Kids In India Are Playing Quidditch

#1 Move Over Hogwarts

A school in the high mountains of northern India is now taking the game of Quidditch to a new level. 25-year-old traveling photographer Anshu Agarwal introduced the children to Harry Potter and the fantasy sport when trying to teach them to speak English. He began showing the series of films to the pupils every weekend, and they fell in love with the world of witchcraft and wizardry.

#2 The Isolated Himalayan Village Of Kalap Has A Quidditch Team

After the children repeatedly expressed their desire to become witches and wizards, Agarwal came up with a brilliant idea that would grant their wishes: Recreate the magical game of Quidditch the wizarding world's most beloved sport in their own village using a few makeshift props and the power of photography.

#3 The Children Were Photographed On A Bench For The Illusion

All of the kids got the chance to assemble and make their own broomsticks. "We constructed a nifty 1 foot high wooden bench, mimicked some broomsticks as shown in the movies and arranged for a volleyball," Agarwal says. "Many children of the village clustered around in different locations of the village for four consecutive Sundays as I captured them hopping on their broomsticks."

#4 Thank You Photoshop!

After getting all the images he needed to produce a perfect Quidditch match, Agarwal loaded them up into Photoshop, where he edited and stacked them together to give the appearance of an action-packed game. The resulting series is as heartwarming as it is clever.

#5 The Children Were Amazed Seeing Themselves Flying On Brooms

"Upon seeing the pictures, the kids' eyes popped out," Agarwal explains. "People there yelled out in amazement and I couldn't stop grinning because I knew that I managed to rope in some more magic into this already enchanted village."

#6 JK Rowling Approves

Agarwal posted the series on social media and received instant attention. The special editing effect is brilliantly executed, and even Harry Potter author, JK Rowling tweeted "I am amazed. This is exactly how I imagined the game in my head." The children are learning English at an accelerated speed, all thanks to the magic of Harry Potter and the creativity of photographer Agarwal.

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