书名：Quidditch Through the Ages 神奇的魁地奇球
难度：Lexile蓝思阅读指数1280L
作者：Kennilworthy Whisp肯尼沃思·惠斯普（J.K.罗琳）
出版社名称：Bloomsbury
出版时间：2017
语种：英文
ISBN：9781408883082
商品尺寸：13.1 x 1.1 x 24.3 cm
包装：平装
页数：144

Quidditch Through the Ages《神奇的魁地奇球》是哈利波特从霍格沃茨学校图书馆里借阅的图书，由“哈利波特”系列的作者J.K.罗琳（化名为肯尼沃思·惠斯普）所著。
如果你曾经问过自己：金色飞贼是从哪里来的？游走球是怎样出现的？为什么威格敦流浪汉队的球袍上有一把剁肉大刀的图案？那么你需要查阅《神奇的魁地奇球》。
本书是从霍格沃茨魔法学校图书馆里复制出来的限量发行版。在霍格沃茨魔法学校的图书馆里，差不多每天都有很多年轻的魁地奇球迷去查阅这本书。
推荐理由：
1.哈利波特在魔法学校的课外书，由阿不思·邓布利多作序；
2.“哈利波特”作者J.K.罗琳充满想象力和幽默之作；
3.新版，由插画家Jonny Duddle和Tomislav Tomic操刀设计。

A perennial bestseller in the wizarding world and one of the most popular books in the Hogwarts School library, Quidditch Through the Ages contains all you will ever need to know about the history, the rules—and the breaking of the rules—of the noble sport of Quidditch. Packed with fascinating facts, this definitive guide by the esteemed Quidditch writer Kennilworthy Whisp charts the game’s history from its early origins in the medieval mists on Queerditch Marsh, through to the modern-day sport loved by so many wizard and Muggle families around the world. With comprehensive coverage of famous Quidditch teams, the commonest fouls, the development of racing brooms, and much more, this is a must-have sporting bible for all Harry Potter fans, Quidditch lovers and players, whether the weekend amateur or the seasoned Chudley Cannons season-ticket holder.
This brand new edition of the most famous sports book in the wizarding world pairs J.K. Rowling’s original text, with gorgeous jacket art by Jonny Duddle and line illustrations throughout by Tomislav Tomic. A contribution from the sale of each book will go to Comic Relief.
Review
“Anyone who plays or watches Quidditch regularly will relish Mr Whisp’s book.”  —Albus Dumbledore

“A veritable treasure trove of hitherto unknown facts about the sport of warlocks.” —Bathilda Bagshot, author of A History of Magic

“A thoroughly enjoyable book; Quidditch fans are sure to find it both instructive and entertaining.”—Which Broomstick?

肯尼沃思·惠斯普是畅销书“哈利·波特”系列作者J.K.罗琳（1965—）的化名。
24岁那年，在从曼彻斯特到伦敦的一趟延误的火车旅途中，J.K.罗琳萌生了创作“哈利·波特”系列小说的念头。在接下来的七年里，她勾画出每本书的情节大纲，并开始撰写本。《哈利·波特与魔法石》于1997年在英国Bloomsbury出版社出版。这个系列用了将近十年的时间完成，后一本《哈利·波特与死亡圣器》于2007年推出。全世界一次又一次掀起“哈利·波特”阅读狂潮。
J.K.罗琳荣获了众多奖项和荣誉，其中包括表彰她对儿童文学做出巨大贡献的大英帝国勋章、法国荣誉军团勋章，以及国际安徒生文学奖。她通过维兰特（Volant）公益信托大力支持慈善事业，同时她还是致力于改善贫困儿童生活的慈善组织“荧光闪烁（Lumos）”的创始人。
J.K. Rowlingis the author of the record-breaking, multi-award-winning Harry Potter novels. Loved by fans around the world, the series has sold over 450 million copies, been translated into 79 languages, and made into eight blockbuster films. She has written three companion volumes in aid of charity:Quidditch Through the AgesandFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (in aid of Comic Relief), and The Tales of Beedle the Bard (in aid of Lumos), as well as a screenplay inspired by Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. She has also collaborated on a stage play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Two, which opened in London’s West End in the summer of 2016. In 2012, J.K. Rowling’s digital company Pottermore was launched, where fans can enjoy her new writing and immerse themselves deeper in the wizarding world. J.K. Rowling has written a novel for adult readers, The Casual Vacancy, and also writes crime novels under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. She has received many awards and honours, including an OBE for services to children’s literature, France’s Légion d’honneur and the Hans Christian Andersen Award.

From the early 1100s, Snidget-hunting had been popular among many witches and wizards. The Golden Snidget is today a protected species, but at that time Golden Snidgets were common in northern Europe, though difficult to detect by Muggles because of their aptitude at hiding and their very great speed.
The diminutive size of the Snidget, coupled with its remarkable agility in the air and talent at avoiding predators, merely added to the prestige of wizards who caught them. A twelfth-century tapestry preserved in the Museum of Quidditch shows a group setting out to catch a Snidget. In the first portion of the tapestry, some hunters carry nets, others use wands, and still others attempt to catch the Snidget with their bare hands. The tapestry reveals the fact that the Snidget was often crushed by its captor. In the final portion of the tapestry we see the wizard who caught the Snidget being presented with a bag of gold.
Snidget-hunting was reprehensible in many ways. Every right-minded wizard must deplore the destruction of these peace-loving little birds in the name of sport. Moreover, Snidget-hunting, which was usually undertaken in broad daylight, led to more Muggle broomstick sightings than any other pursuit. The Wizards’ Council of the time, however, was unable to curb the sport’s popularity – indeed, it appears that the Council itself saw little wrong with it, as we shall see.
Snidget-hunting finally crossed paths with Quidditch in 1269 at a game attended by the Chief of the Wizards’ Council himself, Barberus Bragge. We know this because of the eyewitness account sent by Madam Modesty Rabnott of Kent to her sister Prudence in Aberdeen (this letter is also on display in the Museum of Quidditch). According to Madam Rabnott, Bragge brought a caged Snidget to the match and told the assembled players that he would award one hundred and fifty Galleons to the player who caught it during the course of the game.