Rowling describes at least four ways, including broomsticks, to move magically from place to place.

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Prisoners had makeshift weapons, including broomsticks and batons made of plastic bottles and other materials.

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Alex Benepe founded International Quidditch Association in 2007 as players on broomsticks started to take Quidditch more seriously.

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Even though close inspection of the MGM film suggests that three broomsticks were used in the shooting, Maddalena could not find proof that any had survived.

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Prisoners fought guards with makeshift weapons that included broomsticks when troops arrived to move them out of a communal wing of the section of the prison known as Camp 6, Durand said.

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Then the big boys with global licences arrive: Lego to make construction kits (build your own Hogwarts castle), Mattel to make Harry Potter toys, and Electronic Arts computer games including, finally, a chance to play the obscure game of Quidditch (a bit like an aerial version of polo, but with the contestants flying on broomsticks).

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