Chicago Muggles Get the Quaffle Flying

From: Curie Youth Radio
Length: 00:02:33

Five teenaged Harry Potter fans "muggle-ize" a Quidditch game in a Chicago park. Read the full description.
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Piece Description

Action packed! Hear five Chicago teens lunge for the quaffle and search for the Snitch as they make their own Quidditch game in Marquette Park in  Chicago.  One teen narrates the game and invites you to experience the proud nerdiness of her Harry Potter obsession.

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Review of: Chicago Muggles Get the Quaffle Flying

"The teams scramble to the middle tennis court, Jessica’s long black cape flying out around her horizontally crimson and gold striped hoody.” Laughter ensues! Kathryn Kaye has created a funny and short piece about teens playing a mythical game in the real world. The audio is well mixed, between the narrator’s voice, her friend’s laughter, and the background audio of the park, it does indeed create a mental image. I would love more content though, why the game came to be, who thought of the rules etc… This feature is certainly complete in form, with the rules, action, and end of the game, “And Gryffindor Cannonballs win!!"

Air this piece when looking for a bite of youthful exuberance, Harry Potter obsession and random activities.

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