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Bryce Harper has had quite an eventful week. After his pro career got off to a sluggish start, the 18-year-old outfielder has gone on a bit of a tear. He's homered in three of his last five games, this after getting contact lenses upon learning his vision wasn't so great. He crashed into the wall in Hagerstown making a catch and missed the second half of a doubleheader because of it.
Last night, Harper squared off against Jameson Taillon, the right-hander selected by the Pirates one spot behind him in last summer's draft. Taillon, in his minor-league debut, walked Harper in the top of the first, then didn't face him again because heavy rain forced the suspension of the game after two innings.
Harper had already made headlines the previous night when he exchanged some words with West Virginia's catcher after crossing the plate upon homering. When Harper struck out looking later in the game, he and the opposing pitcher started jabbering back and forth,Read more »
- sunderland - Apr 28, 2011 at 2:37 PM
You can make a reputation quickly, but it takes a lot of time to shed a reputation. This needs to be nipped in the bud. The kid will learn to keep his thoughts to himself or he'll find his professional baseball life a lot more difficult.
- erocks33 - Apr 28, 2011 at 2:46 PM
I had seen another video (shot by a fan in the stands from far away) and to me it looked like once Harper struck out, he was just standing in the batters box taking off his helmet and gloves. Then after a couple of seconds he looks over his shoulder and the opposing pitcher is saying stuff to him as he (the pitcher) is walking towards his dugout. That's when Harper starts walking over towards the pitcher. My guess is that the pitcher said some naughty stuff to Harper, who didn't like it and decided to say something back.
- HHover - Apr 28, 2011 at 2:50 PM
Agree with sunderland–and in Harper's case, he doesn't start with an entirely clean slate.Remember back before the draft, when there were murmurrings about his character and "makeup"–which he only encouraged when he got suspended in his JC world series for challenging an ump on a strike call. He behaved well in ST, but now that he's in low A ball, his less mature side seems to be on display again. I don't put this just on Harper–he's only 18 and he needs the adults around him to set him straight.
- Anonymous - Apr 28, 2011 at 2:51 PM
I too saw the other video and while it's too distant to see if Harper's lips were moving, everything about the situation — both players' movements and body language — suggest that the pitcher made an unnecessary detour by Harper and said something that Harper took exception to. Certainly the incident with the catcher earlier contributed. So I'm not ready to condemn him for the bench clearing, although he needs to learn that teams are going to try to get under his skin and that he needs to rise above it.
- Hotdiggitydog - Apr 28, 2011 at 3:04 PM
Sheesh, people, let's not jump to conclusions so quickly about the kid's character. He's gotten so much publicity, every opponent is looking for him, probably trying to get under his skin. In the face of that, all he has done has exchanged a few words. What do you want him to do? Just turn the other cheek? Walk meekly back to the dugout? This isn't tennis for crying out loud. I think the kid has shown the proper amount of restraint while also demonstrating that he has a backbone.He's NOT charging the mound, throwing punches, talking smack in the press, hitting his girlfriend, going on beer benders, etc.Just take a breath and enjoy the ride.
- PAY TO PLAY - Apr 28, 2011 at 3:13 PM
Anon @10:51, well said! Also, if this wasn't Bryce Harper we all wouldn't care. It also isn't anything as intense as one of Nyjer's dustups.
- alexva - Apr 28, 2011 at 3:22 PM
Among other things, he's making a name for himself as a hard nosed player who hustles all the time, doesn't take failure well and won't back down. As I watch the big club play, that seems to be just what the doctor ordered. There are lines that he needs to be respectful of crossing but so far all is okay with me.
- Will - Apr 28, 2011 at 3:33 PM
It seems like Taillon was talking trash after striking him out, and Harper turned and yelled some choice words at him. He probably should have let it go, but it appears as if he wasn't the one to initiate.Here's a video of it from the first row behind the Harper. You can hear the fans explain what Harper yelled at Taillon in the video. Iit does look as if Harper was just taking his gloves and helmet off. It didn't appear as if he was saying anything but muttering to himself, before being instigated by Taillon (or another Pirate player).http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r10CruyEGHc
- sunderland - Apr 28, 2011 at 3:38 PM
Folks, it's pretty clear to see that Harper was jawing with the catcher after crossing the plate on his 1st inning HR. It's unnecceary and unhealthy for anyone in professional baseball.
- Anonymous - Apr 28, 2011 at 3:43 PM
Yes it is clear, and you know for a fact that the catcher was not jawing at Harper while he was at the plate?
- The Joker - Apr 28, 2011 at 3:46 PM
He's the Rick Tocchet of baseball.
- Canada's #1 Nats Fan - Apr 28, 2011 at 3:51 PM
I sure don't mind seeing Harper show a little spunk, especially if it can be backed up by his performance on the field. Can't wait til he's in the Bigs.
- S.U. Sasskuash - Apr 28, 2011 at 3:57 PM
I'm not worried about this at all. First, he's only 18 years old. He's a teenager, and we have to expect he's going to behave like a teenager from time to time. With proper mentoring and parenting (which, from the articles I've read, it sounds like he has a very supportive, value-oriented family to guide him) he'll learn to grow out of some of these mistakes. Second, he is an intense, aggressive player. These are personality traits that make him as good as he is! Maybe that will sometimes lead to disputes with opposing teams, but it will also drive him to make the most of his talent. Don't take that away from him, teach him to focus it on his play and accept the bumps along the way. I, for one, can't wait to see him in D.C., ego and all!
- Anonymous - Apr 28, 2011 at 4:09 PM
i'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. The catchers back is to the camera so we don't know if he said something first and Harper replied in kind. Also, in the second clip it clearly looks like the pitcher said something first. Either way, I like the fire. Good for him. I don't think this makes him look bad at all.
- neato torpedo - Apr 28, 2011 at 4:26 PM
In another shocking turn of events, two 18-year-old boys had hot tempers. I miss those halcyon days when Ty Cobb entered slid into second with perfect, Oxford-style debate form.
- Jaxpo Nat - Apr 28, 2011 at 4:29 PM
Frankly, that kind of attitude is exactly what the Nationals need more of. I am actually happy to see this happen. This isn't Romper Room, it's hard-nosed professional baseball. Anyone who thinks Harper needs to "correct" this attitude obviously wants to be rooting for a team of pansy pushovers. Not me. Good job Harper.
- joemktg - Apr 28, 2011 at 4:42 PM
neato torpedo with the comment of the week.
- Anonymous - Apr 28, 2011 at 5:02 PM
Harper's got some old school in him andI say good. Giggleman's island needs tobecome more like Ithaca Isle with Ulysses and friends putting the hammer decidedlydown. If Harper wants to lead that chargehopefully with help from Werth I'll be rightthere behind him.
