Who was the youngest seeker before Harry?

Born in August 1881, Dumbledore would have started attending Hogwarts in September 1892 – exactly 99 years before Harry did. He was Sorted into Gryffindor and quickly went on to become one of the brightest students Hogwarts had ever had. Interestingly enough, Dumbledore might not just know who this player was.
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Who was the youngest Seeker in Harry Potter?

Harry Potter was the youngest Seeker in a century, making the Gryffindor team in his first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. By 1994, Viktor Krum, despite his young age, was generally perceived to be a top Seeker at the time.
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Who was seeker before Harry?

Charlie Weasley (1986–1991) Harry Potter (1991–1997) Ginny Weasley (1996) M. G. McGonagall (1970s) (possibly as Seeker)
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Was Harry the youngest Quidditch player?

In The Sorcerers Stone, Harry says that Professor McGonagall told him he was the first, first year Quidditch seeker for 100 years. Was Dumbledore the one to do it 100 years prior to Harry? He was actually the youngest player in general in 100 years, not just seeker.
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Who is the best Seeker in Hogwarts history?

Harry Potter: The Best Seekers In Hogwarts History
  • 6 Charlie Weasley.
  • 5 Ginny Weasley.
  • 4 Harry Potter.
  • 3 Cedric Diggory.
  • 2 Cho Chang.
  • 1 Regulus Black.
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Who is a better seeker Harry or Ginny?

At school, Harry is the best seeker Hogwarts has in his generation, period. Ginny is probably a more complete player, but she is way behind him in an overall analysis. Harry can win a game single handled and often did.
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Is Harry or Draco a better seeker?

Most likely. Despite being sort of a weenie, Malfoy is represented as being generally more capable than his peers at Hogwarts with a few exceptions. When Draco skipped a game in the sixth book, Harry beat Slytherin's substitute Seeker.
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Who gave Harry the Nimbus 2000?

In the movie, professor Minerva McGonagall gives Harry Potter a Nimbus 2000 when he joins the Gryffindor Quidditch team.
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Why did Harry stop playing Quidditch?

In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, because of the ongoing battle with Professor Umbridge, Harry was banned from the Quidditch team along with Fred and George Weasley; so Angelina did have to engineer a mid-season replacement for her Seeker and both Beaters.
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Was Sirius Black on the Quidditch team?

The Gryffindor team members consisted of Sirius Black, the Keeper, Arthur Browne and John Bell, Beaters, as well as Captain James Potter, Geoffrey Fawley and Marlene McKinnon, Chasers, and Phoebe Dawson, Seeker.
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Who is ravenclaws seeker?

Cho Chang is the Seeker on the Ravenclaw Quidditch team at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and a brave member of Dumbledore's Army. Heather Berning and 171 others like this.
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Why did McGonagall make Harry a seeker?

Because McGonagall saw him catch Neville's Remembrall. McGonagall realized immediately after watching him dive for Neville's Remembrall that he'd be a perfect seeker. "Charlie Weasley couldn't have done it!" His father was of course also quite a good quidditch player which McGonagall knew.
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Are all seekers number 7?

Judging by who wears what number during the quidditch match in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince however, the possible position numbers may be one for keeper, two and three for beaters, four, five, and six for chasers, and seven for the seeker.
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How long was Draco a seeker?

Draco Malfoy, Seeker (1992-1997) Scorpius Malfoy, Seeker (c. 2017 in one of the timelines following the use of the Experimental Time Turner) (CC3.
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Was James Potter a seeker?

James potter was a seeker, not a chaser.
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Did Slytherin ever beat Gryffindor?

The victory meant that Gryffindor had continued to defeat Slytherin in every game since Harry Potter joined the team in 1991.
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Did J.K. Rowling invent Quidditch?

Quidditch /ˈkwɪdɪtʃ/ is a fictional sport invented by author J.K. Rowling for her fantasy book series Harry Potter. It first appeared in the novel Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (1997). It is a dangerous but popular sport played by witches and wizards riding flying broomsticks.
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Who was the Slytherin Quidditch captain?

Slytherin's captain was still Marcus Flint. His fellow Chasers were Graham Montague and Cassius Warrington.
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Who gave Harry the fastest broom Prisoner of Azkaban?

In Prisoner of Azkaban, Sirius Black anonymously sends Harry a Firebolt broom after the demise of Harry's Nimbus 2000 in the Whomping Willow.
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Why did Snape jinx the broom?

The truth came out when Professor Quirrell admitted to Harry that he'd jinxed the broom and claimed he'd have gotten away with it too if it hadn't been for those meddling counter-curses. In other words, Snape tried to save Harry's life, and the only thanks he got was being set on fire. Harsh.
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How many OWLs did Draco get?

8 Draco Malfoy

Perhaps this is why Draco only has three O.W.L.s., including one in Transfiguration, Potions, and Defense Against the Dark Arts.
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Who is the Hufflepuff seeker?

Three notable Hufflepuff Quidditch team members were Cedric Diggory (Captain), Zacharias Smith (Chaser and Captain) and Ethan Humberstone (Seeker). The Mascot of Hufflepuff House and its Quidditch team is the Bug.
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Is Draco as smart as Hermione?

It shouldn't be hard to believe, but Draco Malfoy was the second most intelligent student in all of Harry's year. That Slytherin determination can accomplish quite a lot. Draco received at least three OWLs (including both Transfiguration and Potions) and he is very competitive with Hermione.
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