Who gave Harry Potter Nimbus 2000?

In the movie, professor Minerva McGonagall gives Harry Potter a Nimbus 2000 when he joins the Gryffindor Quidditch team. “I watched the first movie, and paused many times throughout the scene and saw that there were different styles for the shots and different versions,” he said.
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Why did McGonagall buy Harry a Nimbus 2000?

History. This broomstick was arranged for Harry by Professor Minerva McGonagall after he was given a spot on the Gryffindor Quidditch team, as Seeker. He rode this broom in all school Quidditch matches until 1993, when, during a match against Hufflepuff, he was attacked by Dementors and fell off his broom.
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Did Dumbledore buy Harry the Nimbus 2000?

And yet, very early on in his first year, Harry Potter is gifted a Nimbus 2000 by the head of his house Professor McGonagall.
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When did Harry Potter get the Nimbus 2000?

When Professor McGonagall saw Harry fly for the first time, she knew he would be a natural Seeker for the Gryffindor team. On the day of his first practice with Gryffindor Captain Oliver Wood, a brand new Nimbus 2000 arrives for Harry, courtesy of McGonagall.
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Who sent the second broom to Harry?

In Prisoner of Azkaban, Sirius Black anonymously sends Harry a Firebolt broom after the demise of Harry's Nimbus 2000 in the Whomping Willow.
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Why did Snape jinx the broom?

The truth came out when Professor Quirrell admitted to Harry that he'd jinxed the broom and claimed he'd have gotten away with it too if it hadn't been for those meddling counter-curses. In other words, Snape tried to save Harry's life, and the only thanks he got was being set on fire. Harsh.
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How did Sirius afford a Firebolt?

He used a cat. And no one thought that was weird. Crookshanks just waltzed into the quidditch store with money and a note to send a Firebolt to Harry Potter and the store clerk was just like, "oh, tots normal" and sent it along.
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Who gave Harry his third broom?

After being thoroughly tested (which included stripping it down), the broom was given back to Harry since Professor Flitwick and Madam Hooch found no jinxes, hexes or curses on it. Sirius later admitted to having sent the broom to Harry, calling it "thirteen birthdays' worth of presents from your godfather."
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What broom does Sirius give Harry?

Sirius Black bought and sent Harry a Firebolt at the end of the third book. I wondered about it for a while, because it seemed impossible; how did he buy a Firebolt, the best broom in the world, when he was one of the most wanted criminals in the country?
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Who gave Harry the mirror?

The mirror shard was a gift from Sirius given to Harry in “Order of the Phoenix.” The mirror is part of a set that allows people to communicate with each other. After Sirius' death, Harry put it in his school trunk and forgot about it.
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What was in Vault 713?

At the beginning of the first book, Gringotts Vault 713, a higher-security vault, held a small grubby bag, which we later learn contains the Philosopher's Stone. Albus Dumbledore sends Hagrid to retrieve it while he escorts Harry to Diagon Alley.
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Who paid for Harrys first broom?

Yes, it's established that the Firebolt was a gift from Sirius after learning about the Nimbus getting destroyed by the Whomping Willow in Harry's 3rd year match against Hufflepuff (The infamous Dementor Quidditch scene).
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Why didnt Snape help Quirrell?

In muttering his countercurse at the Quidditch pitch and saving Harry, Snape shows that either he already suspected and was under orders to stop Quirrell OR he was simply doing it because of his obligation to protect Harry from his promises to Dumbledore and because James saved him once, or for Lily's memory.
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Can Hermione fly on a broom?

In canon, I recall Hermione riding a broom once -- when escaping the Fiendfyre in the Room of Requirement during the Battle of Hogwarts. Even then, she was sitting behind Ron and Ron was in control of actually flying the broom.
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What broom does Draco have?

Comet 260. This broom has been owned by Draco Malfoy, Cho Chang and Nymphadora Tonks in the series.
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What is the fastest broomstick in Harry Potter?

The Firebolt was a world-class broomstick. It was the fastest at the time of its production, and was released in 1993. In time, the Firebolt broomstick was used by the Bulgarian and Irish International Quidditch Teams.
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How much is Firebolt worth?

In GoF, the Triwizard Tournament prize is a thousand galleons and that's a significant amount. While Harry's in Diagon Alley in PoA, he overhears that the Ireland Quidditch team put an order of 7. Going on this information, each Firebolt would probably be slightly over 200 galleons.
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Who gave Harry the Sneakoscope?

On 31 July, 1997, Hermione Granger gave Harry a Sneakoscope as a gift for his seventeenth birthday at breakfast, before a small celebration was held in his honour.
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Did Harry inherit the Black fortune?

Harry inherits all of Sirius's possessions, including the house at Grimmauld Place, the house-elf Kreacher, and Buckbeak the Hippogriff.
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Who gave Ginny the Firebolt?

FIREBOLT : Given by his Godfather, Sirius Black in third one!
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Who gave Harry invisible cloak?

Ten years later, Dumbledore gave Harry Potter the Cloak of Invisibility as a Christmas present anonymously and told him to "use it well".
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What form is Hermione's Patronus?

Hermione's patronus is an otter, which means Rowling based Hermione's patronus on her favorite animal. It makes sense that Rowling would choose her favorite animal for Granger. The author has said that she sees much of herself in the young wizard, including shared "insecurity and a great fear of failure."
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Did Crookshanks know Scabbers was an Animagus?

Yes, Crookshanks was half-kneazle and had a sense of what Scabbers truly was. Sirius actually explains that after he gained Crookshank's trust he was able to communicate to what "Scabbers" actually was.
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How did Harry Potter parents get so rich?

"Linfred was a vague and absent-minded fellow whose Muggle neighbours often called upon his medicinal services," Rowling explained. It was these "medicinal services," including "Skele-gro" and "Pepper Potion," that were the beginnings of the Potter family fortune.
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How much money is in Harry Potter's vault?

NeokratosRed used their majorly impressive mathematical skills to calculate that there's a minimum of 50,625 galleons in Harry's vault. Since we know one galleon is equal to around $25, the minimum amount of money in Harry's vault is a mind-blowing $1,265,625!
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