- SonnyG10 - Apr 28, 2011 at 5:05 PM
I would need more information to really judge whether this is a problem for us, but from what I could tell, I don't have a problem with his actions. A little fire is a good thing.
- N. Cognito - Apr 28, 2011 at 5:27 PM
Testosterone flare-up.Nothing to see here.Move along.
- Manassas Nats Fan - Apr 28, 2011 at 5:44 PM
This really is a non story to me. However I agree with those a little fire on the team is not a bad thing. Don't need gasoline on the fire like Nyjer, but a little fire is fine.
- Les in NC - Apr 28, 2011 at 5:49 PM
Personally, I think it's great!While whether or not the catcher started the bad mouthing is unclear, Bryce has shown that he can give as good as he gets! Is it immature? Almost certainly, but I would not want him meekly backing down to any confrontation. Better he gets what he has to say off his chest than to have it fester. Better out, than in and all that…Yes he is building a rep for himself, but one that has yet to be a detriment to himself or his teammates. So until that date, he is still the best prospect in minor league baseball right now, IMO.
- Les in NC - Apr 28, 2011 at 5:55 PM
Also, the title to that clip is misleading…The incident in question occurred on 4/26 IIRC not 4/27.
- Anonymous - Apr 28, 2011 at 6:53 PM
Wow everyone who thinks Harper's attitude was great thought Nyger Morgan's aggressive attitude was a cancer.
- A DC Wonk - Apr 28, 2011 at 7:17 PM
Anony — if Bryce had bowled over a catcher who wasn't in the play, then there might be a comparison.
- HHover - Apr 28, 2011 at 8:10 PM
Let's not mistake thunder for lightning, folks. "Intensity" and "fire" matter only when they affect the things that appear in the box score–you know, hits, runs, etc. Which it turns out, are a much better way for a player to manifest his intensity than by jawing at the pitcher who just struck him out, and following said pitcher back to the wrong dugout.Put another way — the problem with Laynce Nix, Alex Cora, Todd Coffey, etc., isn't that they lack "fire," but that they're mediocre ballplayers. And the problem with the Nats is that those are often the best players they have to send out on the field. The reason to look forward to Bryce Harper isn't because he's "intense," but because he's a much, much better ballplayer.
- Ribuld - Apr 28, 2011 at 8:50 PM
A lot of trash talking was directed Harpers way in college and it's still going on. Harper has to stand up for himself even though that might not seem pc to some people. It's about time someone in this organization showed a little fire.


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While the arguments about silver bullets and secret sauces for successful schools continue, I confess fealty to Justice Potter Stewart's observation about the definition of pornography: "I know it when I see it."
In fact, I would wager (although I'm no Mitt Romney) that I could walk into any school in America and within 30 minutes, without looking at any data, tell you whether the students in that school are performing well – or poorly. And I'm a novice.
During the last month I have been visiting high performing high schools in Ohio – high performing poor students—for an upcoming "needles in a haystack" report for Fordham's Ohio team* (see 2010's Needles report for a taste of what's to come) and can confirm Justice Stewart's aphorism. Success is in the air, the hallways, the offices, the gyms, the cafeterias. It's on the walls—and probably in the water. There is no secret sauce except what hardworking teachers, administrators, and students create.
It was thus not surprising to see Roland Fryer's latest study of charter schools conclude that the key ingredients of success were "increased time, better human capital, more student-level differentiation, frequent use of data to inform instruction, and a culture of high expectations." (See Jay Greene's summary of Fryer's work and Sam Dillon's in the New York Times story last September.)
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We shall see tomorrow night, but this is already looking to be the Year of the Education Governor. With NCLB being pummeled from left and right and Race to the Top in suspended inanimation, the feds seem unusually quiet, if not on the run.
In an essay this morning in The Hill, Juan Williams, who is hosting a new video documentary about how Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel is "risking his political life by fighting the city's teachers' union to improve schools," says "there is little urgency [about education reform] in the halls of Congress."
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It was a bit like watching tag-team wrestling. The governor of the nation's third-largest state public education system and the mayor of the nation's largest single school district taking turns body-slamming teacher unions; governance at its rawest.
First, on January 4 Governor Andrew Cuomo, in a bold State of the State address, promised to be the state's lobbyist for students and "wage a campaign to put students first and to remind us that the purpose of public education is to help children grow, not to grow the public education bureaucracy."
Then, the next week, Michael Bloomberg delivered an equally hard-hitting State of the City address, his penultimate as mayor of New York City, most of it devoted to education. He proved, as Crain's Business Review put it, that he was "not resigned to the malaise of a lame-duck term or the limitations of a constrained budget" and "made clear his frustrations with the city's teachers' union, which has long resisted reform."
Indeed, the Bloomberg speech made it clear that Gotham's three-term mayor was intent on making the remaking of the city's public education system his legacy.
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My friend Staley Keith was telling me about his childhood in North Carolina – "Jesse country," he said, "and I don't mean Jackson." Staley meant the North Carolina of Jesse Helms, the outspoken segregationist*** who would serve five terms in the United States Senate. "Us black kids walked to our black school every morning and had to go by the white school. They shouted racial obscenities and threw rocks at us." No fun, recalled Staley. But one morning he woke up to the news that North Carolina schools had to be integrated. And Staley recalls his first thought, "We gotta go to school with these m-----r f------rs."
To a large extent, much of the story of American education over these last fifty years is a story of the failure to understand the complexity of our country's relationship to race and the deep consequences of integration. As Jefferson said of slavery, "[W]e have the wolf by the ear, and we can neither hold him, nor safely let him go. Justice is in one scale, and self-preservation in the other."****
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Peterson, director of the Program on Education Policy and Governance at Harvard and Executive Editor of Education Next (of which I am a contributing editor), uses the Mac the Knife reference to suggest that loyalties can be bought "for a pittance." In this case, it's the National Education Association (NEA), which can, Peterson argues,
It's a short essay, but is packed with evidence (from the Education Intelligence Agency) of NEA's multi-tentacled reach, from a $250,000 grant to the Great Lakes Center for Education Research and Practice ("which has migrated to the University of Colorado at Boulder, which received another quarter million in direct funding," says Peterson) to $100,000 for Media Matters, "a group that attacks conservative groups and commentators" and $35,000 for "the anti-accountability group," FairTest.
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My friend Robert Pondiscio and I went head-to-head in a weeklong Facebook exchange about poverty and education over the holidays. Part of the debate was spurred by a draft of his recent Core Knowledge post on " Student Achievement, Poverty, and 'Toxic Stress.'" It is well-worth a read.
