It was a match steeped in the history of the 1994 Quidditch World Cup. Renowned Bulgarian Seeker Viktor Krum, who recently came out of retirement, played alongside the children of two former teammates from the tournament that introduced him to the wizarding sporting world.Find out how the Bulgarian team fared against New Zealand in today’s edition of the Daily Prophet. Learn about the events during the match that caused Charlie Baverstock, manager of the New Zealand Quidditch team, to proclaim himself ‘madder than a bloke who’s been locked in a box of Fwoopers’.
Did Bulgaria manage to snatch victory from the Kiwis, or were the critics right to warn against including the 38-year-old Seeker in this year’s team?
Don’t forget you can follow the progress of all the teams with Pottermore’s ‘Route to the Final’, available to view here.