sports

A Plea for Creativity:

An Op Ed

By Skip McFlipperdip

When it comes to variety in sports, let’s face it, the wizarding world is severely lacking compared to our muggle friends. They have everything from volleyball, basketball, baseball, better football, worse football, cricket (which curiously doesn’t involve any actual crickets), rugby, and so on. And while the names are mostly uninspired, the uniqueness of each sport cannot be denied.

What does wizard kind have in comparison? Quidditch for the Brits and quodpot for the yanks. (Some will argue that gobstones is a sport, but we all know they’re wrong.) This can’t be the peak of magical athleticism, right? I don’t know about you, but I personally find broom sports agonizingly boring. Quidditch might as well be a game between two seekers for all the good the rest of the team does. As for quodpot, if I wanted to watch grown adults play glorified hot potato I’d visit my in-laws for Christmas more often. Don’t even get me started on broom racing.

So I implore the athletic geniuses of our world: this can’t be it. Somebody please make a better magical sport. Don’t look at me though. I have no suggestions to offer, only complaints. Until then, you can find me snoozing in the stands at the next world cup.

(written by KackelDackel)