<P> According to David K. Steege, the books "follow very closely the school story tradition of making games and sports central to the boarding school experience; some of the most vivid and popular scenes in the series take place on the playing field ." However, some critics have claimed that Rowling's presentation of Quidditch reinforces gender inequality . For example, Heilman and Donaldson argue that the female players ultimately have little impact on the outcome of the game, and it has also been noted that the female players on the Gryffindor Quidditch team have very few lines . This view has been disputed by Mimi R. Gladstein, who points to the presence of female players on the victorious Irish team at the Quidditch World Cup . She argues: "The inclusion of female Quidditch players at the highest level of the sport is done without a trace of self - consciousness and their inclusion isn't an issue within the minds of the characters ." </P> <P> Quidditch has been criticised for the emphasis it places on the catching of the Snitch . Rowling claims that Quidditch is a sport that "infuriates" men in particular, who are bothered by the unrealistic scoring system . </P> <P> There have been small - scale attempts to adapt Quidditch to readily available technology, using bicycles, and unicycles . </P> <P> In the real world, the word "Quidditch" occurs in some English placenames (long before the Harry Potter stories were written), and seems to come from Anglo - Saxon cwǣð - dīc = "mud - ditch". </P>

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