Seeker

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"Usually the lightest and fastest fliers, Seekers need both a sharp eye and the ability to fly one- or no-handed"

—Description of Seekers^[src]

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Gryffindor Seeker Harry Potter chasing the Golden Snitch.

Seeker is a position in the wizarding sport of Quidditch. There is one Seeker per team. The goal of the Seeker is to catch the Golden Snitch. They play a crucial role in Quidditch, as a game does not end until the Seeker catches the Snitch. A team whose Seeker catches the Snitch receives 150 points, which almost always wins the match for that team. Seekers are generally the smallest and lightest players on a team, and there is a certain glamour attached to playing as a Seeker. Generally, the Seeker is also the most fouled player on the team.

In team portraits, the Seeker sits in the middle of the first row.^[1]

History of the Seeker

The position of the Seeker, known as the Hunter, was introduced in response to Barberus Bragge's introduction of the Golden Snidget during a match in 1269 making it the newest position in the game.

Known Seekers

File:Seeker Badge - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban™.png

A blue Seeker Badge.

File:Seeker Badge (Brown and Maroon) - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince™.png

A brown-maroon Seeker Badge.

Team	Name
American National Quidditch team	Ariel Singleton
American National Quidditch team	Maximus Brankovitch III
Appleby Arrows	Gregory Cotton
Australian National Quidditch team	Lucy Karoonda
Bulgarian National Quidditch team	Viktor Krum
Chudley Cannons	Galvin Gudgeon
English National Quidditch team	Blythe Parkin
English National Quidditch team	Roderick Plumpton
Fitchburg Finches	Maximus Brankovitch III
French National Quidditch team	Cybèle Peltier
German National Quidditch team	Konrad Weiss
Grodzisk Goblins	Josef Wronski
Gryffindor Quidditch team	Charlie Weasley
	Ginny Weasley
	Harry Potter
	Unidentified Gryffindor seeker
Holyhead Harpies	Glynnis Griffiths
Hufflepuff Quidditch team	Cedric Diggory
Hufflepuff Quidditch team	Summerby
Irish National Quidditch team	Aidan Lynch
Japanese National Quidditch team	Shizuka Watanabe
Kenmare Kestrels	Aidan Kiely
Montrose Magpies	Eunice Murray
Montrose Magpies	Lennox Campbell
Nordic National Quidditch team	Tina Lundstrom
Puddlemere United	Benjy Williams
Pride of Portree	Dougal McBride
Ravenclaw Quidditch team	Cho Chang
Ravenclaw Quidditch team	Gilderoy Lockhart (claimed)
Slytherin Quidditch team	Draco Malfoy
	Harper
	Regulus Black
	Terence Higgs
Spanish National Quidditch team	Iñigo Fuente
Tutshill Tornados	Roderick Plumpton

Behind the scenes

In the film version of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry's father, James Potter, was said to have been a Seeker. However, J. K. Rowling has stated that James was a Chaser.^[2]

Appearances

Notes and references

Game of Quidditch

Officials: Quidditch referee
Player positions: Beater • Chaser • Keeper • Seeker
Playing equipment: Beater's bat • Bludger • Broomstick • Golden Snitch • Quaffle

[1] Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, ch. 10

[2] About the Books: transcript of J.K. Rowling's live interview on Scholastic.com

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