Place 3: Ginny Weasley
- Position: Seeker, Chaser
- Title: Player for the “Holyhead Harpies”; Quidditch correspondent for the Daily Prophet
Ginny’s enthusiasm for Quidditch was evident early on. She often sneaked a broom to practice flying in secret. The many games with her older brothers certainly didn’t hurt either.
At Hogwarts, she was able to prove her talent for the first time in her fourth year when she stepped in for Harry after he was banned from Quidditch. She did excellently.
When Harry returned, she switched to the position of Chaser, where she also excelled.
Ginny was so talented that she became a professional Quidditch player after school. For several years she played for the “Holyhead Harpies”, the only team that has always accepted only women. She later became a Quidditch correspondent for the newspaper “The Daily Prophet”.
Place 2: Ludo Bagman
- Position: Beater
- Title: Player for the “Wimbourne Wasps”; player for the English national team; head of the “Department for Magical Games and Sports”
Ludovic “Ludo” Bagman is a character that unfortunately only appears in the books. Harry meets the somewhat flamboyant Ministry employee at the Quidditch World Cup in the fourth part. At that time, Bagman is the head of the “Department for Magical Games and Sports”.
Bagman does not have this position without reason. In his youth, he was an excellent and successful Quidditch player. He is known as “the best Beater the Wimbourne Wasps have ever had”. Additionally, he played for the English Quidditch national team.
By now, at about forty years old, he has gained a bit of a belly, yet he remains one of the best and most successful Quidditch players we know from Harry Potter.
Place 1: Viktor Krum
- Position: Seeker
- Title: Player of the Bulgarian national team
It’s no wonder that Viktor Krum is famous as a living Quidditch legend. While still at Durmstrang Institute, he became the Seeker for the Bulgarian Quidditch national team.
There, he repeatedly proved his extraordinary talent. At the Quidditch World Cup in 1994, which we see in the fourth part of Harry Potter, he caught the Snitch, but Ireland won. However, Krum never lost the dream of the world championship title.
Contrary to many critics who deemed him too old and slow, he returned from retirement in 2014 and played for Bulgaria at the World Cup again. Although he was indeed the oldest player at 38, he impressed completely and ultimately secured victory for Bulgaria.
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Playing Quidditch is certainly not easy. Besides athletic talent, one must also consider a lot of factors. Did you know, for example, that there are over 700 types of Fould? And that all of these appeared in just one game? You can find more exciting facts about Quidditch here with us at MeinMMO: 7 facts about the sport from Harry Potter
