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HOGWARTS — Growing up as a bookworm, there were plenty of fictional adventures I would’ve died to do myself. I wished I could transform into an animal like an Animorph, get a custom-made dream blown into my window from the BFG and travel to the past like in “A Wrinkle in Time.”
Just like every other young adult reader coming of age in the early 2000s, I became obsessed with the magical “Harry Potter” series when it was released. As much as I wanted to ride a Hippogriff, cast spells, or use a time turner to take a few extra courses like Hermione, there’s something universally appealing about riding a broom.
A group of skydivers brought the dream of engaging in the Rowling-invented broom sport to life by playing Quidditch while skydiving.
The video — originally posted to Facebook — went viral quickly, because who wouldn’t want to watch some leather-clad House Cup hopefuls throw the quaffle and chase a golden snitch (though I didn’t see the latter, so I guess that means I’m a muggle).
The Facebook video had 10 million views in just 48 hours.
