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University of Northern Colorado s Genae Gerardi, left, passes the quaffle before Emma Cohn can hit her with a bludger while playing Quidditch on Thursday near Gunter Hall. The game of Quidditch comes from the Harry Potter books and movies.
University of Northern Colorado s Genae Gerardi, left, passes the quaffle before Emma Cohn can hit her with a bludger while playing Quidditch on Thursday near Gunter Hall. The game of Quidditch comes from the Harry Potter books and movies.
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Getting your player ready...

The coed athletes, donning yellow T-shirts, shorts and running shoes under a midday sun, look like any other intramural team.

The coach looks and sounds like any other — albeit a touch nerdy with his thick-rimmed eyeglasses — instructing the troops to do warm-ups. “OK, three laps around the hoops, that’s all you need!” he says to his charges at Gunter Field.

This is where things get a little — uh — weird.

“With our brooms between our legs?” asks Brian Guiducci, a freshman.

Clearly, what sets apart the phenomenon of Quidditch — currently sweeping a college campus near you, including the University of Northern Colorado — are the brooms.

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