Quidditch From ‘Harry Potter’ Series Undergoes Name Change To Distance Itself From J.K. Rowling And Her Anti-Trans Comments

Quidditch From ‘Harry Potter’ Series Undergoes Name Change To Distance Itself From J.K. Rowling And Her Anti-Trans Comments

As a die-hard fan since childhood, I love everything about Harry Potter except for one thing and that is, Quidditch because it’s such a dangerous sport even for the wizards and witches. However, I will never try to mess with it as I know that it is a very crucial part of the franchise and I kind of like the flying Golden Snitch. Well, speaking of Harry Potter, you will be surprised to know that the game of Quidditch is being renamed to cut ties with the author J.K. Rowling. We know Oliver, no one should cancel quidditch!

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Well, I know that it sounds like a betrayal and a serious threat to Hogwarts tradition, but Harry Potter fans can relax because it’s the muggle version of Quidditch. For the unversed, Quidditch is a real-life sport inspired by the Harry Potter book series which was started at Middlebury College in the year 2005. According to the reports, the sport is played in at least 40 countries with nearly 600 teams in existence. The founders of a real-life version of Quidditch reportedly announced that they have changed the sport’s name to Quadball. The governing bodies – US Quadball and Major League Quadball stated that the change is being made in the name because Rowling has increasingly come under scrutiny for her controversial anti-trans comments in recent years.

 

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Major League Quadball’s founders said that the name change is a game changer for them and they are looking to make the most of it.

Another reason for the name change is that Warner Bros, which produces the Harry Potter film series, owns the copyright for the name quidditch.

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Well, this name change definitely sounds like something Dolores Umbridge would do to mess with Harry Potter.

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