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In the second book, there is this passage:
‘Funny you should mention Draco’s father,’ said Flint, as the whole Slytherin team smiled still more broadly. ‘Let me show you the generous gift he’s made to the Slytherin team.’ All seven of them held out their broomsticks. Seven highly polished, brand-new handles and seven sets of fine gold lettering spelling the words ‘Nimbus Two Thousand and One’ gleamed under the Gryffindors’ noses in the early-morning sun. ‘Very latest model. Only came out last month,’ said Flint carelessly, flicking a speck of dust from the end of his own. ‘I believe it outstrips the old Two Thousand series by a considerable amount. As for the old Cleansweeps,’ he smiled nastily at Fred and George, who were both clutching Cleansweep Fives, ‘sweeps the board with them.’
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, chapter 7, "Mudbloods and Murmurs"
While expensive, we know that Harry had a vault full of inheritance money. He had been granted a special exception the year before to own a broom, and it seems someone else paid for that one. My question applies to both years, I suppose -- why didn't Harry just equip the team with better brooms? Even if the cost of 6 more Nimbuses would have been too much, it's insinuated that the Weasleys brooms are very old and decrepit. Why not at least upgrade them to something better? Would the team have refused his offer? Did Harry not think of it?
In the first novel, while on the train, there is this passage:
Ron had taken out a lumpy package and unwrapped it. There were four sandwiches in there. He pulled one of them apart and said, ‘She always forgets I don’t like corned beef.’ ‘Swap you for one of these,’ said Harry, holding up a pasty. ‘Go on –’ ‘You don’t want this, it’s all dry,’ said Ron. ‘She hasn’t got much time,’ he added quickly, ‘you know, with five of us.’ ‘Go on, have a pasty,’ said Harry, who had never had anything to share before or, indeed, anyone to share it with. It was a nice feeling, sitting there with Ron, eating their way through all Harry’s pasties and cakes (the sandwiches lay forgotten).
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, chapter 6, "The Journey from Platform 9 3/4"
This shows that Harry already enjoyed the feeling of being able to share the benefits of his wealth, especially with those who are less fortunate. In other points in the series, it is mentioned that Harry would have, or did offer, to buy things for the Weasleys (I can't remember what, but I remember Harry quietly saying that he would give all the money in his vault to the Weasleys if they would accept it, or something along those lines). So, why didn't it come up at this point?
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In the second book, there is this passage:
‘Funny you should mention Draco’s father,’ said Flint, as the whole Slytherin team smiled still more broadly. ‘Let me show you the generous gift he’s made to the Slytherin team.’ All seven of them held out their broomsticks. Seven highly polished, brand-new handles and seven sets of fine gold lettering spelling the words ‘Nimbus Two Thousand and One’ gleamed under the Gryffindors’ noses in the early-morning sun. ‘Very latest model. Only came out last month,’ said Flint carelessly, flicking a speck of dust from the end of his own. ‘I believe it outstrips the old Two Thousand series by a considerable amount. As for the old Cleansweeps,’ he smiled nastily at Fred and George, who were both clutching Cleansweep Fives, ‘sweeps the board with them.’
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, chapter 7, "Mudbloods and Murmurs"
While expensive, we know that Harry had a vault full of inheritance money. He had been granted a special exception the year before to own a broom, and it seems someone else paid for that one. My question applies to both years, I suppose -- why didn't Harry just equip the team with better brooms? Even if the cost of 6 more Nimbuses would have been too much, it's insinuated that the Weasleys brooms are very old and decrepit. Why not at least upgrade them to something better? Would the team have refused his offer? Did Harry not think of it?
In the first novel, while on the train, there is this passage:
Ron had taken out a lumpy package and unwrapped it. There were four sandwiches in there. He pulled one of them apart and said, ‘She always forgets I don’t like corned beef.’ ‘Swap you for one of these,’ said Harry, holding up a pasty. ‘Go on –’ ‘You don’t want this, it’s all dry,’ said Ron. ‘She hasn’t got much time,’ he added quickly, ‘you know, with five of us.’ ‘Go on, have a pasty,’ said Harry, who had never had anything to share before or, indeed, anyone to share it with. It was a nice feeling, sitting there with Ron, eating their way through all Harry’s pasties and cakes (the sandwiches lay forgotten).
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, chapter 6, "The Journey from Platform 9 3/4"
This shows that Harry already enjoyed the feeling of being able to share the benefits of his wealth, especially with those who are less fortunate. In other points in the series, it is mentioned that Harry would have, or did offer, to buy things for the Weasleys (I can't remember what, but I remember Harry quietly saying that he would give all the money in his vault to the Weasleys if they would accept it, or something along those lines). So, why didn't it come up at this point?
