Table of Contents
- 1 How does Harry catch the snitch in his first game?
- 2 What happens the first time Harry sees the snitch and attempts to catch it?
- 3 Why did Harry swallow the snitch?
- 4 How did Harry catch the snitch to win his first Quidditch match?
- 5 How did Harry Potter get the message from the snitch?
- 6 Why did Harry kiss the Golden Snitch in Harry Potter?
How does Harry catch the snitch in his first game?
In Harry Potter’s very first match, which was against Slytherin, he caught the Snitch in his mouth during the 1991–1992 school year. Dumbledore put enchanted writing on the snitch that could only be read when Harry touched it to his mouth; it read “I open at the close”.
What happens the first time Harry sees the snitch and attempts to catch it?
What happens the first time Harry sees the Snitch and attempts to catch it? During the match, Harry loses control of his Nimbus 2000, which seems determined to buck him off and throw him hundreds of feet to the ground.
What happened to Harry during the first Quidditch match?
In actuality Harry had caught the Snitch in his mouth, as it was lodged in his throat he needed to remove it by coughing. His capture of the Snitch ended the match, thus Gryffindor won and scored 150 points and winning Gryffindor the match 170 to 60.
What does Harry Potter hold in his hand?
The presence of his loved ones was enough to give him the courage to keep going, and they remained with him until he made his way to where Voldemort was. At this point, the stone slipped from Harry’s hands and he never went to search for it, with the intention that it would be lost in the forest forever.
Why did Harry swallow the snitch?
Harry was almost able to catch it, however, he was fouled by Marcus Flint before he could get close enough, and the Snitch vanished in the confusion. As a result of this, Harry accidentally “caught” the Golden Snitch in his mouth.
How did Harry catch the snitch to win his first Quidditch match?
What happened after the first Quidditch match in the Order of the Phoenix?
After the match, tempers boil over. Harry goes after Malfoy for taunting him and he, along with Fred and George Weasley, is banned from playing again by Professor Umbridge, using the new powers she has just acquired under Educational Decree Twenty-Five (OP19).
How did Harry get the snitch out of his mouth?
A snitch has a flesh memory, meaning it wound open when the first flesh that touched it touched it again; Harry caught it by swallowing it. I would assume it has something to do with the fact that your lips and mouth have different skin to the rest of your body, so he had to touch it to that skin to make it open.
How did Harry Potter get the message from the snitch?
Once Hermione told him that the snitch was spelled to reveal flesh memories he remembered (belatedly) that he didn’t catch his first snitch with his hands but with his mouth… and almost swallowed it. By putting the snitch to his mouth he triggered its flesh memory of him, thus revealing the message that had been inscribed.
Why did Harry kiss the Golden Snitch in Harry Potter?
Harry didn’t kiss the Golden Snitch, he pressed his mouth to the snitch. Every Golden Snitch is worth a hundred and fifty points and catching the snitch would end the game. For the very same reason both teams Seekers try very hard to catch the snitch first. The snitch contains flesh memory in case of any disputed catch.
What was the name of the first Snitch Harry caught?
This Golden Snitch was the Snitch used in the first match between Gryffindor and Slytherin during the 1991-1992 season, where it was caught by Harry Potter. It was later used by Albus Dumbledore to posthumously ensure that Marvolo Gaunt’s ring would be safely delivered to Harry, while at the same time ensuring he could not access…