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The responses to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's recent claim that he was going to be a lobbyist for public school students because no one else was reminded me of the old television game show, "What's My Line?" wherein a celebrity panel got to quiz three contestants and then guess which one actually performed the job they all said they performed. In the aftermath of Cuomo's State of the State address, lots folks came clamoring with their student lobbyist creds. "A-hem," wrote commenter SLBYRNES on BuffaloNews.Com:
Money seemed to be a theme of many of the protestors, but one of my favorites was the video retort, which you can watch below, from the president of the New York State School Board Association (NYSSBA), Tim Kremer, who was almost as strident as Cuomo:...
Having proved himself the "steamroller" governor that his defrocked predecessor Eliot Spitzer had promised to be, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo strode into a packed Empire State Plaza auditorium in Albany on Wednesday for his second State of the State address to rousing applause and, perhaps taking a page from Fordham's Rethinking Education Governance initiative (which Board's Eye View will be doing a lot of thinking about), proposed a "reimagining" of state government that was credible.
His hour-long speech may have been short on specifics, but it was long on principals that promise to make a difference and masterful in its rhetorical and political flourishes. Much of the applause came from a state legislature that the gifted politician – who grew up in politics and was a senior aide to his popular two-term governor father, Mario, before he turned 30 – rescued from laughingstock status – he got the dysfunctional body to close a $10 billion budget gap and deliver it on time, pass a same-sex marriage law, and new ethics laws, and in the process earned a national reputation and whispers about a 2016 presidential bid. In a wonderful flourish, showing his command of the stage, Cuomo had the State Senate and Assembly stand to receive public congratulations. Who wudda thunkit?
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Amidst lots of recent drama about teacher evaluations (e.g. New York's Commissioner of Education has withheld funds to nearly a dozen school districts (including more than 30 high need schools in New York City) that didn't complete their teacher evaluation agreements with the local teacher unions, TFA founder Wendy Kopp and NEA president Dennis Van Roekel joining hands in a USA Today essay
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Phoronix: The Primal Carnage Game Is Looking Great
Back in December we shared that a dinosaur game is coming to Linux known as Primal Carnage and it's using the Unigine engine. The Unigine engine is the most advanced game engine that we have seen available for Linux that offers incredible OpenGL graphics now with their Unigine Sanctuary and Tropics tests and also coming soon with Heaven and its OpenGL 3.2 renderer...
Downside: only playable with nVidia cards.
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Why do you acknowledge that there already is a discussion going on in the forum, but still create a new topic? This just leads to fragmentation and confusion ("oh sorry that reply was supposed to go in the other Primal Carnage-Thread"). Why don't you point the Comments & Discussion Link to the already existing thread instead?
This is not the first time I've seen this as well...
I wonder if dinosaur meat tastes good, coz I wanna live there now
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Needs more bloom!!!
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A coward who hits girls, swears at your grandmother, and your mother. He beats up your friends, and also tries to date the girl you really, really like. She even tries to get away from him, but that son of a bitch is so fucking emotionally manipulative you have no idea. Even tries to act like a badass in front of people, and gets his arse kicked in the process. Overall, he's just a big wus.
Friend : that guy is such a fucking bastard, that girl he beat up is crying!
Me : He's probably an aizaz bro, all of them are the same...
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Yea... some of the Jersey "eyeball" reports were waaaaaaaay off. Knee to waist with some chest high sets? Think they'll be something left on the incoming tomorrow? I hope so... work skunked me today.
No worries... I hope there's something left but not holding my breath... even for a logger day.
I usually have about a 40 minute window to surf if I wake up before work, but missed it. Checked the cams, looked heavy and fun... hopefully something on my day off tomorrow. Glad most of you scored
what the hell? i checked it in south jersey a few times and it looked like poop
there was like a 3 hour window when the surf was actually good yesterday. the rest of the day it was a paddle battle and howling 30kt+ offshores. it was a heavy swell with lots of power. i got one barrel yesterday, that's it. the rest of my waves were point and shoot or eat-**** closeouts. if you ate it hard on a set wave yesterday (like I did a couple times), it wasn't fun.
I think this guys correct 50 percent of the time. One thing that might help on the let down factor is to not ramp up the swell size a week out then down grade it 2 days later. Weather is very unpredictable, and we do have very short range storms producing our swells. Lets face it this is the only site that is rooted on the mid to northeast coast. So not using the free site isn't an option. If we had more surf you guys would have as much time to ***** anyways, and this guy would probably be more acurate also. Deal with the curse "once your in you can't get out"
Oh ya just for the record it was 3 to 5 foot yesterday boys.


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UPDATED 7:54 PM EDT Sep 11, 2013A child born in Greenville is the centerpiece of a first-of-its-kind legal battle.
