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Quidditch changes name to ‘quadball’ in break from Harry Potter author Rowling

By Misty Severi
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Quidditch changes name to ‘quadball’ in break from Harry Potter author Rowling


Officials in the real-life sport of Quidditch, modeled off the magical sport in the Harry Potter book series, unveiled its new name as “quadball” Tuesday in a move to separate the sport from the controversial views of author J. K. Rowling.

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