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Seeker chasing the — Gryffindor SeekerHarry Potter chasing theGolden Snitch

"This... is the Golden Snitch, and it's the most important ball of the lot. It's very hard to catch because it's so fast and difficult to see. It's the Seeker's job to catch it. You've got to weave in and out of theChasers,Beaters,Bludgers, andQuaffle to get it before the other team's Seeker, because whichever Seeker catches the Snitch wins his team an extra hundred and fifty points, so they nearly always win. That's why Seekers get fouled so much."

— A Seeker's job during a Quidditch match^[src]

Seeker was a position in thewizarding sport ofQuidditch. There was one Seeker perteam. The goal of the Seeker was to catch theGolden Snitch. They played a crucial role in Quidditch, as a game did not end until the Seeker caught the Snitch. A team whose Seeker caught the Snitch received 150 points, which almost always won the match for that team.^[1]^[2]

History

Origin

"Oh, the thrill of the chase as I soar through the air,
With the Snitch up ahead and the wind in my hair,
As I draw ever closer, the crowd gives a shout,
But then comes a Bludger and I am knocked out."

—Ingolfr the Iambic^[src]

An old game of depicting a Seeker and a Golden Snitch — An old game ofQuidditch depicting a Seeker and a Golden Snitch

The position of the Seeker, known as theHunter, was introduced in response toBarberus Bragge's introduction of theGolden Snidget during a match in1269 making it the newest position in the game.^[3]

The 1269 game mentioned above was attended byBarberus Bragge, theChief of the Wizards' Council. As a nod to the sport ofSnidget-hunting, which was also popular at the time, Bragge brought such a bird to the game and released it from its cage. He told the players that one-hundred fiftyGalleons — a large sum of money, particularly in those times — would be awarded to the player who caught the bird.^[3]

This was easier said than done: the Snidget is very fast, very small, and can make sudden changes of direction at high speeds. The considerable challenge posed by the flight patterns of the bird is what made Snidget-hunting so popular in the first place.^[3]

What happened at the Quidditch game in question was rather predictable: the players totally ignored the game, and each and every one simply went off in pursuit of the Snidget, which was kept within the arena by the crowd using Repelling Charms.^[3]

The replacing the Snidgets — TheGolden Snitch replacing the Snidgets

A witch namedModesty Rabnott, who was also watching the game, took pity on theSnidget and rescued it with aSummoning Charm before rushing away with it hidden inside her robes. She was caught by a furious Bragge and fined ten Galleons for disrupting the game, but not before she had released the Snidget. This saved the life of this bird, but the connection withQuidditch had been made, and soon a Snidget was being released at every game. Each team had an extra player — originally called theHunter, later the Seeker — whose sole job was to catch and kill the Snidget, for which one-hundred fifty points were awarded in memory of the one-hundred fifty Galleons offered by Bragge in the original game.^[3]

The quickly declining number of Snidgets led to a substitute for the bird, hence theGolden Snitch came into play, and the position was given the name Seeker instead of Hunter.^[3]

Modern day

Ron Weasley: "Seeker? But first years never — you must be the youngest House player in about —"

Harry Potter: "— a century, Wood told me."

— Harry becomes the youngest Seeker in a century^[src]

TheSunday edition ofThe New York Ghost published on28 November 1926 had an article regarding to disqualified Seeker repenting the use of "unlawfulelixir".^[4]

Harry Potter, the youngest Seeker in a century, catching theGolden Snitch

Charlie Weasley was a Seeker on theGryffindor Quidditch team.Oliver Wood stated "he could have played forEngland if he hadn't gone off chasingdragons".^[1]Harry Potter was the youngest Seeker in a century, making the Gryffindor team in hisfirst year atHogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.^[2]

By1994,Viktor Krum, despite his young age, was generally perceived to be a top Seeker at the time.^[5] Talent aside, he however had been unsuccessful in terms of winning theQuidditch World Cup.^[6]

In2006,Burkinabé SeekerJoshua Sankara was named thenation'sMinistry of Magic due to securing a popular win againstFrance, though he resigned two days later as he much preferred playing Quidditch.^[6]

By the2014 Quidditch World Cup, Krum was the oldest player in the competition.^[7] At the time, a popular theory was thatBonawentura Wójcik andLuciano Volpi, both Seekers respectively playing forPoland andItaly, were actually one and the same. It was disproven in a press conference.^[6] During the semifinal betweenBulgaria andJapan, Krum,Japanese SeekerNoriko Sato, along withBulgarian Beater Boris Vulchanov, received a standing ovation by all spectators for their sportsmanship.^[8] Krum's dream of winning the Cup came truth after beating theBrazilian National Quidditch team in thefinal.

Traits

"Usually the lightest and fastest fliers, Seekers need both a sharp eye and the ability to fly one- or no-handed."

— Description of a Seekers' build^[src]

Seekers were generally the smallest and lightest players on a team, and there was a certain glamour attached to playing as a Seeker. Generally, the Seeker was also the most fouled player on the team.