Video TranscriptA CHILD BORN IN GREENVILLE... IS NOW THE CENTERPIECE... OF A FIRST OF ITS KIND LEGAL BATTLE. THE STORY YOU ARE ABOUT TO SEE IS A FRANK DISCUSSION ABOUT GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT. COURT RECORDS REVEAL... THAT DOCTORS PERFORMED A SEX CHANGE OPERATION... WHEN THE CHILD WAS JUST 1 YEAR OLD... AND A WARD OF THE STATE. THE FAMILY WHO ADOPTED THE CHILD, SHORTLY AFTER THE SURGERY, IS NOW SUING. NEWS FOUR'S ANGELA RODRIGUEZ IS HERE WITH THE EMOTIONAL STORY. ANGELA- THERE'S A BIG DEVELOPMENT IN THE CASE? THE DOCTORS NAMED IN THE LAWSUIT... AND THE HOSPITALS... ALL FILED A MOTION TO DISMISS THE CASE. 2 WEEKS AGO... THAT MOTION WAS DENIED THE CHILD... WAS BORN WITH BOTH MALE AND FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS. DOCTORS...SURGICALLY TRANSFORMED THE CHILD... INTO A GIRL... IN 2006 BUT.. NOW THAT THE CHILD IS 8.. HE'S ADAMANT--- THAT HE IS A BOY. TO PROTECT THE CHILD'S IDENTITY... WE WILL NOT REVEAL HIS NAME OR SHOW HIS FACE. Natts-mix in heart beats WHO WE ARE. STARTS LONG BEFORE. WE ARE BORN. Natts- DOCTORS DELIVERED A SET OF PREMATURE TWIN AT GREENVILLE MEMORIAL.. IN NOV. OF 2004. BUT THE BIOLOGICAL PARENTS. WOULD NOT TAKE THEM HOME. Natts-mobile, toy or ? ONE BABY DIED. THE BABY WHO SURVIVED.M.C.. WAS ABANDONED IN THE N-I-C-U. 3 MONTHS LATER.. THE DEPT. OF SOCIAL SERVICES.. STEPPED IN. COURT RECORDS SHOW THE BIOLOGICAL PARENTS. RELINQUISHED THEIR RIGHTS. C1 enright 03:08 I remember he came up to me and that was it for me MARK AND PAM CRAWFORD WERE LOOKING TO ADOPT A CHILD WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. THEY WOULD COME TO LOVE... M.C. BUT BY THE TIME THEY ENTERED THE PICTURE. THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO... THE LIFE CHANGING SURGERY. WAS ALREADY... DONE. 05:04 we looked at the situation saw how adorable the child was and said we can do that. It didn't really seem like such a special need to us. COURT RECORDS INDICATE-AT BIRTH, M.C. WAS INITIALLY IDENTIFIED AS A MALE. DURING A REFLUX SURGERY- FEMALE ORGANS WERE DISCOVERED. DOCTORS AT G-H-S... CONCLUDED... THE BABY WAS A "TRUE HERMAPHRODITE." THEY REFERRED THE CASE TO THE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA. WHERE A SEX RE-ASSIGNMENT SURGERY... WAS ULTIMATELY PERFORMED IN APRIL OF 2006.. ON A 1 YEAR OLD. THE CRAWFORDS WOULD TAKE CUSTODY OF M.C. A FEW MONTHS LATER. Dad 22:10 we don't think they are evil people. We simply think that what they did was ill considered. it was careless. THE CONTROVERSY ISN'T NEW. FOR DECADES. GENDER ALTERING SURGERIES. HAVE COME UNDER FIRE. BUT USUALLY. PARENTS. ARE THE ONES. MAKING THE DIFFICULT DECISIONS WITH DOCTORS. AND LIVING WITH THE OUTCOMES. THIS CASE. REVOLVES AROUND A CHILD. IN FOSTER CARE. 43:40 it's an irreversible, permanent mutilation of this child. Actually a castration of this child. KENNETH SUGGS IS REPRESENTING M.C. CRAWFORD. PRO-BONO. 42:12 this is not a decision that the government is allowed to make. To make a boy into a girl AROD BRIDGE: c25 once the child was placed in state custody. The department of social services was responsible for any and all medical decisions. By law, major surgery is something that should have gone all the way to the top. WITHIN MONTHS OF M.C.'S SURGERY.. THE DSS DIRECTOR, AT THE TIME, KELLY AYDLETTE, LEFT HER POST. SHE'S NAMED IN THE LAWSUIT.. ALONG WITH DSS... 4 DOCTORS. AND 2 HOSPITALS. BASED ON COURT DOCUMENTS. THE DECISION TO TURN M.C. INTO A GIRL.. NEVER WENT BEFORE A JUDGE. NO GUARDIAN WAS APPOINTED.. AND IT DOES NOT APPEAR THE DOCTORS REQUESTED AN ETHICAL CONSULTATION. Spears clip 1 14:12 I suspect strongly, the reason this didn't go before a judge is because no one thought this was a hard question. They thought they had the answer. CARMELA EPRIGHT IS A BIOETHICIST WHO IS FAMILIAR WITH THE CRAWFORD CASE. C4-spears 32:14 this is about looks. It's not about function, it's not about health. It's about looks. SHE IS ROUTINELY SOUGHT AFTER. FOR. ETHICAL CONSULTIONS BY MULTIPLE HOSPITALS, INCLUDING M-U- S-C AND G-H-S. C67-enright 12:32 he wasn't sick in any way. what he was, was a problem from an adoption standpoint. THAT SAID... EPRIGHT DOESN'T BELIEVE THE CRAWFORDS WILL WIN IN COURT. Show epright C66 11:00 my worry is we're not asking questions. We're not having a series of meetings. We think this is good medical care and that's what needs to change. NATTS-mobile or toy THE CRAWFORDS. RAISED M.C. AS GIRL. FOR YEARS. GIVING THEIR TODDLER. A LIFE FILLED WITH BRIGHT COLORS. AND FLOWERS. BUT THEY SAY--- THE SIGNS WERE ALWAYS THERE. 06:07 when he started going to school, picking up friends. It was clear that he thought of himself as a boy. BY THEN. M.C. WAS OLD ENOUGH TO TELL HIS PARENTS.. EXACTLY WHAT HE WANTED.09:53 I am not a girl don't call me a her HE. WANTED TO LOOK AND DRESS LIKE HIS FATHER, MARK. AND THE CRAWFORDS.. LET HIM. 7:43 once he got his hair cut, people really did mistake as a boy and he seemed to flourish in that. THEY MADE THE SWITCH AT SCHOOL AND AT CHURCH.08:49 it's not like he turned into a boy. He's the same exact child he's always been. BUT NOW. AT 8 YEARS OLD, THEIR CHILD.. FEELS BETRAYED BY HIS OWN BODY.. M.C. IS STARTING TO REALIZE THAT HE IS DIFFERENT.. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY.... THAT HE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO HAVE ANY BIOLOGICAL CHILDREN OF HIS OWN, AND THAT IS WHY... THE CRAWFORDS.. DECIDED TO GO PUBLIC. enright c1-- mom and dad 25:32 my greatest fear is that these things might keep happening. my fear for him specifically is that he will hate his body. FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE, M.C. MUST LIVE WITH A CHOICE... MADE FOR HIM-- BY STRANGERS. THE ONLY THING HE GOT TO CHOOSE... WAS HIS NEW NAME... AND THE CRAWFORDS HOPE HIS STORY... WILL HELP OTHER FAMILIES UNDERSTAND THAT SURGERY.. ISN'T.. THE ONLY OPTION. AND CONVINCE OTHERS... THAT WHO WE ARE.. IS SHAPED BY MORE... THAN THE SUM... OF OUR PARTS. [F5]GENDER REASSIGNMENT SURGERY LAWSUIT-TSR DESK TAG WE'VE REACHED OUT TO THE DOCTORS NAMED IN THE LAWSUIT, AS WELL AS THE FORMER HEAD OF D.S.S. THEY ALL DECLINED OUR REQUESTS FOR AN INTERVIEW. AS FOR THE HOSPITALS: M-U-S-C... DECLINED TO COMMENT... ON PENDING LITIGATION. G-H-S SENT US THIS STATEMENT-- A THOROUGH REVIEW OF THE MEDICAL FILES WILL SHOW.... THAT THE TREATMENT THIS CHILD RECEIVED.... WHILE UNDER OUR CARE.... WAS CONSISTENT WITH THE HIGHEST STANDARDS.... OF MEDICAL PRACTICE..... AND MEDICAL ETHICS.
