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| Harry Potter fans in Southampton play first Quidditch match | Harry Potter fans in Southampton play first Quidditch match |
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| Harry Potter fans dodged "bludgers" and "chased the snitch" as Hampshire's only Quidditch club played its first match earlier. | Harry Potter fans dodged "bludgers" and "chased the snitch" as Hampshire's only Quidditch club played its first match earlier. |
| The sport from JK Rowling's books has been adapted for "muggles" - non-magical people - to play. | The sport from JK Rowling's books has been adapted for "muggles" - non-magical people - to play. |
| The object of the game is to throw a ball through three hoops guarded by opponents and catch the snitch - which is represented by a person in yellow. | The object of the game is to throw a ball through three hoops guarded by opponents and catch the snitch - which is represented by a person in yellow. |
| Southampton Quidditch Club beat Reading University team Reading Rocs 120-10. | Southampton Quidditch Club beat Reading University team Reading Rocs 120-10. |
| Sarah Dorricott, Southampton's captain, said she used social media to gather players, mostly students, for the new team after seeing Quidditch played in Oxford last year. | Sarah Dorricott, Southampton's captain, said she used social media to gather players, mostly students, for the new team after seeing Quidditch played in Oxford last year. |
| Bruises guaranteed | Bruises guaranteed |
| The game is played by mixed teams of seven people carrying broomsticks between their legs, and includes "beaters", whose job it is to throw balls at other players. | The game is played by mixed teams of seven people carrying broomsticks between their legs, and includes "beaters", whose job it is to throw balls at other players. |
| The person acting as the snitch - a winged ball in the Harry Potter books - carries a tag and each team has a "seeker" who can score 30 points and end the game by grabbing it. In the books the snitch is worth 150 points. | The person acting as the snitch - a winged ball in the Harry Potter books - carries a tag and each team has a "seeker" who can score 30 points and end the game by grabbing it. In the books the snitch is worth 150 points. |
| Sophie Macfadyen, of Reading Rocs, said Quidditch was "full contact" and could be very physical. | Sophie Macfadyen, of Reading Rocs, said Quidditch was "full contact" and could be very physical. |
| "There's always going to be some bruises," she added. | "There's always going to be some bruises," she added. |
| The United Kingdom has more than 60 Quidditch teams and there are more than 1,000 worldwide, most of them in America, which has hosted international competitions. |