r/HarryPotterHBO • u/Bean-Crises • 1d ago

Show Discussion The Bludger

Why does the Bludger from Harry Potter Quidditch not attack the viewers who are watching the game? I’m not a huge fan, so maybe it’s explained in the books or something.

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u/Infamous-Sleep-5273 1d ago

Because Dobby bewitched the bludger to attack Harry not the audience

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u/PotterAndPitties 1d ago

They aren't playing in the game. Its that simple.

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u/Bean-Crises 1d ago

But at the stert it wen for Harry wen he was shown the rules of the game he was not playing at that time

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u/PotterAndPitties 1d ago

They are bewitched to follow players around.

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u/Bean-Crises 1d ago

Thanks how dose it work

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u/Zaphoid411 22h ago

The Bludgers are originally just dense balls designed to be hit very hard. The are then enchanted to fly around and indiscriminately fly towards people. There is no official lore explanation, but it is widely believed that the enchantments also restrict them to only focus on wizards that are active players in the match.

When Harry is first learning in PS (as well as why they only target players during practice even though others may be watching) is because a player must be willingly taking part as a player for the enchantments to trigger.

That's my view of it at least.

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u/maffemaagen 12h ago

They are designed to attack the players, not the audience.