I have to say, if I were a Harry-Potter-loving college aged dork, I’d be pretty damn excited to read about the RL (Real Life) Quidditch being played at colleges like Vassar (NY) and Middlebury (VT), who even hosted a big tournament, sans Port Keys. Here’s the highlight vid from YouTube:

Seriously, this looks like of fun. I could see this actually taking off, the FSM knows there’s enough Harry Potter fans to recruit from. The rules of RL Quidditch are pretty simple, each team has Chasers who try to throw a deflated soccer ball through three goals, Beaters who bludgeon the other team with red colored soccer balls, a Keeper who tries to protect the goals, and Seekers who have to chase down the Snitch, a fit guy dressed in yellow who has the range of the whole campus to run around in to avoid capture. Watch Vassar’s video for a more indepth breakdown of the rules and game play.

Pure Dork Awesome.