Monday, March 28, 2011

Penn State club hosts Triwizard Tournament

I may not play Quidditch in my spare time like the devout fans on Penn State’s Three Broomsticks club but I am secretly obsessed with JK Rowling's "fictional" world of wizards. Everyone knows of the fictional game, quidditch, from the famous Harry Potter and the series of books from the Sorcerers Stone to the Half Blood Prince.

At Penn State, the club has their own personal Triwizard Tournament. The article, Penn State club hosts Triwizard Tournament (by Pruitt and Sarangoulis), discusses how the "small army of Hogwarts hopefuls" invited Youngstown State University, New York University, and Michigan State to participate in the tournament. Personally I think that this is the most creative idea ever. First of all I wish i could go to Hogwartz but I havent received my acceptance letter yet (maybe its in the mail) and these people made the sport a real thing.


I mean granted they cant actually fly with their brooms and the balls aren't magical but regardless its amazing. Now I am not a Harry Potter freak who believes that Harry Potter is a real human and there is an actual physical scar from Lord Voldemort on an orphan's head, but I love the idea of bringing a book to life.


I think its important for people to enjoy the company of others who have their similar interests. It's great that Penn State isnt the only school with a club based on the "sport" (who decides whether an activity is or is not a sport) and they can meet other students who are quidditch fans from other schools. "Shantelle Williams said she enjoyed the “group feel” the intimate crowd provided and enjoyed meeting people from the other schools that participated in the tournament. 'Everyone understands it — everyone gets it, the jokes,' said Williams (freshman-Japanese)." Now my friends have absolutely no idea what I am talking about when I make an inside joke about Harry Potter. Actually, I get strange looks and they pretend like I didn't just reference a fictional story. So I'm glad that Harry Potter is celebrated among people my age. I will never deny my infatuation with Hogwarts and the Wizard world but I can't say I'd sign up for the team unless I can fly on a broom and hold the magical golden snitch. Until then, I hope the Three Broomsticks keeps this new tradition alive.


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4 comments:

  1. AkshaypsApril 1, 2011 at 12:06 PM

    Yeah Quidditch team FTW!! And despite how geeky it sounds, its pretty intense. There are virtually no rules regarding what is "excessively physical" so I can body the crap out of anyone in my path.

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  2. George InglisApril 1, 2011 at 12:09 PM

    I like to think that the owl with my acceptance letter to Hogwarts was lost in the transatlantic flight and is still en route. What does the Triwizard Tournament actually entail?

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  3. KeleApril 1, 2011 at 12:11 PM

    you would have to ask Akshay how the tournament works in muggle world.. i could tell you all about it from the book and how it ends with cedrics death.. wah.

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  4. Thomas HoltApril 1, 2011 at 12:19 PM

    This reminds me that Penn State is actually hosting a Humans vs Zombies Invitational next Saturday, where around 200 kids from over 20 schools are coming up to Penn State to play for the day. Since Penn State is hosting both that and the Triwizard Tournament,when you think about it, Penn State has a pretty active nerd subculture.

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