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Because it's crass and borderline cheating
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@Valorum how so? In real-life sports, players often use their personal money to buy better equipment to give them an edge. Apparently, Quidditch has no issue with allowing players to use brooms of extremely varying quality. I don't see how it would be borderline cheating; crass, maybe.
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Note the response of (for example) Hermione. She's outraged.
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He simply didn't have that much money. Yes, it seemed like an awful lot to an impoverished eleven-year-old when he first saw it. But he wasn't actually independently wealthy, he still needed to get a job when he grew up.
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@HarryJohnston for what it's worth, I don't see Harry as the "yep, I can get by without getting a job, so I'll just sit back and relax and don't look for employment" kind of guy.
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In the second book, there is this passage:
‘Funny you should mention Draco’s father,’ said Flint, as the whole Slytherin team smiled still more broadly. ‘Let me show you the generous gift he’s made to the Slytherin team.’ All seven of them held out their broomsticks. Seven highly polished, brand-new handles and seven sets of fine gold lettering spelling the words ‘Nimbus Two Thousand and One’ gleamed under the Gryffindors’ noses in the early-morning sun. ‘Very latest model. Only came out last month,’ said Flint carelessly, flicking a speck of dust from the end of his own. ‘I believe it outstrips the old Two Thousand series by a considerable amount. As for the old Cleansweeps,’ he smiled nastily at Fred and George, who were both clutching Cleansweep Fives, ‘sweeps the board with them.’
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, chapter 7, "Mudbloods and Murmurs"
While expensive, we know that Harry had a vault full of inheritance money. He had been granted a special exception the year before to own a broom, and it seems someone else paid for that one. My question applies to both years, I suppose -- why didn't Harry just equip the team with better brooms? Even if the cost of 6 more Nimbuses would have been too much, it's insinuated that the Weasleys brooms are very old and decrepit. Why not at least upgrade them to something better? Would the team have refused his offer? Did Harry not think of it?
In the first novel, while on the train, there is this passage:
Ron had taken out a lumpy package and unwrapped it. There were four sandwiches in there. He pulled one of them apart and said, ‘She always forgets I don’t like corned beef.’ ‘Swap you for one of these,’ said Harry, holding up a pasty. ‘Go on –’ ‘You don’t want this, it’s all dry,’ said Ron. ‘She hasn’t got much time,’ he added quickly, ‘you know, with five of us.’ ‘Go on, have a pasty,’ said Harry, who had never had anything to share before or, indeed, anyone to share it with. It was a nice feeling, sitting there with Ron, eating their way through all Harry’s pasties and cakes (the sandwiches lay forgotten).
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, chapter 6, "The Journey from Platform 9 3/4"
This shows that Harry already enjoyed the feeling of being able to share the benefits of his wealth, especially with those who are less fortunate. In other points in the series, it is mentioned that Harry would have, or did offer, to buy things for the Weasleys (I can't remember what, but I remember Harry quietly saying that he would give all the money in his vault to the Weasleys if they would accept it, or something along those lines). So, why didn't it come up at this point?
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In the second book, there is this passage:
‘Funny you should mention Draco’s father,’ said Flint, as the whole Slytherin team smiled still more broadly. ‘Let me show you the generous gift he’s made to the Slytherin team.’ All seven of them held out their broomsticks. Seven highly polished, brand-new handles and seven sets of fine gold lettering spelling the words ‘Nimbus Two Thousand and One’ gleamed under the Gryffindors’ noses in the early-morning sun. ‘Very latest model. Only came out last month,’ said Flint carelessly, flicking a speck of dust from the end of his own. ‘I believe it outstrips the old Two Thousand series by a considerable amount. As for the old Cleansweeps,’ he smiled nastily at Fred and George, who were both clutching Cleansweep Fives, ‘sweeps the board with them.’
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, chapter 7, "Mudbloods and Murmurs"
While expensive, we know that Harry had a vault full of inheritance money. He had been granted a special exception the year before to own a broom, and it seems someone else paid for that one. My question applies to both years, I suppose -- why didn't Harry just equip the team with better brooms? Even if the cost of 6 more Nimbuses would have been too much, it's insinuated that the Weasleys brooms are very old and decrepit. Why not at least upgrade them to something better? Would the team have refused his offer? Did Harry not think of it?
