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"Is this all real? Or has this been happening inside my head?"
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- "While there have been no proven referee slayings since [1357], there have been several incidences of broom-tampering over the centuries, the most dangerous being the transformation of the referee's broom into a Portkey, so that he or she is whisked away from the match halfway through and turns up months later in the Sahara Desert."
- — Kennilworthy Whisp, Quidditch Through the Ages
The Sahara Desert is the world's largest hot desert, covering most of Northern Africa.
History[]
A photo of Gilderoy Lockhart posing in the Sahara Desert
An unidentified Quidditch referee once found himself transported there, as his broomstick was transformed into a Portkey halfway through a Quidditch match.[1] It appears that this is a semi-common occurrence with Quidditch referees.[1]
Gilderoy Lockhart apparently once travelled to the Sahara Desert and took at least one photo there.[2] But given his general fraudulence and dishonesty, this adventure was possibly a fabrication of his and instead an achievement of another witch or wizard.[3]
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First mentioned)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film) (Disc 2) (Mentioned) (Appears in photographs)
- Quidditch Through the Ages (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter Trading Card Game (First appearance)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Quidditch Through the Ages, Chapter 6 (Changes in Quidditch since the Fourteenth Century)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film) - DVD 2 (Gilderoy Lockhart's Classroom - Photo Gallery)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 16 (The Chamber of Secrets)