Quidditch Through the Ages is a very informative book, about the history of a wizarding sport (played on broomsticks) called quidditch. The rules of quidditch are simple. The objective of the game is to score more points than your opponents. Each goal is worth ten points and catching the Golden Snitch is worth one-hundred and fifty points. The game ends when the Snitch is caught.
In this fictional history book by wizard Kennilworthy Whisp, the amount of things I learned was extraordinary. It turns out, the sport got its name from Queerditch Marsh, the first ever recorded version of the game. I also found out that, before Bowman Wright invented the Golden Snitch, wizards were trying to catch and crush a bird called a Snidget. The brooms in the early 12th century were very unreliable and could only get a few feet off the ground, and travel at most 20 mph. Overall, I really liked this book.
Check out my review of the other titles in the Hogwarts Library series: Tales of Beedle the Bard, Fantastic Beasts
See my review of the original Harry Potter series here.