In the first novel, while on the train, there is this passage:
Ron had taken out a lumpy package and unwrapped it. There were four sandwiches in there. He pulled one of them apart and said, ‘She always forgets I don’t like corned beef.’ ‘Swap you for one of these,’ said Harry, holding up a pasty. ‘Go on –’ ‘You don’t want this, it’s all dry,’ said Ron. ‘She hasn’t got much time,’ he added quickly, ‘you know, with five of us.’ ‘Go on, have a pasty,’ said Harry, who had never had anything to share before or, indeed, anyone to share it with. It was a nice feeling, sitting there with Ron, eating their way through all Harry’s pasties and cakes (the sandwiches lay forgotten).
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, chapter 6, "The Journey from Platform 9 3/4"
This shows that Harry already enjoyed the feeling of being able to share the benefits of his wealth, especially with those who are less fortunate. In other points in the series, it is mentioned that Harry would have, or did offer, to buy things for the Weasleys (I can't remember what, but I remember Harry quietly saying that he would give all the money in his vault to the Weasleys if they would accept it, or something along those lines). So, why didn't it come up at this point?
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Because it's crass and borderline cheating
– Valorum
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@Valorum how so? In real-life sports, players often use their personal money to buy better equipment to give them an edge. Apparently, Quidditch has no issue with allowing players to use brooms of extremely varying quality. I don't see how it would be borderline cheating; crass, maybe.
– Aurelius
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Note the response of (for example) Hermione. She's outraged.
– Valorum
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He simply didn't have that much money. Yes, it seemed like an awful lot to an impoverished eleven-year-old when he first saw it. But he wasn't actually independently wealthy, he still needed to get a job when he grew up.
– Harry Johnston
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@HarryJohnston for what it's worth, I don't see Harry as the "yep, I can get by without getting a job, so I'll just sit back and relax and don't look for employment" kind of guy.
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Because it's crass and borderline cheating
– Valorum
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@Valorum how so? In real-life sports, players often use their personal money to buy better equipment to give them an edge. Apparently, Quidditch has no issue with allowing players to use brooms of extremely varying quality. I don't see how it would be borderline cheating; crass, maybe.
– Aurelius
yesterday
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Note the response of (for example) Hermione. She's outraged.
– Valorum
yesterday
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He simply didn't have that much money. Yes, it seemed like an awful lot to an impoverished eleven-year-old when he first saw it. But he wasn't actually independently wealthy, he still needed to get a job when he grew up.
– Harry Johnston
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@HarryJohnston for what it's worth, I don't see Harry as the "yep, I can get by without getting a job, so I'll just sit back and relax and don't look for employment" kind of guy.
– Jenayah
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Because it's crass and borderline cheating
– Valorum
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Because it's crass and borderline cheating
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@Valorum how so? In real-life sports, players often use their personal money to buy better equipment to give them an edge. Apparently, Quidditch has no issue with allowing players to use brooms of extremely varying quality. I don't see how it would be borderline cheating; crass, maybe.
– Aurelius
yesterday
@Valorum how so? In real-life sports, players often use their personal money to buy better equipment to give them an edge. Apparently, Quidditch has no issue with allowing players to use brooms of extremely varying quality. I don't see how it would be borderline cheating; crass, maybe.
– Aurelius
yesterday
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Note the response of (for example) Hermione. She's outraged.
– Valorum
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Note the response of (for example) Hermione. She's outraged.
– Valorum
yesterday
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He simply didn't have that much money. Yes, it seemed like an awful lot to an impoverished eleven-year-old when he first saw it. But he wasn't actually independently wealthy, he still needed to get a job when he grew up.
– Harry Johnston
yesterday
He simply didn't have that much money. Yes, it seemed like an awful lot to an impoverished eleven-year-old when he first saw it. But he wasn't actually independently wealthy, he still needed to get a job when he grew up.
– Harry Johnston
yesterday
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@HarryJohnston for what it's worth, I don't see Harry as the "yep, I can get by without getting a job, so I'll just sit back and relax and don't look for employment" kind of guy.
– Jenayah
yesterday
@HarryJohnston for what it's worth, I don't see Harry as the "yep, I can get by without getting a job, so I'll just sit back and relax and don't look for employment" kind of guy.
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There's actually a quote to answer that very question. In the third book, when the Firebolt is taken by the teachers to be examinated for hexes, Wood suggests that Harry could buy a Nimbus 2001. However...
