Slytherin Quidditch Team

**Angelina Johnson**: "*Well, they don’t look bright enough to tell one end of a broom from another, but then I was always surprised Derrick and Bole managed to find their way onto the pitch without signposts.*"
**Harry Potter**: "*Crabbe and Goyle are in the same mould.*"
— The Slytherin Quidditch team's questionable choice of players, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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.

## Quidditch team information

### HomeTownWorld

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

### Rivals

* Gryffindor Quidditch team
* Hufflepuff Quidditch team
* Ravenclaw Quidditch team

### Entire Known Players

***Beater*s**:* Unidentified (1991–1992)
* Unidentified II (1991–1992)
* Peregrine Derrick (1993–1995)

***Chaser*s**:

* Marcus Flint (1991–1994)
* Graham Montague (1991–1996)
* Adrian Pucey (1991–1996)
* Cassius Warrington (1993–1996)
* Urquhart (1996–1997)
* Vaisey (1996–1997)

***Keeper*s**:

* Miles Bletchley (1991–1996)

***Seeker*s**:

* Terence Higgs (1991)
* Draco Malfoy (1992–1997)

**Captains**:

* Marcus Flint (1991–1994)
* Urquhart (1996–1997)

## History

### 1991–1992 school year

> He didn't catch it, he nearly swallowed it.
>
> Marcus Flint protesting Harry Potter's catch of the Snitch., Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

    ***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

> Funny you should mention Draco’s father. Let me show you the generous gift he’s made to the Slytherin team. Very latest model. Only came out last month, I believe it outstrips the old Two Thousand series by a considerable amount. As for the old Cleansweeps — sweeps the board with them.
>
> Lucius Malfoy's donation to the Slytherin Quidditch team, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

    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.

## Uniforms and equipment

Slytherin Seeker Draco Malfoy WU.PNGBrilliant Slytherin Chaser WU.pngThe 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.

## Behind the scenes

* In the film adaptation of *Harry-Potter and-the Sorcerer's S Stone (film)*, ***Miles Bletchley*** was portrayed as a girl.
* In *Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince* (film), ***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 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, 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

* *Harry-Potter and-the Sorcerer's S Stone* (film) (First Entire Appearance)
* *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets* (film)
* *Harry Potter and the Prisoner Of Azkaban* (film)
* *Harry Potter and The Order-Of-The Phoenix* (film)
* *Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince* (film)

## Notes and references

1. ↑ *Harry-Potter and-the Sorcerer's S Stone* (film), Chapter 11
2. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets* (film), Chapter 7
3. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets* (film), Chapter 10