Quidditch and Firebolt

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No: HPFGUIDX 130047

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Derek Thorburn" 
<dc.thorburn at n...> wrote:
> As a blind person and great fan of the books, I have just finished 
listening 
> to 'OOTP' for the third time (I managed to get it with my 
Christmas money) 
> and am asking myself whether Harry will get his Firebolt back in 
the next 
> book and also permission to compete in Quidditch once again.  The 
last 
> reference to his broom we had was in Chapter 32 when Umbridge told 
him it 
> was still in the dungeons, where it had been moved after Fred and 
George's 
> escape.  Jinny assured Harry that, the way she saw it, his ban 
from 
> Quidditch was only whilst Umbridge was at the school.
> 
> Derek


I can't imagine any of Umbridge's rules, bans etc staying in force. 
Why would Dumbledore allow it?