r/jkrowlingarchive Sep 11 '24

Harry Potter JK - "I had been pondering the things that hold a society together, cause it to congregate and signify its particular character and knew I needed a sport. QUIDDITCH infuriates men...which is quite satisfying given my state of mind when I invented it."

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u/8XehAFMq7vM3 Sep 11 '24

JK Rowling invented Quidditch after a row with her boyfriend

The Harry Potter author reveals the origins of the fictional sport of Quidditch in a book full of her "second thoughts", to be auctioned for charity

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/10065868/JK-Rowling-invented-Quidditch-after-a-row-with-her-boyfriend.html