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{{Short description|2001 book by J. K. Rowling}}
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{{Infobox book
| name           = Quidditch Through the Ages
| image          = Quidditchthroughtheages.jpg
| caption        = 
| author         = [[J. K. Rowling]]<br />(credited as Kennilworthy Whisp)
| cover_artist  = [[Richard Horne (artist)|Richard Horne]]
| illustrator    = 
| series         = ''[[Harry Potter]]''
| release_number = 
| genre          = Fantasy
| publisher      = {{ubl
 |[[Bloomsbury Publishing|Bloomsbury]] (UK) (Canada 2010–present)
 |[[Arthur A. Levine Books|Arthur A. Levine]]/<br />[[Scholastic Corporation|Scholastic]] (US)
 |[[Raincoast Books|Raincoast]] (Canada 1998–2010)
 }}
| pub_date       = 12 March 2001
| pages          = 56
| isbn           = 978-1338340563
| preceded_by    = 
| followed_by    = 
}}
'''''Quidditch Through the Ages''''' is a 2001 book written by British author [[J. K. Rowling]] using the pseudonym of Kennilworthy Whisp about [[Quidditch]] in the [[Harry Potter universe|''Harry Potter'' universe]]. It purports to be the [[Hogwarts]] library's copy of the non-fiction book of the same name mentioned in several novels of the ''[[Harry Potter]]'' series.

The book benefits the [[BBC]] affiliated charity [[Comic Relief (charity)|Comic Relief]]. Over 80% of the cover price of each book sold goes directly to poor children in various places around the world.

==Synopsis==
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In 2001, Rowling penned two companion books to the ''Harry Potter series'', ''Quidditch Through the Ages'' and ''[[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (book)|Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them]]'', for British charity and offshoot of Live Aid, Comic Relief<ref>{{Cite web |title=Transcript of JK Rowling's Chat for Comic Relief |url=http://www.scholastic.com/harrypotter/books/author/interview3.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080316121627/http://www.scholastic.com/harrypotter/books/author/interview3.htm |archive-date=16 March 2008}}</ref> with all of her royalties going to the charity. As of July 2008, the books combined are estimated to have earned over $30&nbsp;million for Comic Relief.<ref>{{Cite web |title=JKR/WB vs. RDR Books Transcript, Day One |url=http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/system/files/Trial+Transcript+Day+1.txt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080521185808/http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/system/files/Trial+Transcript+Day+1.txt |archive-date=21 May 2008}}</ref> The two books have since been made available in hardcover.

==Audiobook adaptation==
The book was recorded as an unabridged audiobook in 2018 and read by [[Andrew Lincoln]]. The [[Audible (store)|Audible]] version of the audiobook also includes over an hour and a half of bonus content. This includes the history of the ''Quidditch World Cup'' – written for [[Pottermore]] by [[J. K. Rowling]] in 2014 – narrated by Andrew Lincoln, and the ''Daily Prophet''{{'}}s coverage of the ''2014 Quidditch World Cup'' – also written by J. K. Rowling – narrated by Imogen Church (in the character of [[Ginny Potter]]) and [[Annette Badland]] (as [[Rita Skeeter]]).

In 2019, the American Library Association named it one of the top ten Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) |date=10 January 2019 |title=2019 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults |url=http://www.ala.org/yalsa/2019-amazing-audiobooks-young-adults |access-date=4 April 2021 |website=American Library Association |language=en}}</ref>
==Fictional book==
Within the fictional world of ''Harry Potter'', ''Quidditch Through the Ages'' is written by Kennilworthy Whisp, a renowned [[Quidditch]] expert.<ref>{{cite web | last=Mohsin | first=Maria | title=Quidditch Through The Ages: Dive deeper into the wizarding world of Harry Potter | website=The Business Standard | date=2020-11-19 | url=https://www.tbsnews.net/splash/quidditch-through-ages-dive-deeper-wizarding-world-harry-potter-159943 | access-date=2025-06-29}}</ref>

In both the fictional and real-world it is the definitive handbook on the history and intricacies of the game. It also serves as a catalogue of the many British Quidditch teams. When [[Severus Snape]] caught [[Harry Potter (character)|Harry]] outside the school with this book in ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'', he invented the rule that no library books were allowed outside the school and confiscated it.

===Kennilworthy Whisp===
In the ''Harry Potter'' universe, '''Kennilworthy Whisp''' is a Quidditch expert and fanatic who has written many books about the sport. He lives in [[Nottinghamshire]], where he divides his time with "wherever the Wigtown Wanderers are playing this week." His hobbies include backgammon, vegetarian cookery, and collecting vintage [[broomstick]]s. According to Whisp, the Firebolt/Nimbus 2000 is the best broomstick.

==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070607001251/http://www.scholastic.com/harrypotter/books/author/interview3.htm Interview with J. K. Rowling about her book ''Quidditch Through the Ages'']

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