Where did the Nimbus 2000 come from?

[nyarth_meow]

No: HPFGUIDX 36919

Gretchen says:
> 
> My off the wall theory on this is that Dumbledore is in contact, 
> somehow, with Harry's parents and they are the ones that got the 
> broom.  I think that either James and Lily are ghosts (although JKR 
> has stated in one of the interviews on the Scholastic website that 
> only unhappy people become ghosts) or something similar or are not 
> truly dead?  They are in contact with D'dore and the three of them 
> arranged for the broom.
> 

I do believe JKR has not yet told us why some people become ghosts, 
and some people don't.  Indeed, she has said "we will found out" in 
later books.  I'm plumping for the -classical- theory that it has 
something to do with getting a decent burial or not, though I've got 
no evidence for that.

I personally think - and hope - J and L are thoroughly dead and 
buried.  This may sound a little harsh, but I think the "Oh, they're 
not dead after all, phew!" idea is a bit of a cliche, and a bit 
patronizing on the audience.  I hate kids books where the dead come 
back for no reason other than sentiment.  This never happens in real 
life and, as JKR insists she won't water down the evil because she 
doesn't want to lie to kids about the nature of the world, I hope she 
won't water down death for the same reasons.

Make sense?

^_^
Nyarth