Quidditch Questionnaire: Day 1
Get to know the players off the pitch as we ask the hard-hitting questions that make up this quick quotes quidditch questionnaire. Who wants to see FDR. play quidditch? Who suffered a gum injury? And, most importantly, what do players really think about their brooms...find out below!
Photos by Meg Pahel and Annie Govekar
Name: Jeff Sherman
Age: 21
Team: RIT Dark Marks
Position: Keeper/chaser/captain
How long have you played quidditch: Three years
What other sports have you played: Basketball
What number are you, and is there any significance to the number: 62. It's always been my lucky number
Worst quidditch injury: The outside of my thigh is stronger than the inside of my thigh, so it always tenses up
What is your patronus: Wolf
Favorite Harry Potter character: Sirius Black
If your broomstick could fly, where would you go: Japan
Favorite pump-up song: “Here to Show the World” by Downstait
What historical figure would you like to see play quidditch: Benjamin Franklin
Be honest, do you hate the broom: No, not at all. In fact, I think of it as the same way soccer players can't use their hands. If we didn't have them, it would be a much more physical game than it already is
Name: Jefferson Dwayne Dedrick
Age: 18
Team: I'm a volunteer, but I play for the WEQL Griffins
Position: All the positions!
How long have you played quidditch: August of 2011
What other sports have you played: Cross Country, singles in tennis, skiing
What number are you, and is there any significance to the number: 26. It's my lucky number
Worst quidditch injury: I got my gum ripped out...and not my chewing gum
Patronus: Fox
Favorite Harry Potter character: Ron Weasley
If your broomstick could fly, where would you go: Canada
Favorite pump-up song: “Sexy and I know it”
What historical figure would you like to see play quidditch: Thomas Jefferson
Be honest, do you hate the broom: No, Never!
Name: Alex Brown
Age: 21
Team: UCLA
Position: Keeper
How long have you played quidditch: Four years
What other sports have you played: Track, cross country, rowing
What number are you, and is there any significance to the number: 42, you've got to pick 42 as a Douglas Adams fan... every team has a 42.
Worst quidditch injury: Playing cross-town rivals, USC, his eye ridge hit the back of his head and gave him five staples
What is your patronus: Otter
Favorite Harry Potter character: Harry Potter is so separate from quidditch to me, I don't know
If your broomstick could fly, where would you go: To visit my family on the East Coast
Favorite pump-up song: "1980" by Dirt Nasty
What historical figure would you like to see play quidditch: Roosevelt... FDR.
Be honest, do you hate the broom: I love the broom. Even though we use PVC pipes now, we put foam at the end because, if it doesn't look like a broom, if just feels wrong
Name: Duncan Ferguson
Age: 19
Team: LSU
Position: Seeker
How long have you played quidditch: Since the fall
What other sports have you played: Track, cross country, wrestling, and soccer
What number are you, and is there any significance to the number: 37. It's my house number
Worst quidditch injury: My own player took out my knee for a couple of days
What is your patronus: I couldn't answer that...
Favorite Harry Potter character: Ron Weasley
If your broomstick could fly, where would you go: I'd fly to New Orleans to see a special someone
Favorite pump-up song: “Boom” by P.O.D.
What historical figure would you like to see play quidditch: One of the presidents
Be honest, do you hate the broom: No. I actually prefer to have to broom because it gives me the advantage over everyone else
