HP and the democratic equilibrium(Re: Umbridge, brooms and DEs)

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 87037

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "iris_ft" <iris_ft at y...> wrote:

Geoff:
> Harry owns a valuable, rare Firebolt. He has every right to use it 
> to fly around on for fun and relaxation; he's not going to get to 
> play Quidditch anyway because he's banned."
 

Iris:
> Back to what Geoff writes, I find the end of the paragraph very 
> interesting: without his Firebolt, Harry can't fly around on. That 
> means: he can't escape from Hogwarts on his own. For example, he 
> can't use the Firebolt to fly to London. 

Geoff:
Unless my memory is failing, there are college brooms available. I 
seem to recall a reference to a broomshed where they took the brooms 
after practice and there are certainly the brooms used by Madam Hooch 
in her training classes.