Slytherin Quidditch Team

The Slytherin Quidditch team was the Quidditch team for the Hogwarts Slytherin house. Each year, they competed for the Inter-House Quidditch Cup, an award presented to the Hogwarts House team that earned the most points. Unlike the Gryffindor, Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw teams, the Slytherin team had no qualms with cheating and unsportsmanlike conduct.
==History==
===1991–1992 school year===
Marcus Flint was in his sixth year and was Slytherin Captain and a Chaser. Adrian Pucey was also a Chaser. Miles Bletchley was Keeper and Terence Higgs was Seeker.Their opening game was on a cold November's day against Gryffindor. Both Seekers spotted the Snitch, but as Gryffindor Seeker, Harry Potter honed in on it, he was illegally blocked by Marcus Flint. Gryffindor scored the resulting penalty. Flint was struck in the face by a Bludger.Professor Quirrell interfered with Harry's broom, trying to unseat him. Quirrell's attempt was thwarted when a small fire broke out on the stand he was occupying. After regaining control of his broom, Harry caught the Snitch by almost swallowing it. Flint protested to referee, Madam Hooch, but she judged it fair, so Slytherin were defeated 170-60.The outcomes of their matches against Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff are not known.
===1992–1993 school year===
In the beginning of the school year, Draco Malfoy's father Lucius Malfoy bought the entire Slytherin Quidditch team Nimbus 2001s. As a result of his family's generous donation, Draco replaced Terence Higgs as Seeker.Despite their superior brooms, Slytherin lost their first match of the season against Gryffindor. During the rainy Slytherin versus Gryffindor match, the Slytherin Chasers were dominant, taking a 60-0 lead at one point. Harry Potter was relentlessly pursued by a Rogue bludger so Oliver Wood called for a time-out. However, Harry agreed to play on, telling the Weasley twins to stop flying around him so he could pursue the Snitch. When the action resumed Harry was struck on the elbow by a Bludger, which broke his right arm. Despite this, when he spotted the Snitch he was able to chase after it and grasp it in his left hand, winning the match for Gryffindor.Unfortunately, the Quidditch Cup was completely cancelled due to attacks on Muggle-born students before the Gryffindor versus Hufflepuff match, so Slytherin did not get to play against either Hufflepuff or Ravenclaw.
==Annual fixtures==
Match	Date 	Month 	Versus
1st 	First/second weekend	November	Gryffindor
2nd 	Third/fourth weekend	Febuary 	Ravenclaw
3rd 	First/Second weekend	May 	Hufflepuff
==Uniforms and equipment==
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The Slytherin Quidditch team's uniforms were green and silver, representing their house colours.
For Beaters, they also carried small black clubs (similar to cricket bats) to help them ward off Bludgers during matches. The Keeper wore gloves.
===Safety features===
Generally, only protective arm-length gloves and knee-pads were used. In stormy conditions, some players wore goggles. However, the Keeper might wear shoulder-pads, chest armour and a helmet.
==Squads==
==Behind the scenes==
*In , Miles Bletchley was portrayed as a girl.
*In , Blaise Zabini is shown as a Chaser for the Slytherin Quidditch team. In the book, the third Slytherin Chaser is not identified.
*In the first two films, the Slytherin Quidditch uniform is a plain green robe with a silvery-grey lining. However, for the sixth film, the uniform was redesigned to feature a green robe with a distinctive silver pinstripe pattern. The jersey number on the back is in black lettering, rather than silver.
*Depending on the player's choices in , the following people may have been members of the Slytherin Quidditch team in the 1980s:
**Jacob's sibling (Chaser and Beater)
**Skye Parkin (Chaser), if Jacob's sibling is in Slytherin
**Orion Amari (Captain, Chaser), if Jacob's sibling is in Slytherin
**Bean (Beater), if Jacob's sibling is in Slytherin
**Erika Rath (Beater), if Jacob's sibling is in Ravenclaw
==Appearances==
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==Notes and references==
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