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The Holyhead Harpies are a very old Welsh Quidditch team in the British and Irish Quidditch League. They are known for only having female players.[1]

Uniform[]

Holyhead Harpies uniform

The Harpies wear dark green robes with a golden talon upon their chest.[1]

History[]

The Harpies were founded in 1203 and joined the British and Irish Quidditch League in 1694.[1]

In 1953, they defeated the Heidelberg Harriers one of the finest Quidditch game ever played. After seven days of playing, Harpies' Seeker Glynnis Griffiths caught the Golden Snitch in spectacular fashion. Captain of the Harriers', Rudolf Brand then proposed to Harpies' Captain Gwendolyn Morgan who hit him with her Cleansweep Five and left him with a concussion.[1]

Known players[]

Notes and sources[]

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Quidditch Through the Ages, Chapter Seven: Quidditch Teams of Britain and Ireland