Q&A

Why was Harry allowed to use his broom in the Triwizard Tournament?

Why was Harry allowed to use his broom in the Triwizard Tournament?

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. He also used the broom to get past a Hungarian Horntail during the First Task of the Triwizard Tournament in 1994.

Can first years have brooms Harry Potter?

Harry Potter successfully summoning his broom in 1991 during Flying class While in the first year, it was required that every student took flying, so that they would learn the basics before the second year. If successful, the broom would have jumped up to their hand.

Can Muggles ride brooms?

Yes. Just have them get on a broom, and have a wizard cast Wingardium Leviosa at them. Muggles can’t fly using a broom, but they can fly on a broom.

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Do Muggles know about magic?

Muggles very rarely understood magic, even going to extreme lengths (and sometimes making themselves seem rather foolish to wizards) to ignore obvious occurrences of magic, and wizards very rarely understood technology. Even though the Muggles lacked magic, they still posed a threat to the wizarding world.

Who was the youngest Quidditch player before Harry?

Charlie Weasley was a Seeker on the Gryffindor Quidditch team. Oliver Wood stated “he could have played for England if he hadn’t gone off chasing dragons”. Harry Potter was the youngest Seeker in a century, making the Gryffindor team in his first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Who makes the Nimbus 1700?

the Nimbus Racing Broom Company
Producer. The Nimbus 1700 was produced by the Nimbus Racing Broom Company as part of their successful line of racing brooms.

Do broomsticks have magical cores?

Broomsticks had various magical spells cast on them to help with riding and flying. Over time these spells went from being simple, to being more complex in nature.