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. It continued to be made in relatively small quantities, partly because the goblin workers involved in the patented ironwork were prone to strikes and walkouts at the smallest provocation.

While some of these Harry Potter plot holes are more of just plot points that don’t have full explanations in the movies, they do have full explanations in the novels. Unfortunately, in Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry fell off the Nimbus 2000 when the dementors who usually guard Azkaban appeared during a Quidditch game.Among those was Sirius Black ( Gary Oldman), the fake antagonist in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and Harry’s godfather. Given her suspicions and given that those suspicions were reasonable given what they knew at the time and given that caution should be taken with anonymous gifts anyway, Hermione was right to intervene in this instance. This officially licensed Lumos Time-Turner charm is a stunning addition to any Potterhead’s charm bracelet or necklace. While Harry is excited to be given the Firebolt, Hermione knows that a murderer is at large and wonders if something evil and sinister is going on. Harry made good use of the broom throughout the rest of his time at Hogwarts, riding it during every Quidditch match he played.

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. Every day that he was in Diagon Alley, before his third year at Hogwarts, he made sure that he passed the window so that he could stare in awe at the amazing and magnificent broom. The success and popularity of the Harry Potter novels allowed them to make the jump to the big screen even before all seven books were out. 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.

While Sirius Black has a sad Harry Potter character arc, he is Harry's godfather and truly cares about him, and this gift proves that.

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.This raised many questions about how he bought it without being caught by the Wizarding authorities.

By 2014, the Firebolt had been replaced by the Firebolt Supreme, apparently manufactured by the same makers. Once the fastest broomstick, the Firebolt was used by the Irish Quidditch team in the 1994 World Cup. The Firebolt is also the reason that Harry and Hermione Granger experience some tension in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.This officially licensed Firebolt broomstick replica bares an astounding resemblance to the Firebolt used in the Harry Potter films. 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.