“Bad news, Harry. I’ve just been to see Professor McGonagall about the Firebolt. She—er—got a bit shirty with me. Told me I’d got my priorities wrong. Seemed to think I cared more about winning the Cup than I do about you staying alive. Just because I told her I didn’t care if it threw you off, as long as you caught the Snitch first.†Wood shook his head in disbelief. “Honestly, the way she was yelling at me… you’d think I’d said something terrible… then I asked her how much longer she was going to keep it. He screwed up his face and imitated Professor McGonagall’s severe voice. ‘As long as necessary, Wood’… I reckon it’s time you ordered a new broom, Harry. There’s an order form at the back of Which Broomstick… you could get a Nimbus Two Thousand and One, like Malfoy’s got.â€Â
“I’m not buying anything Malfoy thinks is good,†said Harry flatly.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, chapter 12, "The Patronus" (emphasis mine)
Please note that while Harry is overall quite generous, he also knows that he should save money for his future, as seen when he's enjoying a newfound liberty during the last two weeks of summer holiday in the same book:
Once Harry had refilled his money bag with gold Galleons, silver Sickles, and bronze Knuts from his vault at Gringotts, he had to exercise a lot of self-control not to spend the whole lot at once.
He had to keep reminding himself that he had five years to go at Hogwarts, and how it would feel to ask the Dursleys for money for spellbooks, to stop himself from buying a handsome set of solid gold Gobstones (a wizarding game rather like marbles, in which the stones squirt a nasty-smelling liquid into the other player's face when they lose a point).
He was sorely tempted, too, by the perfect, moving model of the galaxy in a large glass ball, which would have meant he never had to take another Astronomy lesson.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, chapter 4, "The Leaky Cauldron" (emphasis mine)
From the answers to this question, it seems that the school brooms may be funded by Hogwarts; this answer even gives evidence some of that money comes directly from the Ministry.
Flying lessons are mandatory, at least for first-years; the brooms used during said lessons are probably "regular" ones, not the same ones as the teamsplayers', but also remember that while "first-years are not allowed to bring their own broom", they're also not forbidden to play for the team, so they probably use one of Hogwarts' brooms. Conclusion: at least some of the brooms used for the matches are Ministry-funded.
Harry's not craving for attention, and even less if said attention is coming from the Ministry. Remember that Harry gets in trouble with the Ministry almost every year, especially in year 2 because of the Dobby interference. Buying new brooms for the teams could send a "yup, the Ministry funding isn't enough, I'll take that into my own hands" message which could be misinterpreted by the authorities.
Granted, they probably wouldn't care right away, but that could come up later - trial in fifth book? Lucius Malfoy can afford to make that "generous" donation
because some Ministry officials eat out of his hand, Harry would prefer to avoid giving them arguments against him.
Last note, if Harry becomes "Gryffindor's team Messiah", he's opening new attack points for the Slytherins. Malfoy is already happy enough to bash the Weasleys on their poverty. You could say the same for Malfoy's donation for the Slytherins, but hey, bad faith and all :)
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@Aurelius Slytherin just boasted how much N2001 were better than N2000s; it's not likely that Harry's gonna inforce that idea by buying N2000 I guess.. but you made me think of another quote, which I'll find and edit in ASAP!
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@Aurelius - I suspect Harry wouldn't have taken the analysis beyond "Draco did it, therefore I won't."
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@Aurelius I'm currently editing my answer with more info on that "spend a bunch of bucks for the team" thing ;D
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You might also want to stress that Harry has grown up poor. Although he's prone to sporadic spending fits, overall he's liable to be quite risk-averse to splashing out lots of cash. It's only over time that he (mentally) comes into his inheritance and starts acting like someone's who's independently wealthy.
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@Jenayah - It's not just responsibility though, he under-corrects and over-corrects constantly, for the first few novels
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It simply doesn’t seem to have crossed Harry’s mind.
Harry actually mentioned the broomsticks to Nearly Headless Nick, saying there’s nothing that Nick could do to help unless he knew where to get seven free Nimbus Two Thousand and Ones.
“Nearly Headless Nick took several deep breaths and then said, in a far calmer tone, ‘So – what’s bothering you? Anything I can do?’
‘No,’ said Harry. ‘Not unless you know where we can get seven free Nimbus Two Thousand and Ones for our match against Sly–â€Â
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 8 (The Deathday Party)
It doesn’t seem like the idea of buying them for the team himself ever crossed his mind.
He’d be less worried once the team played Slytherin, and won.
When the Gryffindor team first faces Slytherin after the Slytherin team gets their fast brooms, Oliver Wood emphasizes before the match that the skill of the players matters more than the brooms.
“Slytherin have better brooms than us,’ he began, ‘no point denying it. But we’ve got better people on our brooms. We’ve trained harder than they have, we’ve been flying in all weathers –’ (‘Too true,’ muttered George Weasley. ‘I haven’t been properly dry since August’) ‘– and we’re going to make them rue the day they let that little bit of slime, Malfoy, buy his way onto their team.â€Â
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 10 (The Rogue Bludger)
He tells Harry that it’s especially important that he plays well and catches the Snitch first.
Chest heaving with emotion, Wood turned to Harry.
