14 December 1997 Who: Hogwarts Students & Staff When: 14 Dec 1997 | 12pm - 5pm Where: Quidditch Pitch What: Hufflepuff vs Ravenclaw Match
Hufflepuff vs Ravenclaw
Quidditch Pitch | 12pm - 5pm
A heavy snow fell for most of the morning and managed to clear to a steady light snowfall around the release of the Hufflepuff vs Ravenclaw quidditch match at noon. With temperatures around 3°C/32°F and a strong northern wind spectators were bundled up on the stands, but most of the school still managed to fill the stands in anticipation of the rivaled quidditch pairing.
Both teams played relatively fairly, with limited fouls, and only minor injuries. Ravenclaw managed to take the lead quickly with goal points, however two hours into the game Hufflepuff managed to get a second wind. The two teams traded off in successive goals, only to fall three or four goals behind at once.
Ravenclaw's own, Eddie Belby, caught the snitch at 4:53pm. The catch was a non-competition, considering Hufflepuff's replacement for Simon Summerby (who had been missing since December 12th) was a nervous Patrick Diggle, Hufflepuff 5th year. The snitch chase lasted a mere 30 seconds by Belby, with Diggle not even realizing the snitch had been spotted.