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When we watched the Quidditch Championships on Harry Potter, we cheered for Gryffindor to take home the house cup.

And now, you can cheer on Ireland in a real-life Quidditch game.

Yep, Ireland is taking part in the European Quidditch Games in Oslo this week, and we're looking forward to seeing the skills the teams learned from the movies.

This will be the second edition of the biennial tournament, where countries are split into three groups of five teams.

Ireland is grouped with Slovakia, The Netherlands, Poland and Sweden.

The first ever European Games were won by France in 2015, and now Ireland is looking to take home the Quidditch trophy.

If you fancy catching a bit of the action, check out the link in the tweet above, where you can watch a live stream of the event.

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Over the past few years, Harry Potter has had a major comeback. And with the likes of Fantastic Beasts and The Cursed Child, it's safe to say Potter-mania is back and bigger than ever.

But one thing we love about the comeback, is the information JK Rowling is feeding us about the original books.

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And one of the most interesting reveals is how Quidditch came about.

According to the Edinburgh News, JK explained the background to why she included the sport in a rare edition of the first book.

"Quidditch was invented in a small hotel in Manchester, after a row with my (then) boyfriend.

"I had been pondering the things that hold a society together, cause it to congregate, and signify its particular character – and I knew it needed a sport.

"It infuriates men, in my experience (why is the snitch so valuable). [And that] is quite satisfying given my state of mind when I invented it."

Who knew something so magical could come from a fight with your fella?

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It’s a wonderful day to be a Harry Potter fan as J.K. Rowling today submitted her longest piece of original content to the fan website, Pottermore.com.

The 2,400 word entry by the author is entitled “History of the Quidditch World Cup”.

As well as providing a background to the epic games the piece also relives more famous past games such as The Tournament that Nobody Remembers which was held in Kazakhstan’s Ryn Desert back in 1877.

The first half of the work became available today while the second half will be uploaded on the 21st March.

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