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MUGGLE OR NOTHING

Quidditch World Cup, based on ‘Harry Potter’ sport, was held in New York


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    Play involves, among other things, "chasers" carrying a "quaffle" downfield to score.

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    UCLA took its rivalry with crosstown rival USC to the quidditch pitch.

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    Players from Marquette and Middlebury competed to catch the Golden Snitch.

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    Competitors from LSU and Vassar match wits and broomsticks.

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    Organizers hope to grow the game by arranging an expo at the 2012 Olympics in London.

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    Photo: Bryan Bedder/The Daily

    As in J. K. Rowling's books, Quidditch can be dangerous; an Ohio State player was helped off the field.