The Quidditch Pitch

The Quidditch Pitch was an archive for Harry Potter fanart, fanfiction, and forums-based discussions. 
It was created October 31, 2005. How did the Quidditch Pitch get started? question on archive FAQ, 24 October 2007. (Accessed through WayBack Machine 9 Aug 2016)
In October 2016, it was announced that TQP FICTION would be moving to the Archive of Our Own as an Open Doors Project.Importing The Quidditch Pitch to the AO3 (Accessed 21 October 2016) The import was completed in May 2017.
Content on the site other than fiction can only be reached by the Wayback Machine or with archived links.
== History ==
:"The Quidditch Pitch was conceived as an all-pairing, all-pairing Harry Potter fanfiction site. We launched on October 31, 2005 with about 30 authors and 40 members. The site has grown tremendously in the two years since launch. We've added additional sites, many members and nearly 300 authors since then. The Captains are dedicated to bringing together a community of Harry Potter fans through fiction, contests, podcasts, art galleries and discussions about the world of J.K. Rowling."
==The Quidditch Pitch Interview Series==
The site conducted fifty-five fan interviews between 2005 and 2008. Seven fans were interviewed twice.
See Quidditch Pitch Interview Series.
 
==Podcasts==
* See Podcasts; archive link
==Staff==
* Staff; archive link
==FAQs and Guidelines/TOS==
* FAQs; archive link
* Submission Guidelines and Terms of Service; archive link
==Work Categorisation==
Works uploaded to the the Quidditch Pitch could be categorised (and searched) using the following ratings, categories, characters, genres and warnings:
* Ratings: FG - Family Guidance, FG13 - Family Guidance13, GP - General Public, MT - Mature Themes, RT - Restricted Themes
* Categories and subcategories: 
** Bad Moon Rising -Tales of the Marauders, the Order and their lives both before and after the first War.
*** The Founders - It began here
*** School Days - The Hogwarts years of the older crowd
*** War and Peace - The Order in peace and at War
*** Drabbles - Stories under 500 words.
** Remains of the Day - Post- Hogwarts. What happens after school?
*** Leaving Feast - Stories of action and adventure and friendship. Post Harry's Hogwart Days.
*** Eternity - Romance and heartbreak are all a part of the post-Hogwarts world.
*** Three of Hearts - The Trio finds love and romance with each other post-Hogwarts.
*** Drabbles - Stories under 500 words.
** The Broomshed - The erotic world of witches and wizards.
***The Changing Room - Boys will be boys behind closed doors.
*** Dark Side - Death Eaters and dark love. Stories for the not-so-squeamish.
*** Erotic Couplings - Pleasures of the mind, body, and soul. Stories of a heterosexual nature.
*** Ménage a Trio - The Trio has always been stronger together. Stories of Harry/Ron/Hermione in a sexual relationship.
*** The Ladies Room -Soft curves, hips, and breasts.... Ladies only.
*** Self Pleasure - Stories of pleasure that only one can give. When you just can't resist touching yourself.
*** More Than Two - Sometimes it takes more than two to find your pleasure point.
*** Drabbles- Stories under 500 words.
*** The Dungeon - Tales of bondage and submission, spankings and domination.
** Non-Fiction - The academic side of Hogwarts.
*** Essays - Essays and academic information.
*** Character - Character profiles.
** Hallowed Halls - Harry's Hogwarts years. Tales from both inside and outside the castle.
*** From Diagon Alley to Hogwarts - Stories of adventure and action inside and outside Hogwarts' safe walls.
*** Vacant Rooms - Romance blossoms, both inside and outside Hogwarts.
*** Golden Trio - The Trio discovers that there's more than just friendship between them.
*** Drabbles - Stories under 500 words.
** Dark Tales -Tales of Death Eaters and Darkness.
*** Darkness Falls - Bow down before the one you serve. Tales of Death Eaters and their prey.
*** Slytherin Common Room - The Darker side of Hogwarts. Purebloods come together.
*** Going Under -Tales of the good gone bad. Corruption and manipulation at its best.
*** Drabbles -Stories under 500 words.
** Crossovers -When worlds collide.
*** Television - Your favorite television characters meet Harry Potter.
