Beater

Harry Potter using a Beater's bat during a session of Quidditch practice with Oliver Wood

"...you have two Beaters on each team — it's their job to protect their side from the Bludgers and try and knock them towards the other team."

— Description of the position

Beater was a position in the wizarding sport of Quidditch. There were two Beaters on every Quidditch team, and they were the only players on the pitch who had bats, although it was not a foul for a Beater to temporarily pass a bat to a non-Beater in a match.

Their job was to keep the Bludgers away from their team and at the same time try and aim the Bludgers towards the opposite team. However, aiming Bludgers at the audience was a foul known as Bumphing.

History

Beaters had probably existed in the game of Quidditch since the introduction of the Bludger. Beaters were not meant to be goal scorers, and there was no indication that any Beater had ever handled the Quaffle during gameplay.

Jacob's sibling played Beater for their House during the 1986–1987 school year, replacing Bean, who was suspended from playing Quidditch for the season due to her low marks.

Traits

Beaters needed to be well built, having considerable physical strength in their arms since they were charged with hitting the Bludgers throughout the whole match. Because of this, most of the beaters throughout history had been wizards rather than witches playing in this position. However, there had been exceptions, such as the famous Captain of the Holyhead Harpies, Gwenog Jones, among others.

Beaters also needed to have good balance, as they were, at times, required to take both hands off their broomstick.

Known Beaters

Team	Name
American National Quidditch team	Greg Ruczinski
	Troy Duvall
Australian National Quidditch team	Kelly Whakkaarangapawarau
	Kylie Meadows
Ballycastle Bats	Finbar Quigley
Bulgarian National Quidditch team	Ivan Volkov
	Pyotr Vulchanov
Chudley Cannons	Joey Jenkins
English National Quidditch team	Dawn Withey
	Indira Choudry
Falmouth Falcons	Karl Broadmoor
	Kevin Broadmoor
French National Quidditch team	Alain Lacroix
	Ninon Saucet
German National Quidditch team	Elena Eldritch
	Katrina von Glockenspieler
Gryffindor Quidditch team	Andrew Kirke
	Fred Weasley
	George Weasley
	Jack Sloper
	Jimmy Peakes
	Ritchie Coote
Holyhead Harpies	Gwenog Jones
Hufflepuff Quidditch team	Anthony Rickett
	Maxine O'Flaherty
	Michael McManus
Irish National Quidditch team	Connolly
	Quigley
Japanese National Quidditch team	Keiko Takahashi
	Minaka Hirakata
Nordic National Quidditch team	Asgard Pettersson
	Asgeir Knutsen
Ravenclaw Quidditch team	Duncan Inglebee
	Jason Samuels
Slytherin Quidditch team	Gregory Goyle
	Lucian Bole
	Peregrine Derrick
	Vincent Crabbe
Spanish National Quidditch team	Tiago Montoya
	Vasco Santini
Undetermined Hogwarts House team	Bean
	Dobbin
	Erika Rath
	Jacob's sibling
Wimbourne Wasps	Ludo Bagman

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First appearance)
• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)
• Quidditch Through the Ages
• Pottermore
• Harry Potter (website)
• Daily Prophet Newsletters (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup
• Harry Potter Trading Card Game
• LEGO Harry Potter
• LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
• LEGO Harry Potter
• Harry Potter: The Character Vault (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
• Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
• Harry Potter: Magic Awakened
• Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions