Bludger

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A Bludger is a bewitched, heavy iron ball in the Harry Potter universe’s sport of Quidditch that violently zooms around the pitch trying to knock players off their brooms.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Bludgering 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Fictional object
Magical object
Quidditch equipment
activation Released from Quidditch trunk at start of match
appearsIn Harry Potter series NERFINISHED
appearsInBook Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets NERFINISHED
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows NERFINISHED
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire NERFINISHED
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince NERFINISHED
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix NERFINISHED
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone NERFINISHED
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban NERFINISHED
appearsInWorkOfFiction Quidditch NERFINISHED
behavior Seeks nearest players to attack
canCause Injuries to players
category Wizarding sports equipment
color Black
containedIn Quidditch trunk
controlledBy Beaters NERFINISHED
counteredBy Beaters NERFINISHED
createdBy Wizards NERFINISHED
createdByAuthor J. K. Rowling NERFINISHED
dangerLevel High
enchantmentType Aggressive flight charm
fictionalUniverse Harry Potter universe
firstPublicationAppearance 1997
function To knock players off their brooms
governedBy Quidditch rules
hasQuantityInStandardSet 2 Bludgers per Quidditch set
hitWith Beater’s bat
material Iron
movement Violently zooms around the Quidditch pitch
notableScene A rogue Bludger targets Harry Potter in a Quidditch match in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
numberPerGame 2
originUniverse Wizarding World NERFINISHED
property Bewitched NERFINISHED
Heavy
relatedTo Golden Snitch NERFINISHED
Quaffle NERFINISHED
requires Protective gear for players
requiresSkillFrom Beaters to redirect it
roleInGame Adds danger and challenge to Quidditch
setting Quidditch pitch NERFINISHED
shape Ball
target Broomsticks
Quidditch players
usedIn Quidditch match
usedInSport Quidditch NERFINISHED

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Quidditch equipmentUsed Bludger
Quidditch hasFoulType Bludger
this entity surface form: Bludgering