*** Movies - Harry Potter meets movie characters.
*** Literature - Harry Potter joins your literary favorites.
* Characters: Aberforth Dumbledore, Abraxas Malfoy, Adrian Pucey, Alastor Moody, Albus Dumbledore, Albus Severus Potter, Alecto Carrow, Alice Longbottom, Alicia Spinnet, Amelia Bones, Amos Diggory, Amycus Carrow, Andromeda Tonks, Angelina Johnson, Anthony Goldstein, Antioch Peverell, Antonin Dolohov, Apolline Delacour, Arabella Figg, Argus Filch, Ariana Dumbledore, Arthur Weasley, Augusta Longbottom, Augustus Rookwood, Avery, Barty Crouch Jr, Barty Crouch Sr, Bathilda Bagshot, Bellatrix Lestrange, Bill Weasley, Blaise Zabini, Cadmus Peverell, Cedric Diggory, Charlie Weasley, Cho Chang, Colin Creevey, Cormac McLaggen, Cornelius Fudge, Crabbe Sr, Damocles, Daphne Greengrass, Dean Thomas, Dedalus Diggle, Demelza Robins, Dennis Creevey, Dolores Umbridge, Draco Malfoy, Dudley Dursley, Eileen Prince, Eloise Midgen, Emmeline Vance, Ernie Macmillan, Euan Abercrombie, Evan Rosier, Fabian Prewett, Fenrir Greyback, Filius Flitwick, Firenze, Fleur Delacour, Flying Motorbike, Ford Anglia, Frank Longbottom, Fred Weasley, Gabrielle Delacour, Gellert Grindelwald, George Weasley, Gibbon, Gideon Prewett, Gilderoy Lockhart, Ginny Weasley, Godric Gryffindor, Goyle Sr, Grawp, Gregory Goyle, Hannah Abbott, Harry Potter, Helga Hufflepuff, Hermione Granger, Hestia Jones, Horace Slughorn, Hugo Weasley, Ignotus Peverell, Igor Karkaroff, Irma Pince, James (younger) Potter, James Potter, Jugson, Justin Finch-Fletchley, Katie Bell, Kendra Dumbledore, Kingsley Shacklebolt, Lavender Brown, Lee Jordan, Lily Evans Potter, Lily Potter, Lisa Turpin, Lucius Malfoy, Ludo Bagman, Luna Lovegood, Madam Pomfrey, Madam Rosmerta, Mafalda Hopkirk, Mandy Brocklehurst, Marcus Belby, Marcus Flint, Marge Dursley, Marietta Edgecombe, Marvolo Gaunt, Merope Gaunt, Michael Corner, Miles Bletchley, Millicent Bulstrode, Minerva McGonagall, Moaning Myrtle, Molly Weasley, Monsieur Delacour, Montague, Morphin Gaunt, Mulciber, Mundungus Fletcher, Narcissa Malfoy, Natalie McDonald, Neville Longbottom, Nott Sr, Nymphadora Tonks, OFC, Olivander, Oliver Wood, Olympe Maxime, OMC, Padma Patil, Pansy Parkinson, Parvati Patil, Peeves, Penelope Clearwater, Percival Dumbledore, Percy Weasley, Peter Pettigrew, Petunia Dursley, Pomona Sprout, Professor Sinistra, Professor Vector, Quirinus Quirrell, Rabastan Lestrange, Regulus Black, Remus Lupin, Rita Skeeter, Rodolphus Lestrange, Roger Davies, Rolanda Hooch, Romilda Vane, Ron Weasley, Rose Weasley, Rosier Sr, Rowena Ravenclaw, Rubeus Hagrid, Rufus Scrimgeour, Salazar Slytherin, Sally-Anne Perks, Scorpius Malfoy, Seamus Finnigan, Septimus Weasley, Severus Snape, Sibyll Trelawney, Sirius Black, Stan Shunpike, Stewart Ackerley, Susan Bones, Ted Tonks, Terrence Higgs, Terry Boot, Theodore [sic] Lupin, Theodore Nott, Tobias Snape, Tom Riddle, Tom Riddle Sr, Travers, Various, Verity, Vernon Dursley, Victoire Weasley, Viktor Krum, Vincent Crabbe, Voldemort, Walburga Black, Walden Macnair, Warrington, Wilkes, Xenophilius Lovegood, Yaxley, Zacharias Smith
* Genres: Action/Adventure, Angst, Comedy, Crossovers, Darkfic, Drabble, Drama, Erotica, Ficlet, Fluff, General, Horror, Mystery, Non-Fiction: Character Bios, Non-Fiction: Essays, Poetry, PWP, Romance, Tragedy, Trio
* Warnings: Alternate Universe, Angst, BDSM, Beastiality, Bloodplay, Bondage, Breathplay, Canon, chan, Character Death, Contains Spoiler for DH, Contains Spoiler for HBP, Crossdressing, D/S, Drug Usage, Dub-Con, Exhibitionism, Fanon, FemSlash, Gen, Graphic Violence, Het, Hurt/Comfort, Incest, Love/Hate, Major Fluff, Masturbation, Minor Character Death, Minor Fluff, Movie Canon, M-Preg, Necrophillia, Non-Con, OC, Orgy, Public Sex, Rape, Rimming, RST, Scat, Slash, Strong Language, Strong Sexual Content, Suicide, Threesome, Twincest, Underage, Vampirism, Violence, Voyeurism, Watersports, Weasleycest
Genres were defined on the Story Genres pageWayback link: Story Genres. (Accessed 20 June 2016.)
 
*Warnings were defined on the Story Warnings pageWayback link: Story Warnings. (Accessed 20 June 2016.)
 
==References==
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