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Tics — sudden, repetitive movements or sounds that some people make, seemingly without being aware of it — are more common than you might realize. Indeed, many people have tics that go away in less than a year or mild tics that don't interfere with their lives.
But in some kids, tics are more severe or long lasting. If a child has tics for more than a year, it is called a chronic tic disorder. In some cases, these tics can be part of a condition called Tourette syndrome.
The tics associated with Tourette syndrome tend to get milder or go away entirely as kids grow into adulthood. Until that happens, though, parents can help their child cope with the condition.
Tourette syndrome (TS) is named for French doctor Georges Gilles de la Tourette, who first described the condition in 1885. It's thought to be a genetic condition that's inherited in most cases. Experts don't know the exact cause of TS, but some research points to changes in the brain and problems with how nerve cells communicate. A disturbance in the balance of neurotransmitters — chemicals in the brain that carry nerve signals from cell to cell — might play a role.
Symptoms of Tourette syndrome usually emerge in childhood or the teen years. TS isn't common — only about 7 in every 1,000 people have it, and boys are more likely to be affected. The condition is not contagious.
The main symptoms of TS are motor tics (sudden, apparently uncontrollable movements like exaggerated blinking of the eyes) or vocal tics (apparently uncontrollable uttered sounds such as throat clearing, grunting, or sniffing).
At certain times, like when someone is under stress, the tics can become more severe, more frequent, or longer, or the type of tic may change altogether. (This is also true of people who have tics that are not part of Tourette syndrome.)
Some kids can suppress their tics for a short time. But tension builds, and it eventually has to be released as a tic. And if a person is concentrating on controlling the tic, it may be hard to focus on anything else. This can make it hard for kids with TS to have a conversation or pay attention in class.
Tics are classified as either simple or complex. Simple motor tics usually involve just one group of muscles. Some examples are eye blinking and grimacing. In contrast, complex motor tics usually involve more muscle groups and might look like a series of movements. For example, someone might touch a body part or another person repeatedly. In rare cases, people with TS might have a tic that makes them harm themselves, such as head banging.
Simple vocal tics can be throat clearing, sniffing, or humming, whereas complex vocal tics can involve repeating other people's words (a condition called echolalia) or involuntary swearing (called coprolalia).
To be diagnosed with Tourette syndrome, a child must have several different types of tics — specifically, multiple motor tics and at least one vocal tic.
In addition, many kids and teens with TS have other conditions, such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Learning disabilities and sleeping problems are also common in people with TS.
Pediatricians and family doctors may refer a child with symptoms of TS to a neurologist, a doctor who specializes in problems with the nervous system. Before TS can be diagnosed, someone must have tics for at least a year. They may occur every day or from time to time throughout the year. The neurologist may ask you to keep track of the kinds of tics your child is having and how often.
There isn't a specific diagnostic test for TS — instead, the doctor diagnoses it after taking a medical history and doing a physical exam. Sometimes, doctors use imaging tests like magnetic resonance imaging tests (MRIs), computerized tomography (CT) scans, electroencephalograms (EEGs), or blood tests to rule out other conditions that might have symptoms similar to TS.
Just as TS is different for every person, the treatment for it varies, too. While there isn't a cure for TS, sometimes doctors suggest medicines to help control symptoms if they start to interfere with schoolwork or daily life. But most tics do not get in the way of day-to-day life and won't need any medication.
TS is not a psychological condition, but doctors sometimes refer kids and teens with TS to a psychologist or psychiatrist. Seeing a therapist won't stop tics, but it can help kids and teens to talk to someone about their problems, cope with stress better, and learn relaxation techniques.
Many people don't understand what TS is or what causes it, so they might not know how to act around someone who has TS. And if people stare, kids and teens with TS can feel embarrassed and frustrated. Someone who has it might have to explain the condition to others or deal with teasing or gawking.
These tips can help kids with TS cope:
Each person with TS will cope differently with its physical, emotional, and social challenges. TS doesn't have to disrupt everyday life, though — kids who have it don't have to restrict their activities and can enjoy doing the same things as other kids.
Reviewed by: Elana Pearl Ben-Joseph, MD Date reviewed: July 2014


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funny. i do now have some minor visual artifacts, while with previous version i didnt.
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- "Hermione, you're good on feelings and stuff, but you just don't understand about Quidditch."
- —Harry Potter talking to Hermione Granger about his favourite wizarding pastime.[src]
Quidditch is a wizarding sport played on broomsticks. It is the most popular game among wizards and witches, and, according to Rubeus Hagrid, the equivalent to Muggles' passion for football.
The game is played by two teams of seven people (three Chasers, two Beaters, one Keeper, and one Seeker) and involves four balls (a Quaffle, two Bludgers, and a Golden Snitch).
The Keeper guards the goal posts, while the three Chasers score goals with the Quaffle by tossing it into one of the opposing team's three goal posts. The two Beaters keep the Bludgers away from their team and hit the Bludgers towards the opposing team, and the Seeker catches the Golden Snitch to end the game. The team whose Seeker catches the Snitch is awarded 150 points, but this does not necessarily mean they will win if the other team still has more points after the Snitch is caught.
The object of the game is to score more points than your opponents. Each goal is worth ten points and catching the Snitch is worth one-hundred fifty points. The game ends when the Snitch is caught or an agreement is reached between the captains of both teams. Some games can go on for many days if the Snitch is not caught (the record, according to Quidditch Through the Ages, is three months).
The International Confederation of Wizards' Quidditch Committee is the international body that oversees the game of Quidditch. There is also the International Association of Quidditch and the Federation Internationale de Quidditch Association (FIQA), that organised the Quidditch World Cup every four years. Quidditch is governed in Britain by the Department of Magical Games and Sports, where the British and Irish Quidditch League Headquarters are situated.
[show]Quidditch pitches
Quidditch pitches are typically in the shape of an oval, five-hundred feet long and one-hundred eighty feet wide, with a small central circle of approximately two feet in diameter, from which all the balls were released at the start of the game. At each end there are three hooped goal posts of different heights, surrounded by a scoring area. As Quidditch is an aerial sport, Quidditch pitches usually feature spectator seating at high vantage points, whether in towers (such as at Hogwarts) or in a fully-encircling platform style (such as the British stadium that held the 1994 Quidditch World Cup).
The three hooped goal posts that are used nowadays, were originally barrel-goals in Goodwin Kneen's time. At the time of the introduction of the Golden Snitch, they were replaced by baskets on stilts, but whilst these were practical, they did carry an inherent problem: there was no size restriction on the baskets, which differed dramatically from pitch to pitch.
