Last November, a group of students from Ithaca College traveled to Randall’s Island, New York City to compete in the 2011 Quidditch World Cup as the community team The IC Hex.
Quidditch’s jump from a fantasy sport to a real game was made in 2005 at Middlebury College, when a group of freshmen adapted the game to real life. Their endeavor to remain as close as possible to the sport’s roots in the...