels. The real book purports to be a reproduction of a copy of the fictional book held in the Hogwarts library, written by Kennilworthy Whisp and Rowling is only listed in the book as the copyright holder of the "Harry Potter" name.

Contents

The real book

In 2001 Rowling penned two companion books to the Harry Potter series, Quidditch Through the Ages and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, for British charity and off-shoot of Live Aid, Comic Relief[2] with all of her royalties going to the charity. As of July 2008, the books combined are estimated to have earned over $30 million for Comic Relief.[3] The two books have since been made available in hardcover.

Contents

Foreword
Chapter 1: The Evolution of the Flying Broomstick
Chapter 2: Ancient Broom Games
Chapter 3: The Game From Queerditch Marsh
Chapter 4: The Arrival of the Golden Snitch
Chapter 5: Anti-Muggle Precautions
Chapter 6: Changes in Quidditch Since the Fourteenth Century
  -Pitch
  -Balls
  -Players
  -Rules
  -Referees
Chapter 7: Quidditch Teams of Britain and Ireland
Chapter 8: The Spread of Quidditch Worldwide
Chapter 9: The Development of the Racing Broom
Chapter 10: Quidditch Today

The fictional book

Within the fictional world of Harry Potter, Quidditch Through the Ages is written by Kennilworthy Whisp, a renowned Quidditch expert.

The book traces the history of Quidditch, as well as the earliest broom-based games. When Severus Snape caught Harry outside the school with this book in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, he invented the rule that no library books were allowed outside the school, and confiscated it.

Kennilworthy Whisp

In the Harry Potter universe, Kennilworthy Whisp is a Quidditch expert and fanatic who has written many books about the sport. He lives in Nottinghamshire, where he divides his time with "wherever the Wigtown Wanderers are playing this week." His hobbies include backgammon, vegetarian cookery, and collecting vintage broomsticks.

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.thebookseller.com/news/82468-harry-potter-companions-repackaged.html
  2. ↑ Transcript of JK Rowling's Chat for Comic Relief http://www.scholastic.com/harrypotter/books/author/interview3.htm
  3. ↑ JKR/WB vs. RDR Books Transcript, Day One http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/system/files/Trial+Transcript+Day+1.txt