Hogwarts Quidditch pitch

"Hundreds of seats were raised in stands around the pitch so the spectators were high enough to see what was going on. At either end of the pitch were golden poles with hoops on the end."

— The Quidditch Pitch^[src]

Hogwarts has its own Quidditch pitch where Quidditch teams could practise, hold try-outs and play matches against each other. Each year will see a total of six inter-house matches (each house competing for the Quidditch Cup), along with numerous training sessions by each house team ^[1].

Description

The stands surrounding the pitch are decorated differently for each Quidditch match at Hogwarts. Every second stand would be decorated with the colours of one team, and every other stand with the colours of the opposing team ^[2]. Spectators would sit in between these stands.

Quidditch pitch 1 — An undecorated Hogwarts Quidditch pitch

History

1995

"The Quidditch pitch was no longer smooth and flat. It looked as though somebody had been building long, low walls all over it, twisting and criss-crossing in every directions"

— The Hogwarts Quidditch pitch use in the Third Task^[src]

In 1995, tall hedges were grown on it in order for it to be used as the location of the Triwizard Tournament's Third Task.

Behind the scenes

In the films, the pitch is very similar to the one described in the books, but the location of the pitch changes in every film.
In the first three films, the pitch only had sixteen stands, but in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince there are twenty and they are closer together.
The Quidditch pitch will burn down in the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.

Appearances

Notes and references

Hogwarts Castle

Hogwarts grounds

Beasts Classroom · Boathouse Steps · Bowtruckle Island · Broomshed · Care of Magical Creatures Classroom · Clock Tower Courtyard · Entrance footpath · Entrance gatehouse · Entrance Gates · Exterior Walkway · Forbidden Forest · Forest Vault · Gargoyle Gate · Gatehouse · Great Lake · Greenhouses · Greenhouse battlements · Grounds Portrait Room · Hagrid's Garden (Pumpkin patch) · Hagrid's Hut · Incendio Challenge · Landing Strip · Lawn by the Forbidden Forest · Path to Owlery · Path to the Whomping Willow · Pixie water well · Quidditch Changing Rooms · Quidditch Gate · Quidditch pitch · Quidditch pitch viaduct · Quidditch Training Pitch · Ravenclaw Duelling Arena · Ravine · Road to Hogsmeade · Road to Hogwarts · Secret Garden · Secret room near the Training Grounds · Stables · Stone Circle · Sunken Vault · Training Grounds · Waiting Tent · Walled Garden · Waterfalls · White Tomb · Wooden Bridge

[1] Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

[2] Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

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