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Jayson
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Notes:
(1) The first half of this deals with the evolution of quidditch as an amalgam of older broom games on the Queerditch Marsh, to the addition of bird catching (golden snidgets), to its final form with metal snitches.
- Parallel to this is an etymological evolution underscoring in extinct tongues how age-old the game is.
- Quidditch, like rugby, is named after a place.
— Sep 07, 2023 10:00PM
Notes:
(1) The first half of this deals with the evolution of quidditch as an amalgam of older broom games on the Queerditch Marsh, to the addition of bird catching (golden snidgets), to its final form with metal snitches.
- Parallel to this is an etymological evolution underscoring in extinct tongues how age-old the game is.
- Quidditch, like rugby, is named after a place.
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Jayson
is on page 112 of 128
Notes:
(1) All but one team listed has an alliterative English name, even the ones in non-English speaking countries.
- The exception is Puddlemere United, possibly as it's the oldest.
- They're also named in the American style (city + nickname). Ironic, since quidditch isn't popular there.
(2) The second half of the book really drags.
- It's all rules, lists, and factoids.
— Sep 08, 2023 03:30AM
Notes:
(1) All but one team listed has an alliterative English name, even the ones in non-English speaking countries.
- The exception is Puddlemere United, possibly as it's the oldest.
- They're also named in the American style (city + nickname). Ironic, since quidditch isn't popular there.
(2) The second half of the book really drags.
- It's all rules, lists, and factoids.
Jayson
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Notes:
(1) This one's been on my TBR forever, but it's one of those books that I've either never quite been in the mood or had any reason to read.
- I read "Tales of Beadle the Bard," but the other Hogwarts Library (fictional nonfiction) books never felt as necessary.
- Plus I was never a Potterhead and thus wasn't a completist about consuming every bit of text available.
— Sep 07, 2023 03:45PM
Notes:
(1) This one's been on my TBR forever, but it's one of those books that I've either never quite been in the mood or had any reason to read.
- I read "Tales of Beadle the Bard," but the other Hogwarts Library (fictional nonfiction) books never felt as necessary.
- Plus I was never a Potterhead and thus wasn't a completist about consuming every bit of text available.
