First-year Hogwarts students are not allowed to bring their own broomstick. They must first be taught how to fly safely by Madam Hooch. Harry manages to earn extra status, and more enemies, when his very first flight is so spectacular that Professor McGonagall appoints him the Gryffindor Seeker. Shortly afterwards, Harry receives an awesome Nimbus 2000 broomstick from Professor McGonagall. ... http://www.squidoo.com/broomsticks Fri, 17 Feb 2012 21:30:36 -0600 FeedCreator 1.7.2 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 07:04:50 -0600 http://www.squidoo.com/broomsticks First-year Hogwarts students are not allowed to bring their own broomstick. They must first be taught how to fly safely by Madam Hooch. Harry manages to earn extra status, and more enemies, when his very first flight is so spectacular that Professor McGonagall appoints him the Gryffindor Seeker. Shortly afterwards, Harry receives an awesome Nimbus 2000 broomstick from Professor McGonagall. Harry's Quidditch career progresses well, and when the Nimbus 2000 falls out of date, Harry receives the state of the art Firebolt broomstick from his godfather, Sirius Black. Make a cool Firebolt Broomstick! (Photograph courtesy Loretta Humble) Tue, 19 Jul 2011 07:04:50 -0600