Neville breaks his wrist during flying lessons• Event
He kicks off the ground a bit too vigorously, shoots straight up into the air, then falls off his broom. Madam Hooch takes him to the Hospital Wing, where, as Neville put it later, “Madam Pomfrey mended it in about a minute” (PS9). Read MoreNimbus 1000
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Broomsticks
The Nimbus 1000 was a revolutionary racing broom invented in 1967 by the Nimbus Racing Broom Company (QA9). Features: Speeds of more than 100 miles per hour 360-degree turns in mid-air Improved on the Oakshaft 79 and the Cleansweeps Soon became popular with professional Quidditch teams in Europe… Read MoreNimbus 1001
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Broomsticks
The Nimbus 1001 is an early model from the Nimbus Racing Broom Company, following the success of the Nimbus 1000 (QA9). Read MoreNimbus 1500
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Broomsticks
The Nimbus 1500 is a subsequent version of the famous Nimbus 1000 from the Nimbus Racing Broom Company (QA9). Read MoreNimbus 1700
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Broomsticks
The Nimbus 1700 is a later version of the original Nimbus 1000 created by the Nimbus Racing Broom Company (QA9). Read MoreNimbus 2000
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Broomsticks
The Nimbus 2000 is a high-end broomstick produced by the Nimbus Racing Broom Company. Harry Potter heard some boys admiring them in a shop window – “the new Nimbus Two Thousand – fastest ever” – during his first visit to Diagon Alley with Hagrid (PS5). Harry’s first… Read MoreThe Nimbus 2000 broomstick is released• EventNimbus 2001
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Broomsticks
The Nimbus 2001 is a deluxe model broom from the Nimbus Racing Broom Company and designer Devlin Whitehorn, which dominated the market in the late 20th century and outsold other racing brooms three-to-one (Pm). In Harry’s Second Year, the Slytherin Quidditch Team was outfitted with Nimbus 2001 racing… Read MoreNimbus Racing Broom Company
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Broomsticks
The Nimbus Racing Broom Company was formed in 1967 by Devlin Whitehorn. It is is known for its superb racing brooms (QA9). Nimbus changed the business of racing brooms, with the arrival of its Nimbus 1000. It was a revolutionary design, and it quickly became a… Read MoreGünther the Violent• Character
Günther the Violent was a Medieval German Stichstock player and a subject in the 1105 painting Günther der Gewalttätig ist der Gewinner (“Günther the Violent is the Winner”), which is the first recording of Stichstock (QA2). Read More
Broomsticks
Neville breaks his wrist during flying lessons
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He kicks off the ground a bit too vigorously, shoots straight up into the air, then falls off his broom. Madam Hooch takes him to the Hospital Wing, where, as Neville put it later, “Madam Pomfrey mended it in about a minute” (PS9). Read More
Nimbus 1000
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Broomsticks
The Nimbus 1000 was a revolutionary racing broom invented in 1967 by the Nimbus Racing Broom Company (QA9). Features: Speeds of more than 100 miles per hour 360-degree turns in mid-air Improved on the Oakshaft 79 and the Cleansweeps Soon became popular with professional Quidditch teams in Europe… Read More
Nimbus 2000
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Broomsticks
The Nimbus 2000 is a high-end broomstick produced by the Nimbus Racing Broom Company. Harry Potter heard some boys admiring them in a shop window – “the new Nimbus Two Thousand – fastest ever” – during his first visit to Diagon Alley with Hagrid (PS5). Harry’s first… Read More
Nimbus 2001
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Broomsticks
The Nimbus 2001 is a deluxe model broom from the Nimbus Racing Broom Company and designer Devlin Whitehorn, which dominated the market in the late 20th century and outsold other racing brooms three-to-one (Pm). In Harry’s Second Year, the Slytherin Quidditch Team was outfitted with Nimbus 2001 racing… Read More
Nimbus Racing Broom Company
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Broomsticks
The Nimbus Racing Broom Company was formed in 1967 by Devlin Whitehorn. It is is known for its superb racing brooms (QA9). Nimbus changed the business of racing brooms, with the arrival of its Nimbus 1000. It was a revolutionary design, and it quickly became a… Read More