A variant of Quidditch, Quodpot was invented in the eighteenth
century by Abraham Peasegood, and is the most popular wizarding
game in the United States. Peasegood travelled to the United
States from England, and, during the trip, his wand came into
contact with a Quaffle in his trunk. The resulting interaction
meant that, when he took the Quaffle out and began throwing it
around, it exploded in his face. Having a lively sense of
humour, Peasegood and his friends set about recreating the
effect on a series of leather balls, and the game of Quodpot was
born. Centred around the explosive properties of the ball, known
as the Quod, a game of Quodpot is played between two teams with
eleven players each. The players attempt to get the Quod into
the pot at the end of the pitch before it explodes. When the
Quod is safely in the pot - which contains a solution to stop
the Quod from exploding - the scorer's team gets a point and a
new Quod is brought into play. Any player in possession of the
Quod when it explodes must