The Firebolt was first developed by Randolph Spudmore around 1993, at a time when brooms made by the Nimbus Racing Broom Company dominated the market. While it disappears during the Battle of the Seven Potters in 1997, he plays Quidditch with this broom after getting it as a Christmas gift in 1993 from Sirius Black. An authentic Harry Potter broomstick measuring at 58 inches in length and is the ultimate Quidditch prop to be displayed in your home office or games room. This state-of-the-art racing broom sports a streamlined superfine handle of ash, treated with a diamond-hard polish and hand-numbered with its own registration number. A miniature replica of Hermione’s device for going back in time (used to take extra lessons and save Sirius Black and Buckbeak), this non-rotating gold-plated charm looks like an egg timer, with crystal details on the inside disc and a pearly hourglass at the centre.

It is possible, however, that the person who wrote the advertisement that stated it to be ash was mistaken, or that Firebolts were made with both woods. Hermione lets Minerva McGonagall know what she is worried about, and after McGonagall looks into it, she thinks that all is well and lets Harry use it again. A skillful and innovative broom designer, Randolph was the first to use goblin-made ironwork (including footrests, stand and twig bands), the secrets of which are not fully understood, but which seem to give the Firebolt additional stability and power in adverse weather conditions and a special non-slip foot grip that is of particular advantage to Quidditch players. This officially licensed Lumos Golden Snitch charm is a stunning addition to any Potterhead’s charm bracelet or necklace.

The Nimbus Two Thousand and Two Thousand and One models outsold all other top-class brooms combined by a factor of three to one. There are a lot of things left out of the movies simply to streamline the story and to cut back on how much time the movie would take.

It continues to be made in relatively small quantities, partly because the goblin workers involved in the patented ironwork are prone to strikes and walkouts at the smallest provocation. In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Ron Weasley is seen using a similar bipod to stabilise his stance while playing Keeper. Twelve months after its release, the Firebolt was the highest-selling racing broom of that time, beating out the Nimbus 2000 and 2001. While he is thrilled to use it during Quidditch games, it becomes completely ruined thanks to the terrifying Harry Potter villains, dementors. The firebolt has an acceleration of 150 miles an hour in ten seconds and incorporates an unbreakable Braking Charm.While the Harry Potter Nimbus 2000 is an incredible broomstick, the Firebolt is the better broomstick. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Other plot holes in the Harry Potter movies include unexplained details about the Triwizard Tournament and the backstory of Barty Crouch Jr. And then he heard it, speeding through the air behind him; he turned and saw his Firebolt hurtling towards him around the edge of the woods, soaring into the enclosure, and stopping dead in mid-air beside him, waiting for him to mount. Unfortunately, in Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry fell off the Nimbus 2000 when the dementors who usually guard Azkaban appeared during a Quidditch game.