“It’ll be down to you, Harry, to show them that a Seeker has to have something more than a rich father. Get to that Snitch before Malfoy or die trying, Harry, because we’ve got to win today, we’ve got to.â€Â
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 10 (The Rogue Bludger)
Then, Harry does catch the Snitch and win the game, despite the Slytherin team’s fast brooms.
“He focused on the Snitch clutched in his good hand.
‘Aha,’ he said vaguely, ‘we’ve won.â€Â
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 10 (The Rogue Bludger)
After actually playing the Slytherin team on their Nimbus 2001 brooms that first time, Harry would likely be a lot less concerned that it’ll be impossible to beat them on the brooms they have, since they already did. Then he probably wasn’t worried about finding the Gryffindor team better brooms from any source, which would include him buying them all new brooms himself.
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I think OP meant "why didn't he buy them before said match", but that's a good analysis anyway :)
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Ahhh... both these answer are so good, I don't know which one to pick!
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@Jenayah Yeah, I think so too. My answer for that part, why he didn’t buy the brooms before playing Slytherin, is ‘he didn’t think of it’. I just added the second part to show after that match, he might no longer consider it a problem, because I thought it might be useful. Thanks a lot, yours is good too - I’m fairly sure (if he did think of it), he wouldn’t have wanted to do exactly what Malfoy did and wouldn’t buy the brooms. :)
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Stupidity, +1. But I wonder if the author made a conscious decision to not reinforce the idea that money buys you happiness, especially with that "little bit of slime" buying his way onto a team.
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another point i think that should be addressed, is that other then fred and george, im not sure if we know what the team has, but i believe that Wood also has a nimbus 2000, and if the chasers were on newish brooms as well, Now instead of buying the team new brooms (for a slight upgrade) its really down to harry buying just the weaslys new brooms, which he should already know would make them uncomfortable. @Jenayah (@)bellatrix
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There's actually a quote to answer that very question. In the third book, when the Firebolt is taken by the teachers to be examinated for hexes, Wood suggests that Harry could buy a Nimbus 2001. However...
“Bad news, Harry. I’ve just been to see Professor McGonagall about the Firebolt. She—er—got a bit shirty with me. Told me I’d got my priorities wrong. Seemed to think I cared more about winning the Cup than I do about you staying alive. Just because I told her I didn’t care if it threw you off, as long as you caught the Snitch first.†Wood shook his head in disbelief. “Honestly, the way she was yelling at me… you’d think I’d said something terrible… then I asked her how much longer she was going to keep it. He screwed up his face and imitated Professor McGonagall’s severe voice. ‘As long as necessary, Wood’… I reckon it’s time you ordered a new broom, Harry. There’s an order form at the back of Which Broomstick… you could get a Nimbus Two Thousand and One, like Malfoy’s got.â€Â
“I’m not buying anything Malfoy thinks is good,†said Harry flatly.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, chapter 12, "The Patronus" (emphasis mine)
Please note that while Harry is overall quite generous, he also knows that he should save money for his future, as seen when he's enjoying a newfound liberty during the last two weeks of summer holiday in the same book:
Once Harry had refilled his money bag with gold Galleons, silver Sickles, and bronze Knuts from his vault at Gringotts, he had to exercise a lot of self-control not to spend the whole lot at once.
He had to keep reminding himself that he had five years to go at Hogwarts, and how it would feel to ask the Dursleys for money for spellbooks, to stop himself from buying a handsome set of solid gold Gobstones (a wizarding game rather like marbles, in which the stones squirt a nasty-smelling liquid into the other player's face when they lose a point).
He was sorely tempted, too, by the perfect, moving model of the galaxy in a large glass ball, which would have meant he never had to take another Astronomy lesson.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, chapter 4, "The Leaky Cauldron" (emphasis mine)
From the answers to this question, it seems that the school brooms may be funded by Hogwarts; this answer even gives evidence some of that money comes directly from the Ministry.
Flying lessons are mandatory, at least for first-years; the brooms used during said lessons are probably "regular" ones, not the same ones as the teamsplayers', but also remember that while "first-years are not allowed to bring their own broom", they're also not forbidden to play for the team, so they probably use one of Hogwarts' brooms. Conclusion: at least some of the brooms used for the matches are Ministry-funded.
Harry's not craving for attention, and even less if said attention is coming from the Ministry. Remember that Harry gets in trouble with the Ministry almost every year, especially in year 2 because of the Dobby interference. Buying new brooms for the teams could send a "yup, the Ministry funding isn't enough, I'll take that into my own hands" message which could be misinterpreted by the authorities.
