Adding a little magic to campus, Quidditch has made its way to High Rise Field. While at first it was difficult to find their playing grounds, a few laps around the high rises finally revealed a bevy of blue and red players. With the tri-part goalie rings and intrigued onlookers, I knew I’d found the Quidditch team.
As I Rita Skeeter-ed around the action, taking pictures of the frenzy of vibrant pines, hula hoops and brooms, I received many invitations to join the game play. “Brooms are by the quaffles,” chimed a friendly face from the field, “We could use an extra player!” Knowing the rules from my Harry Potter marathons, I gave it a shot. Grabbing my “broom”—really a glorified piece of PVC pipe that required more than a little bit of imagination—I stepped onto the grass ready to “fly.”
I joined the blue team and awkwardly galloped about while the players around me seamlessly passed balls and shot them towards the goals (and at each other). Meanwhile, I was still trying not to trip over my own broom.
After just a few minutes in the hot sun, I was sweating bullets. But when I wasn’t panting or laughing at my own clumsiness, I was incredibly into the match. Everyone was genuinely having fun; the effect was contagious.
I, for one, am not a Harry Potter fanatic. But if you are—or if you’re like me and love mixing the whimsical with the physical—pick up a broom and join the action. Work hard, fly hard, as they say.
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