Brooms [ was Re: [HPforGrownups] Re: Why brooms and not carpets?]

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bboy_mn makes general commnets:

One thought about broom vs carpet is that brooms are not sweeping
brooms. They are not mubble object enchanted to have flying
characteristics. They are magical devices made specifically for flying.

I don't have much knowledge of the history and progress of sweeping
brooms, butt flying brooms do not have sweeps made of straw, they are
made of twigs which would make them worthless for sweeping. So a
muggle who found a broom made for flying would not be likely to see
any use for it.


 Me:
A broom made of twigs ( I know what the plant used is called in Italian but
of course it won't help very much giving that name as I'm not even sure it's
a plant common all over Europe,  further North they could have used
something else to make brooms) is a sweeping broom, actually THE sweeping
broom. It does its job so well that it's still used here in Italy to sweep
streets. When plastic became common it replaced the old 'organic' broom in
everyday use. I find the old style broom quite uncomfortable to use but that
may be because I'm used to something different.
Anyway, this doesn't invalidate your first statement. A broomstick is not a
common Muggle object enchanted but a Magic means of transportation built to
that end; they don't take the broom in the kitchen when they want to go
visit the cousins, they turn to the traditional European flying device.
R.