Who bought the Nimbus?

[zoehooch]

No: HPFGUIDX 37005

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Meg Demeranville" <mdemeran at h...> wrote:
> <snip>
> Zoe Hooch said:Perhaps it came from the Gryffindor petty cash fund?
> 
> Melanie replied: I personally think that is a very good explanation 
for 
> where the money may have came from.  I mean I am sure Hogwarts has 
some 
> extra money stashed a way for "important" things.  Thus, they most 
likely 
> took it our of the stash to give to harry because he showed great 
potential 
> as a seeker. <snip>
> 
> I can't buy this theory on several grounds. First, everyone seems 
in awe of 
> Harry's broom. To me, this implies that it must be a rarity to have 
such a 
> nice broom. Second, the note attached says that it is his broom, 
not the 
> school's, as it would be if it was paid for by the school. Third, 
the school 
> brooms are noted as being older models, Cleansweeps and the like, 
which is 
> brought up in PoA when Harry has to use the school brooms while his 
new 
> Firebolt is being tested for hexes.(forgive me for not being able 
to give a 
> specific citation, I am at work) Fourth, the other members of the 
team seem 
> to use their own brooms. The twins use Cleansweeps. That is an 
awful lot of 
> favoritism for the newest kid on the team to get the best and 
newest broom 
> when the whole team could benefit by getting some good brooms for 
everyone. 
> Lastly, when Malfoy buys his way onto the team, his father replaces 
all of 
> the brooms for the team. This implies that the teams do not get new 
> equipment unless someone pays for it.
> 
> Sorry to poke holes in your theory. Feel free to refute me, but I 
think 
> McGonagall purchased it (if only to make sure Gryffindor finally 
won the 
> Quidditch cup over Slytherin) with her own money and is just not 
saying 
> anything about it.
> 
> Meg
> 
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