Harry Potter's Nimbus 2000 broomstick Photograph by John Straton

That's not just a broomstick, it's a Nimbus 2000! Ron Weasley on Harry's new broom.[src] In 1991 Harry Potter received a Nimbus 2000 broomstick from Professor Minerva McGonagall after making the Gryffindor Quidditch team.[1] He rode this broom in all school Quidditch matches until 1993, when, during a match against Hufflepuff, he was attacked by Dementors and fell off his broom. The broom crashed into the Whomping Willow and was broken beyond repair.[2] This is Harry's only broom that wasn't a gift from his godfather, as his Firebolt and his toy broomstick were both given to him by Sirius. Harry Potter has never played a sport while flying on a broomstick. He's never worn a Cloak of Invisibility, befriended a giant, or helped hatch a dragon. All Harry knows is a miserable life with the Dursleys, his horrible aunt and uncle, and their abominable son, Dudley. Harry's room is a tiny cupboard under the stairs, and he hasn't had a birthday party in ten years. But all that is about to change when a mysterious letter arrives by owl messenger: a letter with an invitation to a wonderful place he never dreamed existed. There he finds not only friends, aerial sports, and magic around every corner, but a great destiny that's been waiting for him if Harry can survive the encounter.