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Anyone for Quidditch?

Anyone for Quidditch?

Looking for an alternative to the games that shall not be named? It’s J.K. Rowling’s birthday, so why not give Quidditch a go? Quidditch is a sport created by Rowling in the Harry Potter series of novels, which have now sold over 450 million copies and have been translated into 67 languages. The global popularity [...]

Posted on: July 31 2012 | Posted by: | Comments: 3 | Categories: English in use, Word origins, Word trends and new words | Tags: , , , , , , ,

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