Granted, they probably wouldn't care right away, but that could come up later - trial in fifth book? Lucius Malfoy can afford to make that "generous" donation
because some Ministry officials eat out of his hand, Harry would prefer to avoid giving them arguments against him.
Last note, if Harry becomes "Gryffindor's team Messiah", he's opening new attack points for the Slytherins. Malfoy is already happy enough to bash the Weasleys on their poverty. You could say the same for Malfoy's donation for the Slytherins, but hey, bad faith and all :)
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@Aurelius Slytherin just boasted how much N2001 were better than N2000s; it's not likely that Harry's gonna inforce that idea by buying N2000 I guess.. but you made me think of another quote, which I'll find and edit in ASAP!
– Jenayah
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@Aurelius - I suspect Harry wouldn't have taken the analysis beyond "Draco did it, therefore I won't."
– Gaultheria
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@Aurelius I'm currently editing my answer with more info on that "spend a bunch of bucks for the team" thing ;D
– Jenayah
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You might also want to stress that Harry has grown up poor. Although he's prone to sporadic spending fits, overall he's liable to be quite risk-averse to splashing out lots of cash. It's only over time that he (mentally) comes into his inheritance and starts acting like someone's who's independently wealthy.
– Valorum
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@Jenayah - It's not just responsibility though, he under-corrects and over-corrects constantly, for the first few novels
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There's actually a quote to answer that very question. In the third book, when the Firebolt is taken by the teachers to be examinated for hexes, Wood suggests that Harry could buy a Nimbus 2001. However...
“Bad news, Harry. I’ve just been to see Professor McGonagall about the Firebolt. She—er—got a bit shirty with me. Told me I’d got my priorities wrong. Seemed to think I cared more about winning the Cup than I do about you staying alive. Just because I told her I didn’t care if it threw you off, as long as you caught the Snitch first.†Wood shook his head in disbelief. “Honestly, the way she was yelling at me… you’d think I’d said something terrible… then I asked her how much longer she was going to keep it. He screwed up his face and imitated Professor McGonagall’s severe voice. ‘As long as necessary, Wood’… I reckon it’s time you ordered a new broom, Harry. There’s an order form at the back of Which Broomstick… you could get a Nimbus Two Thousand and One, like Malfoy’s got.â€Â
“I’m not buying anything Malfoy thinks is good,†said Harry flatly.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, chapter 12, "The Patronus" (emphasis mine)
Please note that while Harry is overall quite generous, he also knows that he should save money for his future, as seen when he's enjoying a newfound liberty during the last two weeks of summer holiday in the same book:
Once Harry had refilled his money bag with gold Galleons, silver Sickles, and bronze Knuts from his vault at Gringotts, he had to exercise a lot of self-control not to spend the whole lot at once.
He had to keep reminding himself that he had five years to go at Hogwarts, and how it would feel to ask the Dursleys for money for spellbooks, to stop himself from buying a handsome set of solid gold Gobstones (a wizarding game rather like marbles, in which the stones squirt a nasty-smelling liquid into the other player's face when they lose a point).
He was sorely tempted, too, by the perfect, moving model of the galaxy in a large glass ball, which would have meant he never had to take another Astronomy lesson.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, chapter 4, "The Leaky Cauldron" (emphasis mine)
From the answers to this question, it seems that the school brooms may be funded by Hogwarts; this answer even gives evidence some of that money comes directly from the Ministry.
Flying lessons are mandatory, at least for first-years; the brooms used during said lessons are probably "regular" ones, not the same ones as the teamsplayers', but also remember that while "first-years are not allowed to bring their own broom", they're also not forbidden to play for the team, so they probably use one of Hogwarts' brooms. Conclusion: at least some of the brooms used for the matches are Ministry-funded.
Harry's not craving for attention, and even less if said attention is coming from the Ministry. Remember that Harry gets in trouble with the Ministry almost every year, especially in year 2 because of the Dobby interference. Buying new brooms for the teams could send a "yup, the Ministry funding isn't enough, I'll take that into my own hands" message which could be misinterpreted by the authorities.
Granted, they probably wouldn't care right away, but that could come up later - trial in fifth book? Lucius Malfoy can afford to make that "generous" donation
because some Ministry officials eat out of his hand, Harry would prefer to avoid giving them arguments against him.
Last note, if Harry becomes "Gryffindor's team Messiah", he's opening new attack points for the Slytherins. Malfoy is already happy enough to bash the Weasleys on their poverty. You could say the same for Malfoy's donation for the Slytherins, but hey, bad faith and all :)
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@Aurelius Slytherin just boasted how much N2001 were better than N2000s; it's not likely that Harry's gonna inforce that idea by buying N2000 I guess.. but you made me think of another quote, which I'll find and edit in ASAP!
