Editing Quidditch (section)

===Game progression===
[[File:The Making of Harry Potter 29-05-2012 (Golden Snitch).jpg|thumb|right|250px|''The Golden Snitch'']]
* Quidditch matches are played over an oval-shaped pitch, with a scoring area at each end consisting of three hooped goal posts, each at a different height. Each team is made up of seven players, consisting of three '''Chasers''', two '''Beaters''', one '''Keeper''' and one '''Seeker'''. 
* The job of the Chasers is to keep possession of the scarlet '''Quaffle''', a leather ball passed between fellow chasers. They must attempt to score goals (worth 10 points) by throwing it through one of the opponents' three hoops. These hoops are defended by the opposing team's Keeper, who ideally tries to block their goals and throw the  "Quaffle" to fellow chasers. 
* Meanwhile, players of both teams are attacked indiscriminately by the two '''Bludgers'''. These are round, jet-black balls made of iron that fly around violently trying to knock players off their brooms. It is the Beaters' job to defend their teammates from the Bludgers; they carry short wooden clubs, which they use to knock the Bludgers away from their teammates and/or toward the opposing team. 
* Finally, the role of the Seeker is to catch the '''Golden Snitch'''. This is a small golden ball the approximate size of a walnut. The winged Snitch is enchanted to hover, dart, and fly around the pitch rapidly and indiscriminately, avoiding capture while remaining within the boundaries of the playing area. A Seeker catching the Snitch ends the game and scores the successful Seeker's team an additional 150 points (15 goals). As the team with the most points wins, this often guarantees victory for the successful Seeker's team. A notable exception is when Bulgaria Seeker [[Viktor Krum]] catches the Snitch for Bulgaria during the World Cup Final in ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire|Goblet of Fire]]'', while his team are still 160 points behind Ireland (their opponents), thus making his own team lose by only 10 points.