Hogwarts Quidditch Captain

A **Captain**, or **Quidditch Captain**, was an additional position in the wizarding sport of Quidditch. The Captain of a Quidditch team might call for "time-out" during a match, end a match should Captains of both playing teams gave mutual consent, and at Hogwarts use the Prefects' Bathroom.

## Hogwarts Quidditch Captains

Quidditch Captains at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry were students and members of a House Quidditch team appointed to be in charge of their House team. Heads of House appointed one member of their House Quidditch team to be the captain. The student would presumably continue to be captain until they graduated, barring severe injury or misconduct. Only one Quidditch Captain existed in a House at a time.

Unlike prefects being firmly chosen from only the fifth-year students and above of each house, the exact requirement and restriction for choosing team captains is unknown, seeing as captains of the Gryffindor Quidditch team, Oliver Wood was appointed in either his fourth year or fifth year, Angelina Johnson in her seventh year, and Harry Potter in his sixth year, thus an age requirement might not have existed. It is however proven that Quidditch captaincy was not a simple matter of seniority on the team, as shown in the case of Harry Potter being made captain, while a member of his team, Katie Bell, was a year older than him, although she would have joined the team around the same time.

### Role

> That gives you equal status with prefects! You can use our special bathroom now and everything!
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> Hermione Granger to Harry Potter when he was made captain, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

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When a Quidditch team member was appointed as Captain, they would retain their previous position (either ***Beater***, ***Chaser***, ***Keeper*** or ***Seeker***) as well as assuming their additional responsibilities: Being required to hold Quidditch trials, plan training sessions and organise their House teams, and also responsible for almost anything regarding their House team activities and members.

Captains were given status similarly equal to that of prefects, being given a silver badge to wear on their school uniform or on their Quidditch robes during matches or practising, and were allowed to use the Prefects' Bathroom. However, unlike prefects, Captains were not allowed to dock House points.

### Gryffindor Quidditch team

 1991–1994
 1995–1996
 1996–1997

### Hufflepuff Quidditch team

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### Ravenclaw Quidditch team

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## Appearances

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## Notes and references

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1. ↑ Template:QTA - Rule #2.
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3. ↑ Template:PS - *"“We know Oliver’s speech by heart,” Fred told Harry, “we were on the team last year.”"* This implies that Oliver was captain in the previous year, 1990, as he was giving the same speech.
4. ↑ Template:PS - *"Bill was head boy and Charlie was captain of Quidditch."* As Charlie's last year at Hogwarts was 1990-1991 it's likely that he would be Quidditch Captain his final year with Oliver becoming captain the next year, 1991.