On Sunday October 12th the Stockton Quidditch club held a Hero’s vs Villains homecoming tournament. This event is held every year for Stockton’s homecoming weekend and is open for the public to view and even participate in. The purpose of the event was to help promote the club and the sport while also raising money by selling fun tee shirts. This event was effective at promoting Quidditch as a fun and accepting game and it even raised a good deal of money for tee shirt sales. The event was ran by seasoned Quidditch players split into two teams, the hero’s and the villains. The hero’s wore white and the villains wore black and both had the names of a famous hero or villain embroidered across the back of the player’s shirts, i.e. Iron man and Darth Vader. The game was fast paced, action packed, humorous and, most importantly, fun both to watch and play. Even audience members got involved and were taught how to play by the Quidditch club members. At the end of the day people left with a better appreciation and understanding for the game of Quidditch. I went to this event because I am a member of the organization, and went to it as a formality, but I was pleasantly surprised and genuinely had a good time. My favorite part about the whole experience however was seeing all the other fellow Harry Potter fans dressed up and supporting the event. It was a crowd full of geeks and I couldn’t feel more at home. Another part of the event that will stick with me was when members of the audience were asked if they wanted to play. The reason why was that I got to see kids hop on a broom stick and run around watching their faces light up, even if for just a moment, as if they were actually in the magical world of Harry Potter. After attending this event I most certainly will be returning next year and hopefully be playing in it as well. At the end of the day I left the pitch with a cool new tee shirt and smile on my face.