Madame Hooch

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Madame Hooch

Background

Madame Hooch is the professor of flying at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. She is also in charge of Quidditch matches.


During the events of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) played by Zoe Wanamaker

Madame Hooch teaches the students how to ride their broomsticks. Neville Longbottom loses control of his broomstick and eventually falls and breaks his wrist. Madame Hooch then takes Neville to the hospital. The Quidditch games starts with Oliver Wood, Harry Potter, Katie Bell, Fred Weasley, George Weasley, Angelina Johnson and Alicia Spinnet on the Gryffindor team and Adrian Pucey, Marcus Flint and Terrence Higgs on the Slytherin team, while Lee Jordan is the announcer for the game. Angelina Johnson scores the first points, followed by Katie Bell. Marcus Flint takes the Beater club and knocks Oliver Wood unconscious with the Bludger and Slytherin starts to come back into the game. As Harry starts to go after the Snitch, his broom starts to act on its own. Harry is able to regain control of his broom and catches the Snitch in his mouth and wins the game for Gryffindor.