Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them: 8 Possible Harry Potter Cameos
2. Roderick Plumpton
Quidditch will no doubt be making an appearance in Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them, and it would make sense for Newt to mention the most famous English player of the day when discussing the sport with his American counterparts, or perhaps even meet the player in person at an international match. During the early 1900s a team called the Tutshill Tornadoes were tearing up the British and Irish Quidditch League, winning five consecutive titles under the leadership of Roderick Plumpton. The world-renowned seeker also captained the English national team on 22 occasions, though his most famous moment on the Quidditch pitch happened as his Tornadoes side went up against the Caerphilly Catapults in 1921. In a move that would become known as the Plumpton Pass, the seeker managed to set a new world record when he caught the Golden Snitch after only three and a half seconds, casually scooping it up inside his sleeve. While some maintained that it was a genius catch, others believed that the Snitch simply flew up Plumptons sleeve and he knew little about it, though the player insisted that he meant it until his dying day. Considering that the Quidditch World Cup has been taking place every four years since 1473, news of this new record would have been of great interest to Wizarding communities the world over, especially in the USA. The Wizard sport is a big deal in the United States, and fans of the American National Quidditch Team take the game very seriously. In fact, they nearly caused an international incident at the 2014 World Cup after they kidnapped Liechtensteins mascot Hans the Augurey.