By 1620, scoring areas had been added at each end of the pitch, and an additional rule in the game, a 'stooging penalty', meant that only one Chaser was allowed in these areas at any given time, as noted in Quintius Umfraville's book "The Noble Sport of Warlocks". In addition, the size of the baskets themselves had reduced considerably, although there was still a certain amount of variation between pitches. Regulations were finally introduced in 1883 which replaced the baskets with hoops of a fixed size, and the modern Quidditch pitchwas complete. Both these changes caused a considerable amount of controversy, which resulted in riots and threats against the minister.
Quidditch pitches are built in places where they will not attract Muggle attention. This began in 1398 when the wizard Zacharias Mumps emphasised the need for anti-Muggle security while playing the game: "Choose areas of deserted moorland far from Muggle habitations and make sure that you cannot be seen once you take off on your brooms. Muggle-repelling charms are useful if you are setting up a permanent pitch. It is advisable, too, to play at night." The advice of Mumps must not have always been followed as in 1362, the Wizards' Council outlawed playing Quidditch within fifty miles of a known Muggle town. This was amended in 1368, possibly due to growing popularity of the game. This amendment made the playing of the sport within one-hundred miles of a Muggle town illegal, famously worded as not to play "anywhere near any place where there is the slightest chance a Muggle is watching or we'll see how well you can play while chained to a dungeon wall."
The International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy of 1692 made all Ministries of Magic responsible for the consequences of magical sports in their territories. The Department of Magical Games and Sports was created for this purpose. Quidditch teams that flouted Ministry guidelines were disbanded. One such instance was the Banchory Bangers.
Game progression
The game starts with the referee releasing all four balls from the central circle. The Bludgers and Snitch are bewitched to fly off of their own accord, but the Quaffle is thrown into the air by the referee to signal the start of play (This is similar to how a game of basketball, a popular Muggle sport, will begin by the referee throwing the ball in the air).
Since the lengths of Quidditch games are variable (some games can go on for days if the Golden Snitch is not caught) the game is not played in periods, although captains can call for time out. Teams continue using the same goal posts to score throughout the game.
Chasers score by sending the Quaffle through any of the three goal hoops. Each goal scored is worth ten points. After a goal is scored, the opposing team's Keeper throws the Quaffle back into play.
The game only ends when the Golden Snitch is caught, or at the agreement of both team Captains. Catching the Golden Snitch is worth 150 points to the team whose Seeker made the catch. The Snitch is bewitched to respond to the first witch or wizard to make contact with it, in case there is any dispute regarding which Seeker touched it first. Despite this, there have been several instances in which the Snitch has been fumbled. The winner of the game is the team with the most points, regardless of who caught the Golden Snitch. As a result, it is possible, although difficult, to win the game even though the opposing team caught the Snitch, if your team is one hundred sixty or more points ahead, as was the case of the final match between Ireland and Bulgaria of the 1994 Quidditch World Cup.
The worldwide popularity and playing of the game of Quidditch is closely monitored and analysed by International Confederation of Wizards' Quidditch Committee
In 1750, the Department of Magical Games and Sports set down official rules for the game of Quidditch.
- Players must not stray over the boundary lines of the pitch, although they may fly as high as desired. The Quaffle must be surrendered to the opposition if any player leaves the boundary (it is unknown what the penalty is if a player on defence leaves the pitch).
- "Time out" may be called at any time by the Captain of a team. Time out may be extended to two hours if a game has already lasted for more than twelve hours. Failure to return to the pitch after this time will lead to the team being disqualified.
- Penalties can be awarded to teams by the referee. A single Chaser may take the penalty by flying from the central circle towards the scoring area. The opposing team's Keeper may attempt to stop the shot being scored, but all other players must not interfere (it is unknown if the Seeker may still attempt to catch the Snitch while a penalty is being attempted).
- Contact is allowed, but a player may not seize hold of another player's broomstick or any part of their anatomy.
- No substitution of players is allowed throughout the game, even if a player is too injured or tired to continue to play. (Note: According to Goblet of Fire, during the Quidditch World Cup, at some point it lasted for days, and the players had to be switched out so that they could get some sleep).
- Players may take their wands onto the pitch, but they must not be used on or against any players, any players' broomsticks, the referee, any of the four balls, or the spectators.
- A game of Quidditch will only end once the Golden Snitch has been caught, or at the mutual consent of both team Captains.
- Only the Keeper can block quaffle shots thrown by the opposing team.
There are seven hundred Quidditch fouls listed in the Department of Magical Games and Sports records, though the entire list has never been made public (it was the department's view that some wizards and witches "might get ideas"). 90% of these are banned anyway, by the rule concerning wand use against the opposing team (or rather, lack thereof) and the remaining 10% would not occur even to the dirtiest player. There are, however, ten common fouls, named below (names of who the fouls apply to in brackets):
- Blagging: Seizing the opponent's broom tail to slow or hinder. (All players)
- Blatching: Flying with the intent to collide. (All players)
- Blurting: Locking broom handles with the intent to steer an opponent off course. (All players)
- Bumphing: Hitting Bludgers towards spectators. (Beaters only)
- Cobbing: Excessive use of elbows towards opponents. (All players)
- Flacking: Pushing any portion of anatomy through the goal hoop in an attempt to push the Quaffle out - the Keeper should defend from the front, not the rear. (Keepers only)
- Haversacking: Hand still on the Quaffle as it goes through the goal hoop - the Quaffle must be thrown through the goal. (Chasers only)
- Quaffle-pocking: Tampering with the Quaffle - e.g. puncturing it so that it falls more quickly or zig-zags. (Chasers only)
- Snitchnip: Any player other than Seeker touching or catching the Golden Snitch. (All players but Seeker)
- Stooging: More than one Chaser entering the scoring area. (Chasers only)
During the final of the 1473 Quidditch World Cup, all seven hundred fouls were committed. These naturally included all ten aforementioned as well as:
- Transfiguring of a Chaser into a polecat.
- Attempted decapitation of a keeper with a broadsword.
- The release of one hundred blood-sucking vampire bats from under the Transylvanian Captain's robes during the game.
- Setting fire to an opponent's broom tail.
- Attacking an opponent's broom with a club.
- Attacking an opponent with an axe.
Quidditch titles
- All-Africa Cup
- Australian Quidditch League
- British and Irish Quidditch League
- Eastern European Championship
- European Cup
- French Quidditch League
- Hogwarts Quidditch Cup
- United States Quidditch League
- World Cup
Known Quidditch teams
Hogwarts teams
International Quidditch teams
Regional teams
- Gimbi Giant-Slayers (Ethiopia)
- Patonga Proudsticks (Uganda)
- Sumbawanga Sunrays (Tanzania)
- Tchamba Charmers (Togo)
- Toyohashi Tengu (Japan)
- Moutohora Macaws (New Zealand)
- Thundelarra Thunderers (Australia)
- Woollongong Warriors (Australia)
- Bigonville Bombers (Luxembourg)
- Braga Broomfleet (Portugal)
- Gorodok Gargoyles (Lithuania)
- Grodzisk Goblins (Poland)
- Heidelberg Harriers (Germany)
- Karasjok Kites (Norway)
- Quiberon Quafflepunchers (France)
- Vratsa Vultures (Bulgaria)
North America
- Fitchburg Finches (United States)
- Haileybury Hammers (Canada)
- Moose Jaw Meteorites (Canada)
- Stonewall Stormers (Canada)
- Sweetwater All-Stars (United States)
South America
- Tarapoto Tree-Skimmers (Peru)
United Kingdom and Ireland
- Appleby Arrows (England)
- Ballycastle Bats (Northern Ireland)
- Banchory Bangers (Scotland)
- Barnton (England)
- Caerphilly Catapults (Wales)
- Chudley Cannons (England)
- Cork (Ireland)
- Falmouth Falcons (England)
- Holyhead Harpies (Wales)
- Ilkley (England)
- Kenmare Kestrels (Ireland)
- Lancashire (England)
- Montrose Magpies (Scotland)
- Pride of Portree (Scotland)
- Puddlemere United (England)
- Puddlemere United reserve team (England)
- Tutshill Tornados (England)
- Wigtown Wanderers (Scotland)
- Wimbourne Wasps (England)
- Yorkshire (England)
Quidditch tactics
Over the centuries, many difficult and entertaining moves have been invented by players who constantly push themselves and the game as far as they can go. Among them are:
- Bludger Backbeat - A Beater hitting a Bludger with a back-hand swing to confuse the opposition.
- Dopplebeater Defence - Both Beaters strike a Bludger at the same time, to double the force behind a swing.
- Double Eight Loop - A Keeper flies in front of the three goals at high speed to block the Quaffle.
- Hawkshead Attacking Formation - Three Chasers fly in triangle shape to force other Chasers aside.
- Parkin's Pincer - Two Chasers trap an opposing Chaser, while the third Chaser commits blatching.
- Plumpton Pass - Hiding the Snitch in the Seeker's sleeve to confuse the opponents.
- Porskoff Ploy - One Chaser flies upward, and then throws the Quaffle down to another Chaser directly below.
- Reverse Pass - A Chaser throws the Quaffle over his or her shoulder.
- Sloth Grip Roll - A player hangs upside down on their broomstick to avoid a Bludger.
- Starfish and Stick - A Keeper holds one hand and one foot onto the broomstick, while stretching his body out, to ensure maximum shielding against oncoming Quaffles (and maximum vulnerability against Bludgers).
- Transylvanian Tackle - A fake punch to the nose to confuse the opponent (as long as contact is not made, it is not illegal).
- Woollongong Shimmy - Chasers fly in a zig-zag motion to confuse opposing Chasers.
- Wronski Feint - A Seeker from high above dives down, sharply, as if to collect the Snitch, causing the opposing Seeker to chase after him, only to pull up at the last second, causing the opposing Seeker to crash into the ground below.
History of Quidditch
While Quidditch was the first (and so far, only) broomstick-based game to attain near-worldwide popularity amongst the wizarding people, it was certainly not the first broomstick game. In truth, Quidditch probably owes a debt to a number of its forerunners in making it what it is today. All of these archaic broom games were popular in localised areas, but none had the vast appeal that Quidditch today has. The beauty of Quidditch was that it took the best aspects of all its predecessors, added its own unique twists, and ended up as a game that would remain popular with the masses for centuries.
Ancient games
The main ancient games that provided some inspiration for Quidditch are:
- Stichstock: This game originated in Germany and consisted of a single wizard acting as a guardian or goalkeeper, trying to protect an inflated dragon bladder. A number of other players mounted on broomsticks would attempt to pierce the bladder, with the first who successfully did so being declared the winner.[20]This game may have been the inspiration for the Quidditch position of Keeper.
- Aingingein: This is an Irish game which required broomstick-mounted players to fly through a number of burning barrels set in the air, whilst all the time clutching a ball with one hand. At the end of this fiery course was a goal which the ball had to be hurled into. The wizard who completed the course and scored a goal in the shortest time was the winner.[20]
- Creaothceann: This is an exceptionally violent and often fatal game that originated in Scotland. A large number of boulders were charmed to hover in the air and each player had a cauldron strapped to his/her head. A horn was sounded, the rocks were released, and the players would fly around on their broomsticks trying to catch as many rocks in their cauldron as possible. The winner was the player who caught the most rocks (this game has been outlawed for many years).[20]This game, as noted in Quidditch Through the Ages, is thought to be the inspiration of the Beater position.
- Shuntbumps: This is a very simple form of broomstick-jousting where one flyer attempts to knock the other off his broom.[20]
- Swivenhodge: Rather like tennis on a broom, this involved hitting an inflated pig's bladder backwards and forwards across a hedge.[20]This game could have been the inspiration of the Quidditch position of Chaser, simply because it was the first and only mentioned broom game involving a ball being passed, barring Quidditch itself.
The evolution of Quidditch
The sport of Quidditch gets its name from Queerditch Marsh, the location of the first recorded game. A witch by the name of Gertie Keddle lived on the edge of the marsh around the year 1050 and recorded what she saw in a diary that survives to this day. Successive entries in her journal show the evolution of the game and how each element was introduced.
Her first note simply records her annoyance at a number of people playing a game with a ball whilst flying their broomsticks above the marsh. When the ball landed in her cabbage patch, she confiscated it and then hexed the man who asked for it.
A second entry shows that the players did not give up, but had made themselves a new ball and were then trying to score goals by throwing it through trees at the end of the marsh. This was the earliest incarnation of the Quaffle and the scoring hoops of today.
The third entry notes the introduction of flying rocks that had been bewitched to knock the players off their broomsticks, which were the forerunners of the Bludgers. She also mentioned the presence of a "big Scottish warlock" who may have been a Creaothceann player, which would show a clear link between the two sports.
With historical records of the time being rather limited, there is no further mention of Quidditch until a hundred years later, around 1150. A letter sent from a wizard called Goodwin Kneen to his Norwegian cousin Olaf survives from this time and gives a clear indication of how far the game had come. It had gained a name (although it was spelt "Kwidditch" at this time) and a number of organised teams, as well as titles for players and equipment. From the letter it can be seen that early Chasers were known as "Catchers", and the Bludger began its life as the "Blooder".