In team portraits, the Seeker sat in the middle of the first row.^[9]

Seeker equipment

Known Seekers

A brown-maroon Seeker Badge

A multi-coloured Seeker Badge

A blue Seeker Badge

Team	Name
American National Quidditch team	Ariel Singleton
	Maximus Brankovitch III
	Darius Smackhammer^[10]
Appleby Arrows	Gregory Cotton
Australian National Quidditch team	Lucy Karoonda
Brazilian National Quidditch team	Tony Silva^[11]
Bulgarian National Quidditch team	Viktor Krum^[5]
Chadian National Quidditch team	Jacques Miskine^[12]
Chudley Cannons	Galvin Gudgeon
English National Quidditch team	Blythe Parkin
English National Quidditch team	Roderick Plumpton
Fijian National Quidditch team	Joseph Snuka^[13]
Fitchburg Finches	Maximus Brankovitch III
French National Quidditch team	Cybèle Peltier
Haitian National Quidditch team	Sylvian Jolicoeur^[14]
German National Quidditch team	Konrad Weiss
Grodzisk Goblins	Josef Wronski
Gryffindor Quidditch team	Charlie Weasley
	Ginny Weasley^[15]
	Harry Potter^[16]^[1]^[2]
	Unidentified Gryffindor seeker
Holyhead Harpies	Glynnis Griffiths
Hufflepuff Quidditch team	Cedric Diggory^[17]
	Summerby
	Willa Weholt^[18]
Irish National Quidditch team	Aidan Lynch
Ivorian National Quidditch team	Sylvian Boigny^[19]
Jamaican National Quidditch team	Shanice Higgins^[10]
Japanese National Quidditch team	Shizuka Watanabe
Japanese National Quidditch team	Noriko Sato
Kenmare Kestrels	Aidan Kiely
Liechtenstein National Quidditch team	Bruno Bruunhart^[12]
Montrose Magpies	Eunice Murray
Montrose Magpies	Lennox Campbell
New Zealand National Quidditch team	Ngapo Ponika^[20]
Nigerian National Quidditch team	Samuel Equiano^[13]
Nordic National Quidditch team	Tina Lundstrom
Norwegian National Quidditch team	Sigrid Kristoffersen^[19]
Puddlemere United	Benjy Williams
Pride of Portree	Dougal McBride
Ravenclaw Quidditch team	Sirona Ryan
	Andre Egwu(Reserve Seeker)
	Unidentified Ravenclaw Seeker
	Unidentified Ravenclaw Seeker's substitute(Reserve Seeker)
	Cho Chang
	Gilderoy Lockhart(claimed)^[21]
Slytherin Quidditch team	Draco Malfoy^[22]^[21]
	Harper^[23]
	Regulus Black^[9]
	Terence Higgs^[2]
Spanish National Quidditch team	Inigo Fuente Marrero^[24]
Tutshill Tornados	Roderick Plumpton^[3]
Welsh National Quidditch team	Eurig Cadwallader^[11]

Wizarding media

Behind the scenes

In thefilm adaptation ofHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone,Harry's father,James Potter, was said to have been a Seeker. However,J. K. Rowling has stated that James was aChaser.^[25]

Appearances

Notes and references

↑^1.0^1.1^1.2Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 10 (Hallowe'en)
↑^2.0^2.1^2.2^2.3Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 11 (Quidditch)
↑^3.0^3.1^3.2^3.3^3.4^3.5^3.6Quidditch Through the Ages
↑Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film) (seethis image)
↑^5.0^5.1Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 8 (The Quidditch World Cup)
↑^6.0^6.1^6.2Quidditch World Cup 1990 - 2014
↑BULGARIA VERSUS NEW ZEALAND
↑BULGARIA VERSUS JAPAN
↑^9.0^9.1Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 10 (Kreacher's Tale)
↑^10.0^10.1USA VERSUS JAMAICA (I)
↑^11.0^11.1BRAZIL VERSUS WALES
↑^12.0^12.1LIECHTENSTEIN VERSUS CHAD (III)
↑^13.0^13.1NIGERIA VERSUS FIJI
↑BRAZIL VERSUS HAITI
↑Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 24 (Sectumsempra)
↑Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 9 (The Midnight Duel)
↑Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 9 (Grim Defeat)
↑Harry Potter: Magic Awakened, Season 2: Beaters, Bludgers, & Broomsticks, Chapter IV: The Endless Seeker
↑^19.0^19.1NORWAY VERSUS IVORY COAST
↑BULGARIA VERSUS NEW ZEALAND
↑^21.0^21.1Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 10 (The Rogue Bludger)
↑Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 7 (Mudbloods And Murmurs)
↑Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 14 (Felix Felicis)
↑Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup
↑About the Books: transcript of J.K. Rowling's live interview on Scholastic.com

Game of Quidditch

Officials:Quidditch referee
Player positions:Beater •Chaser •Keeper •Seeker
Playing equipment:Beater's bat •Bludger •Broomstick •Golden Snitch •Quaffle

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