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This article is aboutthe friend of Gertie Keddle. You may be looking forGwenog Jones.
This article is aboutthe friend of Gertie Keddle. You may be looking forGwenog Jones.
Gwenog
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Quidditch player
Behind the scenes[]
- In 2017, in response to atweet from theQI Elves saying that "Quidditch, digestive biscuits and overdrafts were all invented in Edinburgh",J. K. Rowling remarked that Quidditch was in actuality invented inManchester.[1] This is not a reference to the location of Queerditch Marsh, however, but the actual place in which Rowling came up with the idea of Quidditch — in a hand-signed, annotated first edition ofHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone that was auctioned for charity in 2013, Rowling remarked that she had invented Quidditch while staying in a small hotel in Manchester after a row with her then-boyfriend, adding rules that she was sure would infuriate men, which she found satisfying given her state of mind at the time.[3]
Appearances[]
- Quidditch Through the Ages(First mentioned)
Notes and references[]
- ↑1.01.1
J.K. Rowling onX: "Untrue, I'm afraid! Quidditch was invented in Manchester." - ↑Quidditch Through the Ages, Chapter 3 (The Game from Queerditch Marsh)
- ↑Furness, Hannah (18 May 2013)."JK Rowling invented Quidditch after a row with her boyfriend",The Telegraph. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
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