Kneen's letter also reveals a new innovation: using three barrels mounted on stilts to use as the goals. This was undoubtedly a massive improvement from using trees as the goals and is a clear precursor to the hoops used in the modern game. Therefore it can be seen that the sport of "Kwidditch" played by Kneen was already very similar to the game as it is played today.
The one missing element was the Golden Snitch.
The Golden Snitch
- Harry: "I like this ball."
- Wood: "Ah, you like it now. Just wait. It's wicked fast and damn near impossible to see."
- — Harry and Oliver Wood[src]
The history of the Snitch is perhaps the most interesting of all the Quidditch balls, and its introduction came as the direct result of a game played in 1269 in Kent. This is over a century on from Goodwin Kneen's letter to his cousin, and it seems that during this time, the game had acquired a great deal of popularity and organisation, but had altered in its format very little. It was, however, now routinely attended by large crowds of people who wanted to watch the game.
The 1269 game mentioned above was attended by Barberus Bragge, the Chief of the Wizards' Council. As a nod to the sport of Snidget-hunting, which was also popular at the time, Bragge brought such a bird to the game and released it from its cage. He told the players that one-hundred fifty Galleons - a large sum of money, particularly in those times - would be awarded to the player who caught the bird.
This was easier said than done: the Snidget is very fast, very small, and can make sudden changes of direction at high speeds. The considerable challenge posed by the flight patterns of the bird is what made Snidget-hunting so popular in the first place.
What happened at the Quidditch game in question was rather predictable: the players totally ignored the game, and each and every one simply went off in pursuit of the Snidget, which was kept within the arena by the crowd using Repelling Charms.
A witch named Modesty Rabnott, who was also watching the game, took pity on the Snidget and rescued it with a Summoning Charm before rushing away with it hidden inside her robes. She was caught by a furious Bragge and fined ten Galleons for disrupting the game, but not before she had released the Snidget. This saved the life of this bird, but the connection with Quidditch had been made, and soon a Snidget was being released at every game. Each team had an extra player - originally called the Hunter, later the Seeker - whose sole job was to catch and kill the Snidget, for which one-hundred fifty points were awarded in memory of the one-hundred fifty Galleons offered by Bragge in the original game.
The vast popularity of the sport led to quickly declining Snidget numbers, and in the middle of the 14th century it was made a protected species by the Wizards Council, now headed by Elfrida Clagg. This meant that the bird could no longer be used for Quidditch purposes, and indeed the Modesty Rabnott Snidget Reservation was created in Somerset to safeguard the Snidget's future survival.
The game of Quidditch, however, could not continue without a substitute.
Whilst most people looked for a suitable alternative bird to chase, a metal-charmer called Bowman Wright from Godric's Hollow had a different idea: he invented a fake Snidget which he called the Golden Snitch. His invention was pretty much what we see on the Quidditch pitch today: a golden ball with silver wings, the same size and weight as a real Snidget, bewitched to accurately follow its flight patterns. An additional benefit was that the ball was also charmed to stay within the playing area, removing the need for the continual use of Repelling Charms by the crowd.
The Snitch was approved as a Snidget substitute, the game of Quidditch could continue, and the modern sport as we know it was complete. All of the balls used in the modern game were now present, organised teams played against each other, and vast numbers of people came to watch. Whilst this may sound exactly like the sport as it is played today, there were still a few modifications to be made in terms of the playing pitch, and this continued to evolve until 1883 when the format of today's Quidditch pitches was finalised.
Quidditch is a hugely popular spectator sport. One hundred thousand fans attended the 1994 Quidditch World Cup final. Binoculars and Omnioculars are sometimes used by fans to view matches from the stands.
British Quidditch fans keep up to date with the latest Quidditch news in the Daily Prophet and Seeker Weekly.
Fans can buy a wide range of team merchandise including hats, scarves, flags, jerseys, badges and figurines.
Behind the scenes
- Bush was a Quidditch player at Hogwarts School.
- There are some differences between how Quidditch is represented in Kennilworthy Whisp's Quidditch Through the Ages (and the books) and how it appears to be played in the films and video games.
- Most notably in the films, the rule that players must not stray outside the pitch boundary is not evident, as players can be seen flying around the spectator towers at the Hogwarts Quidditch pitch, as well as the scene where the rogue bludger chases Harry and Malfoy around the outside of the pitch boundaries in the film version of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
- The balls also show notable differences. Quidditch Through the Ages shows us that the Quaffle is a perfect sphere, but the movie and games' versions have four large indentations around its surface. In addition, the Bludgers in Quidditch Through the Ages are ten inches in diameter, two inches smaller than the Quaffle. In the movies and games, however, they appear much smaller than the Quaffle.
- There also seems to be more allowance for malicious acts in the films, as we see several instances where Slytherin players physically attack the opposition with no penalty.
- In the video game Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup, the rule of only having a single Chaser in the scoring area is not used. Additionally, the game allows for players to make special moves where by several goals are scored in succession as multiple Chasers pass the Quaffle back and forwards through the hoops.
- Quidditch Through the Ages states that the Keeper cannot block goals from behind the goal post, so it would be impossible for the Keeper to block without a foul towards his/her team. This would most likely represent a foul towards the offensive team.
- Also in the films, there have been funny moments in Quidditch, for example film adaption of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Oliver Wood kicks the Quaffle into the air and grabs it on the backside of the hoop when defending it, and in the film adaption of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, when Ginny Weasley scores 10 point, a Slytherin Chaser and the Slytherin Keeper collide and then collapses into the hoop.
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) (Quidditch World Cup only)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game) (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (Daily Prophet)
- Quidditch Through the Ages
- Harry Potter: A Pop-Up Book
- LEGO Harry Potter: Building the Magical World
- LEGO Harry Potter: Characters of the Magical World
- Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
- Harry Potter LEGO Sets
- Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey
- Harry Potter Film Wizardry
- Harry Potter Trading Card Game
- Pottermore (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter for Kinect
Notes and references
- ↑ Quidditch Through the Ages (real)
- ↑ Daily Prophet Newsletters
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Source from Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup
- ↑ Quidditch Through the Ages (real)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- ↑ Quidditch Through the Ages (real)
- ↑ See this image
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- ↑ Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup (concept art)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- ↑ See this image
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- ↑ Quidditch Through the Ages (real)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- ↑ A portrait of Selina Sapworthy, on exhibit as part of the Train Harry Potter et le Prince de Sang-Mêlé tour in France in 2009.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 20.4 Harry Potter Lexicon - Games & Sports
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Officials: Quidditch referee | |||
Player positions: Beater • Chaser • Keeper • Seeker | |||
Playing equipment: Beater's bat • Bludger • Broomstick • Golden Snitch • Quaffle |