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Quidditch World Cup, The – World wide Quidditch competition held every 4 years
Quijudge - Old name for Quidditch referee
Quod - Ball in Quodpot, really a modified Quaffle
Quodpot - A variation of Quidditch that has 11 players on each side. The Quod is thrown from member to member, attempting to get it into the pot before it explodes. Any player in the possession of the Quod when it explodes must leave the pitch. Once the Quod is in the pot, the team gets a point. Quodpot is popular in US

R

Reverse Pass - Quidditch move; A Chaser throws the Quaffle backwards to a team member

S

Seeker - Position on a Quidditch team. The person who searches for the snitch
Shooting Star - Broom from Universals Brooms Ltd. In 1955
Shuntbumps - A broom-game that was popular in Devon, England. The sole aim was to knock as many players of their broom, the last one sitting won. Survives only as a children’s game
Silver Arrow - Former broom type
Sloth Grip Roll - Hanging upside down on your broom to avoid a Bludger
Snitch - Walnut sized Quidditch ball that replaced the Snidget
Snitchnip - Quidditch foul when any player other than seeker touches the snitch
Starfish and Stick - Keeper holds the broom horizontally with a hand and a foot curled around the handle, while keeping the body outstretched
Stichstock - Ancient German broom-game. A 20 foot high pole was topped with an inflated dragon bladder. One player defended the bladder, while others try to puncture it. The game finished when the bladder was punctured, or the guardian was either exhausted or had hexed the other players. The game died out in the 14 century
Stonewall Stormers - Canadian Quidditch team
Stooging - Quidditch foul for Chasers; more than one chaser entering the scoring area
Sumbawanga Sunrays - A Quidditch team from Tanzania
Sweetwater All-Stars - Quidditch team from Texas, USA
Swiftstick - A broom invented by Elleby and Spudmore
Swivenhodge - A broom-game which began in Herefordshire. Players sat backwards on their brooms and batted the bladder back and forth. First to miss gave the opponent a point. First to reach 50 won

T

Tarapoto Tree-Skimmers - Quidditch team from Peru
Tchamba Charmers - Quidditch team from Togo
Thundelarra Thunderers - Australian Quidditch team
Tinderblast - Broom invented by Ellerby and Spudmore
Toyohashi Tengu - Japan’s most successful Quidditch team
Transylvanian Tackle - Quidditch Foul; A punch aimed at the nose
Tutshill Tornados - Quidditch Team founded in 1520 who have won the League Cup 5 times in a row. They wear sky blue robes with a double ‘T’ in dark blue on the chest and back
Twigger 90 - Broom first produced in 1990

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