Gryffindor Quidditch team

"You know how I think they choose people for the Gryffindor team? It's people they feel sorry for. See, there's Potter, who's got no parents, then there's the Weasleys, who've got no money — you should be on the team, Longbottom, you've got no brains."

- Draco Malfoy

The Gryffindor Quidditch Team is the house Quidditch team of the Hogwarts house Gryffindor. It has won the house Cup at least 4 times and has been captained by James Potter, Oliver Wood, Angelina Johnson, and Harry Potter. Interestingly, a member of the Weasley family has held every one of the positions on the team. Ginny was a Chaser and a substitute Seeker, Charlie was a Seeker, Fred and George Weasley were Beaters, and Ron was the Keeper.

1991-1992


When Harry Potter played during his first year at Hogwarts, aged just eleven, he was the youngest player in more than 100 years, and he also had to be given special dispensation to have his own broomstick at school (a Nimbus 2000). The Gryffindor Quidditch Team practiced three times a week under Oliver Wood's supervision. Harry Potter caught the Snitch in his debut match against Slytherin, which gave Gryffindor victory in a hotly contested tie. He caught it once more to seal Gryffindor's second win of the season against Hufflepuff, a game which was biasedly refereed by Severus Snape. In Harry's absense Gryffindor were defeated in their final game of the season against Ravenclaw, giving Ravenclaw the title.

1992-1993
"It'll be down to you, Harry, to show them that a Seeker has to have something more than a rich father. Get to that Snitch before Malfoy or die trying, Harry, because we've got to win today, we've go to."

- Oliver Wood

The team defeated Slytherin in their openining contest of the 1992-1993 school year, but they were unable to play their remaining two fixtures, because the Quidditch Cup was cancelled due to attacks on Muggle-born students.



1993-1994
"This is our last chance - my last chance - to win the Quidditch Cup. I'll be leaving at the end of this year. I'll never get another shot at it."

- Oliver Wood

In the 1993-1994 school year, the team is said by Lee Jordan to be "the best team Hogwarts has seen in the last few years", as this was the first year that they had won the Quidditch Cup since Charlie Weasley was on the team, even though they lost the first match against Hufflepuff due to Harry falling off his broomstick after being attacked by dementors. Gryffindor then beat Ravenclaw. Gryffindor won the Quidditch Cup on the final day of the season when Harry Potter caught the Snitch in a re-scheduled match against Slytherin. This was also the last year that Oliver Wood captained the team. On that school year, Harry Potter wore the jersey number 7.

1994-1995
The team did not play in the 1994-1995 school year due to the Triwizard Tournament being held at Hogwarts.

1995-1996
"Weasley cannot save a thing, He can't block a single ring. That's why Slytherins all sing, Weasley is our king!..."

- Slytherins mocking Ron about his Keeper abilities

During the 1995-1996 school year, Angelina Johnson was the Quidditch captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team. Due to previous players graduating, selecting team players involved a tough try-out. Ron Weasley was the only new player to make the team.

Gryffindor began their season with a victory against Slytherin. Shortly after the match, Draco Malfoy insulted and provoked Fred and George Weasley and Harry Potter. Harry and George promptly attacked him, but all three had their broomsticks confiscated and were banned from Quidditch for life by Dolores Umbridge, then-High Inquisitor of Hogwarts. They were replaced by Andrew Kirke, Jack Sloper and Ginny Weasley, respectively.

In the final game of the season against Ravenclaw, Ginny Weasley beat Cho Chang in the race for the Snitch. Gryffindor won the match and the Quidditch Cup.

Following Umbridge's removal from the school, Harry's, Fred's and George's bans were lifted, so Harry could play again in the next year at school.

1996-1997
"I think we'd better check with Puddlemere United whether Oliver Wood's been killed during a training session, because Angelina seems to be channelling his spirit."

- Harry Potter

Harry Potter was appointed as the Quidditch Captain this year. Ginny Weasley and Demelza Robins replaced Angelina Johnson and Alicia Spinnet as Chasers. Ron Weasley and Katie Bell both became unintended victims of Draco Malfoy's attempts to kill Albus Dumbledore this year, and while they were unable to play, their spots in the team were taken over by Cormac McLaggen and Dean Thomas. After they were healed they both returned to the team. Harry was banned from the season's last game by Professor Snape, therefore, for that final match, Ginny Weasley played as seeker, and her position as a chaser was taken over, once again by Dean Thomas. In this year, they won the Quidditch Cup.

1997-1998
It is unknown if the cup was played for in the 1997-1998 school year, what would have been Harry's last school year.



Uniform
The Gryffindor Quidditch team's uniforms are red and gold like their house colours.

Safety Features
Generally, only protective arm-length gloves and knee-pads are used. In stormy conditions, some players wear goggles. However, the Keeper may wear shoulder-pads, chest armour and a helmet.

Behind the scenes

 * In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, there is a trophy shown, which depicts James Potter as Seeker for the team.
 * Interestingly, each of the positions of the Gryffindor Quiditch team has been held by one of Arthur and Molly Weasley's children.
 * The design of the Qudditch uniform used in the film versions of the Philosopher's Stone and the Chamber of Secrets is different from the uniform used in the Prisoner of Azkaban onwards.
 * Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) was the first to introduce jersey numbers, showing Harry wearing number 7. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) was, however the first to introduce the whole team's jersey numbers.
 * Gryffindor have won the Quidditch Cup in 1993-94, 1995-6 and 1996-97

Notes and references
Équipe de Quidditch de Gryffondor Сборная Гриффиндора по квиддичу