The team which wins the most matches each year is awarded the Quidditch Cup, a great honor. Special awards are given to
the best players as well (SS/f).
Each year, the various House teams play each other. This results in six games of Quidditch:
Gryffindor v. Ravenclaw
The last match of the season, held in late May, usually before final exams (SS17, OP30).
In Prisoner of Azkaban, Slytherin requested a change in schedule on the basis of Draco Malfoy's injuries, so the usual
playing order was not followed, with all Gryffindor's other matches moving up one time slot and Gryffindor - Slytherin
moving to the end of the schedule.
On the normal schedule shown above, the games are grouped into three pairs, such that for each pair of games, all four
teams play, with no team playing two matches back-to-back without a break. The Christmas break falls between
Hufflepuff's first two matches, and the Easter break falls between Slytherin's last two.
Gryffindor
Robes: Red/Scarlet.
Gryffindor traditionally fields a strong team, although they lost the cup to Slytherin for seven years between 1985 and
1991, ever since the great Charlie Weasley was Seeker for the team. With the addition of Harry Potter as Seeker in 1991,
at the time the youngest House player in over a hundred years, the Gryffindor team was widely believed to be the best
team at Hogwarts. Unfortunately, the team lost their chance for the cup in spring 1992 because Harry was out of action
for the final game and again in spring 1993 when the competition was cancelled.
In 1994, finally, Gryffindor took their
well-deserved victory and won the cup. The captain for Gryffindor was Oliver Wood, a strong and very capable player who
played Keeper in Harry's first three years. Wood was obsessive about the game, dragging his team out for more practices
than any other team and devising complicated strategies over the summer to inflict on his players in the fall.
- Katie Bell - Chaser.
- Angelina Johnson - Chaser. (captain 1995 - 1996)
- Andrew Kirke - Beater. (1995 - 1996)
- Harry Potter - Seeker. (1991 - 1995)
- James Potter - Chaser. (1970s)
- Jack Sloper - Beater. (1995 - 1996)
- Alicia Spinnet - Chaser.
- Charlie Weasley - Seeker. (1980s)
- Fred Weasley - Beater. (until 1995)
- George Weasley - Beater. (until 1995)
- Ginny Weasley - Seeker. (1995 - 1996)
- Ron Weasley - Keeper. (1995 - 1998)
- Oliver Wood - Keeper. (captain) (1991 - 1993)
Slytherin
Robes: Green
The Slytherins field a very strong team. They won the Cup for seven years in a row until Gryffindor finally took it away
from them in 1994. Slytherin strategy often appears to favor brawn over skill, and they will not hesitate to use dirty
tricks or cheating. There are no girls on the Slytherin team. Draco Malfoy's father purchased a set of Nimbus 2001 brooms
for the team in exchange for their allowing Draco to play Seeker.
- Bletchley - Keeper. (1991)
- Bole - Beater. (1993)
- Crabbe - Beater. (1995 - 1998)
- Derrick - Beater. (1993)
- Marcus Flint - Chaser. (captain)
- Goyle - Beater. (1995 - 1998)
- Terence Higgs - Seeker. (1991 - 1992)
- Draco Malfoy - Seeker. (1992)
- Montague - Chaser. (1993)
- Adrian Pucey - Chaser. (1991)
- Warrington - Chaser. (1993)
Hufflepuff
Robes: Yellow
The Hufflepuff team really proved itself a strong contender in the 1993-4 season, with Cedric Diggory putting an
excellent side together. Diggory was a bit large for a Seeker, but he was very skilled. He led the Hufflepuffs to
victory over Gryffindor during that year, although the outcome may have been different if Harry Potter hadn't fallen off
his broom when Dementors entered the stadium.
- Cedric Diggory - Seeker.
- Zacharias Smith - Chaser.
- Summerby - Seeker.
Ravenclaw
Robes: Blue
- Cho Chang - Seeker.
- Roger Davies - (captain).
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