Why did McGonagall gave Harry the Nimbus 2000?

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 Professor McGonagall buy Harry the 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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Who got Harry the Nimbus 2000 in the book?

Harry Potter has owned several broomsticks. Harry started using the average school broomstick. Later in his first year, Minerva McGonagall sent him a Nimbus 2000 after he became part of Gryffindor Quidditch Team.
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Why did McGonagall take Harry's broom?

History. Minerva McGonagall taking Harry's Firebolt away, so that it could undergo the stripping-down process Correctly suspecting that Sirius Black sent it, Hermione Granger reported it to Professor McGonagall. McGonagall then confiscated it for testing, in order to ensure Harry's safety.
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What did McGonagall give Harry that surprised everyone?

What did Professor McGonagall give to Harry that surprised everyone? Professor McGonagall gave Harry a Nimbus 2000 broomstick so he could join the Gryffindor Quidditch team.
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How Much Did Harry's Firebolt from Sirius Black Cost? - Harry Potter Theory



Is filch McGonagall's son?

There isn't even a hint of confusion to anyone who has read the books, (who would know that Professor Minerva McGonagall never married and * has no children, and that Filch's full name is Argus Filch so they don't have the same last name anyway, and also his magical family is ashamed of his being a squib and I don't ...
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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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Is a Firebolt better than a Nimbus 2000?

The Firebolt can go up to 150 miles per hour in ten seconds. It was named a world-class broom and was used by professional Quidditch players during the 1994 Quidditch World Cup. It became the fastest-selling broom on the market, surpassing both the Nimbus 2000 and the Nimbus 2001.
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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 fastest broom Prisoner of Azkaban?

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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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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Who gave Harry invisible cloak?

In the first book of the series, "Harry Potter & The Sorcerer's Stone," headmaster Albus Dumbledore gifts Harry an invisibility cloak, which belonged to Harry's deceased father, James. The gift included a note: "Your father left this in my possession when he died. It is time it was returned to you. Use it well."
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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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Why is it called Nimbus 2000?

Broomstick information

The Nimbus 2000 was a broomstick produced by the Nimbus Racing Broom Company as part of their successful line of racing brooms.
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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 a Muggle fly a broom?

Wands and brooms (and flying cars) are tools that channel magic. Thus the same way that Muggles cannot use wands to perform magic, they wouldn't be able to use brooms to fly.
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What is the fastest flying broom 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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Does Harry own a Nimbus 2001?

In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry's Nimbus 2000 subsequently manages to be faster than Draco's Nimbus 2001, as seen in the Quidditch Match, Gryffindor vs Slytherin.
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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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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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What spell did Hermione use to set Snape's cloak on fire?

Lacarnum Inflamari was the incantation of a charm used to ignite cloaks or other items of clothing worn by individuals.
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Does Snape alert the order?

After Harry's and Dumbledore's Army's escape and flight to the ministry it was Snape that alerted the Order about what had happened.
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Why did Quirrell mess with Harry's broom?

History. This jinx was used by Quirinus Quirrell on Harry Potter's Nimbus 2000 in 1991, during a Quidditch match. It was an attempt to murder Harry for Lord Voldemort. No one in the stands detected Quirrell of using this jinx, except Professor Severus Snape, who attempted to save Harry with a counter-curse.
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