The sport of Quidditch came into being a little more than 10 years ago. But for most of that time, it was just an imagined game - the sport of witches and wizards in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter books. It involves flying broomsticks and magically charmed balls. But in 2004 some adventurous Middlebury College students wondered if they could rewrite the Quidditch rules to suit a more earthbound crowd. NHPR Correspondent Sean Hurley recently attended the College Quidditch World Cup at Middlebury's Vermont campus He wanted to see how well the game held up on its strange journey from the page to the pitch.

With bargain hunters looking for the best Holiday sales, one store in Nashua is offering toys that the owner is sure kids will love. He should know – he’s just a kid himself. New Hampshire Public Radio’s Avishay Artsy reports.

The New Hampshire Food Bank has embraced the old proverb: give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. The Food Bank has begun a new program that trains unemployed and underemployed people for jobs in the food service industry. New Hampshire Public Radio’s Dan Gorenstein reports.

The problems facing the nation’s Big Three Automobile manufacturers may seem far away in Detroit. The economic problems of Ford, GM and Chrysler could ripple across the country. A shutdown of the automakers could also close dealerships and jeopardize jobs with companies in the state that supply the auto industry. NHPR’s David Darman has more.