Quidditch is a highly popular sport in the wizarding world. It is a fast intense sport flown on broom sticks. Quidditch uses 4 balls, the Quaffle, the two Bludgers, and the Golden Snitch. There is one Quaffle, which is a large leather ball used to throw through one of three hoops. There are two Bludgers, which are iron balls meant to knock Quidditch players off their brooms. There is also the Golden Snitch, which is a tiny ball with two wings. It is the most important ball of the game. Once the Snitch is caught, the game will end and the team that caught the Snitch receives 150 points. That team almost always wins the game.

There are four different roles in the game of Quidditch. They are the Keeper, the Beaters, the Chasers, and the Seeker. The Keeper is the player who tries to prevent the other team from throwing the Quaffle through the three goal posts. There are two Beaters who fly around and protect other members of their team from the Bludgers by using wooden bats. They try to knock the Bludgers towards their opponents. The three Chasers are the players who score the goals. They throw the Quaffle through the goal posts. Last but not least, there is the Seeker. The Seeker, Harry's job for the Gryffindor team, has the most important job. The Seeker has to fly around looking for the Golden Snitch. As you may know, the Snitch is very small and nearly impossible to see. Being the Seeker takes a lot of skill and talent. 

- The early day quaffle was made of patch leather.

- The early snitch was a fat bird called a snidget.

- The early goal posts were smaller and higher than the modern day goal posts.

- One of the first broom riding games was The Annual Broom Race held in Sweden.

- In Germany, they played a game called Stichstock, a game similar to Quidditch.

- Ireland held a game called Ainginein where players speed through a series of burning barrels with a ball.

- Scotland held the most dangerous broom game called Creaothceann where players strapped cauldrons on their heads and tried to catch rocks falling from the sky in their cauldrons.

-England held the game of Shuntbumps, a crude form of jousting.