| Event | Reference |
| A highly tense match. This was a particularly dirty match, with all sorts of tactics being put into play. | Prisoner of Azkaban |
| A rogue bludger chases Harry. Harry breaks his arm as a result, and Lockhart vaporizes the bones on accident trying to fix it. | Chamber of Secrets |
| Cancelled match. The match was cancelled due to issues with the Chamber of Secrets. | Chamber of Secrets |
| Cancelled season. Quidditch was cancelled during the Triwizard Tournament, because the field was needed. | Goblet of Fire |
| Captain not present. Harry landed himself in detention every single Saturday and missed last game. | Half Blood Prince |
| Debut of the Firebolt. Slytherin dresses up as dementors, trying to sabtoge the match | Prisoner of Azkaban |
| Dementor interference. Harry sees a big black dog in the stands, the dementors interfere in the match, and Harry's Nimbus breaks when he falls off. | Prisoner of Azkaban |
| Keeper substitution Ron was injured and in the Hospital Wing; Team used McLaggen | Half Blood Prince |
| Out of control broomstick. Harry's broom loses control; Hermione knocks Quirrell over and sets Snape's robes on fire, allowing Harry to gain control of his broom. | Sorcerer's Stone |
| Player suffers cracked skull Harry, actually. Happened during the match vs Hufflepuff | Half Blood Prince |
| Players fighting after the match. The debut of "Weasley is our King" by the Slytherins; the Weasley twins and Harry get banned for fighting after the match. | Order of the Phoenix |
| Players fighting after the match. Snape referees instead of Madam Hooch, Ron Weasley and Neville Longbottom get into a fight with Draco Malfoy, Vincent Crabbe, and Gregory Goyle. | Sorcerer's Stone |
| Potter absent from game. Harry was not present for this match, and Ravenclaw "steamrollered" them, giving Slytherin the House Cup lead. | Sorcerer's Stone |
| Quidditch World Cup Ireland wins, but the Bulgarian team catches the Snitch. The Dark Mark appears. | Goblet of Fire |
| Teams are switched at the last minute. Due to Malfoy's arm injury, Gryffindor plays Hufflepuff instead. | Prisoner of Azkaban |
| Unusually short match. "The best thing you could say about the match was that it was short; the Gryffindor spectators had to endure only twenty-two minutes of agony." | Order of the Phoenix |
