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
The Books of Magic began publishing a series of "Books of Magic" young adult novels under the Eos imprint, adapted from the comics series, by Carla Jablonski. Each novel featured cover art by Christopher Moeller. The first book is based on the original miniseries. The subsequent books are based on story arcs in the second series; except "The Children's Crusade", which is based on the Vertigo crossover event of the same name. A film version of "The Books of Magic" has been in development hell for many years. It was originally optioned "by Warners some years before the first Harry Potter book was published"