Hogwarts

Quidditch Cup • Quidditch This yearly competition is won by the Hogwarts House with the highest overall Quidditch score. Read More

No Quidditch Cup is awarded this year; there is no mention of who wins the House Cup (1995) • Event Thanks to the Triwizard Tournament taking place at Hogwarts during Harry’s fourth year, the Quidditch games and the Quidditch Cup were cancelled. “It is also my painful duty to inform you that the inter-house Quidditch Cup will not take place this year.” — Albus Dumbledore (GF12) The End… Read More

Quidditch Cup and House Cup awarded at the End of Term Feast (1992) • Event Gryffindor wins the House Cup, but not the Quidditch Cup, which goes to Slytherin. As Dumbledore starts speaking before the feast, Slytherin leads in house points with 472, Gryffindor is last with 312, and Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw are in the middle. But Dumbledore recognizes the achievements of Harry and his… Read More

Quidditch pitch • Quidditch places • Wizarding places The Quidditch pitch is an oval-shaped area (the pitch) (US: “field of play”) where Quidditch matches are held. It is 500 feet long by 180 feet wide (QA6). Modern Quidditch pitches are usually located inside Quidditch stadiums – there are several in England, one at Hogwarts… Read More

Quidditch Teams of Hogwarts • Quidditch • Sports teams The Quidditch Teams of Hogwarts are popular and important. Each House fields a team, which includes the seven players and often one or two reserve players as well. The four houses of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry compete to win the Quidditch Cup, a great honour. The team which… Read More

Quidditch Tryouts • Quidditch Also called “trials”, Quidditch tryouts take place near the start of the Hogwarts school year for places on the House team. Tryouts are organised by the team captain, with the rest of team present. When a new captain takes over, he or she is encouraged to trial existing members of the team in… Read More

Quirrell begins teaching at Hogwarts • Event He teaches Muggle Studies for a year, then takes a year off to study in Albania. Read More

Quirrell's Leave of Absence • Article

Posted August 29, 2004 by Melissa Erin Friedline in Canon discussion / Essays

When exactly did Professor Quirrell’s year-long trip around the world take place? The popular fan assumption is that it immediately preceded the year of Philosopher’s/Sorcerer’s Stone. I do not think this is correct. In PS5, after Harry meets Quirrell while buying his school supplies and asks if he is always that… Read More

Quirinus Quirrell • Character Quirinus Quirrel was a young wizard with a “brilliant mind,” was a professor of Muggle Studies, and later of Defence Against the Dark Arts, at Hogwarts (PS5, BLC). In between holding these two posts he took a year off to gain experience dealing with Dark Arts… Read More

Quotes By and About Peeves • Article

Posted January 5, 2020 by Steve VanderArk in Characters

Quotes from Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (UK ed.) Compiled by Lori Damerell ‘My dear Friar, haven’t we given Peeves all the chances he deserves? He gives us all a bad name and you know, he’s not really even a ghost…’ (PS7) ‘Peeves,’ Percy whispered to… Read More