Quidditch Through the Ages 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 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. 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
Religious debates over the Harry Potter series was ranked seventh on the list of the most challenged books in American libraries between 1990 and 2000 despite having been first published in the United States in 1998. In 1999, the "Harry Potter" books were challenged 23 times in 13 states. According to the American Library Association, they are now the most challenged books of the 21st century. However, the ALA notes that overall, opposition to "Harry Potter" in the US appears to be waning; having topped the list of the most challenged books in American schools in many previous years, they have to date failed to reappear in