In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, it was mentioned that Ron's old Shooting Star was often outstripped by passing butterflies.Shooting Star: An older and cheaper broom, and not very fast intended, one supposes, for learning riders.2001: In Harry's second year, the entire Slytherin Quidditch team are given Nimbus 2001 brooms by Lucius Malfoy, apparently in gratitude for their having put Draco Malfoy on the house Quidditch team as Seeker.At the time, it is the best broom available, and is ideally suited to the Seeker's job. 2000: the Nimbus 2000 is the broom Harry receives in his first year at Hogwarts.Nimbus: The Nimbus line is apparently a second-tier racing broom, not National-class but a very speedy performer nonetheless.This may have something to do with the appearance of footrests on the brooms in the Harry Potter movies. Additionally, as 150 mph is near terminal velocity for a falling human, the wind force on the rider at the broom's top speed could be about the same as his body weight. It is mentioned in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban that the Firebolt is capable of 0-150 mph (0-240Kph) acceleration in 10 seconds, which, for those interested in the physics, is approximately 0.7G. It is replaced by a Firebolt, which is a world-class broom in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, it is mentioned that the Irish National Quidditch team are all mounted on Firebolts. Firebolt: In Harry's third year, his Nimbus 2000 is destroyed by the Whomping Willow. Ron, comparing it to his new Cleansweep Eleven, mentions that the Comet Two Ninety will do 0 to 60 in ten seconds. Two Ninety: Mentioned only in passing, the Two Ninety is evidently the latest Comet model in Harry's fifth year.Also, Tonks mentions in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix that she, too, rides a Comet Two Sixty. Two Sixty: Cho Chang, Seeker for Ravenclaw in Harry's third year, rides a Comet Two Sixty, which "will look like a joke next to the Firebolt." If Comet brings out a new model every year, as the Nimbus and Cleansweep lines seem to, and if the number increases by ten each year, given what we know about the Two Ninety (below), the Comet Two Sixty will have been the new model for Harry's second year (Cho's third), and so one year newer than Harry's initial Nimbus 2000.Comet: The Comet line is regarded as a workmanlike but not over-speedy broom.Rhapsodizing about it in the party after he received it, Ron mentions that it will do 0 to 70 in ten seconds. The model of the broom is not stated at the time, but it is later mentioned that it is a Cleansweep Eleven. In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Ron gets a broom as a reward for becoming a Prefect.In Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, it is mentioned that Ravenclaw's Quidditch team are all mounted on Cleansweep Sevens – with the possible exception of their Seeker, Cho Chang, who is mentioned in the next chapter as having a Comet Two Sixty.It is possible that they are only three years old at this point. In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, as Draco Malfoy is making fun of the Gryffindors' brooms, he points out that the Twins' brooms, which are Cleansweep Fives, could be auctioned to raise money, and suggests a museum might like to bid on them.In Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Wood says that they should get Harry a Nimbus 2000 or a Cleansweep Seven, the implication being that these are about equal quality – top of the line for that model year.Cleansweep: One of the more utilitarian brands, the Cleansweep line are generally not the top of the speed list but are decent brooms all the same."A Broom for All the Family – safe, reliable and with Built-in Anti-Burglar Buzzer. Bluebottle: Advertised at the Quidditch World Cup in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.Several different broom makes and models are mentioned in the various books. As Seeker, he needs a better broom than the ones provided by the school, so he receives a Nimbus 2000, then one of the best brooms available. Harry is one of the few people for whom the first-years rule is broken in his first-ever flying lesson, he does so well that Professor McGonagall places him in the Gryffindor house Quidditch team. Beginner warning: Details follow which you may not wish to read at your current level.
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