– Jenayah
yesterday
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@Aurelius - I suspect Harry wouldn't have taken the analysis beyond "Draco did it, therefore I won't."
– Gaultheria
yesterday
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@Aurelius I'm currently editing my answer with more info on that "spend a bunch of bucks for the team" thing ;D
– Jenayah
yesterday
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You might also want to stress that Harry has grown up poor. Although he's prone to sporadic spending fits, overall he's liable to be quite risk-averse to splashing out lots of cash. It's only over time that he (mentally) comes into his inheritance and starts acting like someone's who's independently wealthy.
– Valorum
18 hours ago
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@Jenayah - It's not just responsibility though, he under-corrects and over-corrects constantly, for the first few novels
– Valorum
18 hours ago
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There's actually a quote to answer that very question. In the third book, when the Firebolt is taken by the teachers to be examinated for hexes, Wood suggests that Harry could buy a Nimbus 2001. However...
“Bad news, Harry. I’ve just been to see Professor McGonagall about the Firebolt. She—er—got a bit shirty with me. Told me I’d got my priorities wrong. Seemed to think I cared more about winning the Cup than I do about you staying alive. Just because I told her I didn’t care if it threw you off, as long as you caught the Snitch first.†Wood shook his head in disbelief. “Honestly, the way she was yelling at me… you’d think I’d said something terrible… then I asked her how much longer she was going to keep it. He screwed up his face and imitated Professor McGonagall’s severe voice. ‘As long as necessary, Wood’… I reckon it’s time you ordered a new broom, Harry. There’s an order form at the back of Which Broomstick… you could get a Nimbus Two Thousand and One, like Malfoy’s got.â€Â
“I’m not buying anything Malfoy thinks is good,†said Harry flatly.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, chapter 12, "The Patronus" (emphasis mine)
Please note that while Harry is overall quite generous, he also knows that he should save money for his future, as seen when he's enjoying a newfound liberty during the last two weeks of summer holiday in the same book:
Once Harry had refilled his money bag with gold Galleons, silver Sickles, and bronze Knuts from his vault at Gringotts, he had to exercise a lot of self-control not to spend the whole lot at once.
He had to keep reminding himself that he had five years to go at Hogwarts, and how it would feel to ask the Dursleys for money for spellbooks, to stop himself from buying a handsome set of solid gold Gobstones (a wizarding game rather like marbles, in which the stones squirt a nasty-smelling liquid into the other player's face when they lose a point).
He was sorely tempted, too, by the perfect, moving model of the galaxy in a large glass ball, which would have meant he never had to take another Astronomy lesson.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, chapter 4, "The Leaky Cauldron" (emphasis mine)
From the answers to this question, it seems that the school brooms may be funded by Hogwarts; this answer even gives evidence some of that money comes directly from the Ministry.
Flying lessons are mandatory, at least for first-years; the brooms used during said lessons are probably "regular" ones, not the same ones as the teamsplayers', but also remember that while "first-years are not allowed to bring their own broom", they're also not forbidden to play for the team, so they probably use one of Hogwarts' brooms. Conclusion: at least some of the brooms used for the matches are Ministry-funded.
Harry's not craving for attention, and even less if said attention is coming from the Ministry. Remember that Harry gets in trouble with the Ministry almost every year, especially in year 2 because of the Dobby interference. Buying new brooms for the teams could send a "yup, the Ministry funding isn't enough, I'll take that into my own hands" message which could be misinterpreted by the authorities.
Granted, they probably wouldn't care right away, but that could come up later - trial in fifth book? Lucius Malfoy can afford to make that "generous" donation
because some Ministry officials eat out of his hand, Harry would prefer to avoid giving them arguments against him.
Last note, if Harry becomes "Gryffindor's team Messiah", he's opening new attack points for the Slytherins. Malfoy is already happy enough to bash the Weasleys on their poverty. You could say the same for Malfoy's donation for the Slytherins, but hey, bad faith and all :)
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There's actually a quote to answer that very question. In the third book, when the Firebolt is taken by the teachers to be examinated for hexes, Wood suggests that Harry could buy a Nimbus 2001. However...
“Bad news, Harry. I’ve just been to see Professor McGonagall about the Firebolt. She—er—got a bit shirty with me. Told me I’d got my priorities wrong. Seemed to think I cared more about winning the Cup than I do about you staying alive. Just because I told her I didn’t care if it threw you off, as long as you caught the Snitch first.†Wood shook his head in disbelief. “Honestly, the way she was yelling at me… you’d think I’d said something terrible… then I asked her how much longer she was going to keep it. He screwed up his face and imitated Professor McGonagall’s severe voice. ‘As long as necessary, Wood’… I reckon it’s time you ordered a new broom, Harry. There’s an order form at the back of Which Broomstick… you could get a Nimbus Two Thousand and One, like Malfoy’s got.â€Â
“I’m not buying anything Malfoy thinks is good,†said Harry flatly.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, chapter 12, "The Patronus" (emphasis mine)
Please note that while Harry is overall quite generous, he also knows that he should save money for his future, as seen when he's enjoying a newfound liberty during the last two weeks of summer holiday in the same book:
Once Harry had refilled his money bag with gold Galleons, silver Sickles, and bronze Knuts from his vault at Gringotts, he had to exercise a lot of self-control not to spend the whole lot at once.
He had to keep reminding himself that he had five years to go at Hogwarts, and how it would feel to ask the Dursleys for money for spellbooks, to stop himself from buying a handsome set of solid gold Gobstones (a wizarding game rather like marbles, in which the stones squirt a nasty-smelling liquid into the other player's face when they lose a point).
He was sorely tempted, too, by the perfect, moving model of the galaxy in a large glass ball, which would have meant he never had to take another Astronomy lesson.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, chapter 4, "The Leaky Cauldron" (emphasis mine)
From the answers to this question, it seems that the school brooms may be funded by Hogwarts; this answer even gives evidence some of that money comes directly from the Ministry.
Flying lessons are mandatory, at least for first-years; the brooms used during said lessons are probably "regular" ones, not the same ones as the teamsplayers', but also remember that while "first-years are not allowed to bring their own broom", they're also not forbidden to play for the team, so they probably use one of Hogwarts' brooms. Conclusion: at least some of the brooms used for the matches are Ministry-funded.
Harry's not craving for attention, and even less if said attention is coming from the Ministry. Remember that Harry gets in trouble with the Ministry almost every year, especially in year 2 because of the Dobby interference. Buying new brooms for the teams could send a "yup, the Ministry funding isn't enough, I'll take that into my own hands" message which could be misinterpreted by the authorities.
Granted, they probably wouldn't care right away, but that could come up later - trial in fifth book? Lucius Malfoy can afford to make that "generous" donation
because some Ministry officials eat out of his hand, Harry would prefer to avoid giving them arguments against him.
Last note, if Harry becomes "Gryffindor's team Messiah", he's opening new attack points for the Slytherins. Malfoy is already happy enough to bash the Weasleys on their poverty. You could say the same for Malfoy's donation for the Slytherins, but hey, bad faith and all :)
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@Aurelius Slytherin just boasted how much N2001 were better than N2000s; it's not likely that Harry's gonna inforce that idea by buying N2000 I guess.. but you made me think of another quote, which I'll find and edit in ASAP!
– Jenayah
yesterday
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@Aurelius - I suspect Harry wouldn't have taken the analysis beyond "Draco did it, therefore I won't."
– Gaultheria
yesterday
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@Aurelius I'm currently editing my answer with more info on that "spend a bunch of bucks for the team" thing ;D
– Jenayah
yesterday
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You might also want to stress that Harry has grown up poor. Although he's prone to sporadic spending fits, overall he's liable to be quite risk-averse to splashing out lots of cash. It's only over time that he (mentally) comes into his inheritance and starts acting like someone's who's independently wealthy.
– Valorum
18 hours ago
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@Jenayah - It's not just responsibility though, he under-corrects and over-corrects constantly, for the first few novels
– Valorum
18 hours ago
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@Aurelius Slytherin just boasted how much N2001 were better than N2000s; it's not likely that Harry's gonna inforce that idea by buying N2000 I guess.. but you made me think of another quote, which I'll find and edit in ASAP!
– Jenayah
yesterday
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@Aurelius - I suspect Harry wouldn't have taken the analysis beyond "Draco did it, therefore I won't."
– Gaultheria
yesterday
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@Aurelius I'm currently editing my answer with more info on that "spend a bunch of bucks for the team" thing ;D
– Jenayah
yesterday
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You might also want to stress that Harry has grown up poor. Although he's prone to sporadic spending fits, overall he's liable to be quite risk-averse to splashing out lots of cash. It's only over time that he (mentally) comes into his inheritance and starts acting like someone's who's independently wealthy.
– Valorum
18 hours ago
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@Jenayah - It's not just responsibility though, he under-corrects and over-corrects constantly, for the first few novels
– Valorum
18 hours ago
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@Aurelius Slytherin just boasted how much N2001 were better than N2000s; it's not likely that Harry's gonna inforce that idea by buying N2000 I guess.. but you made me think of another quote, which I'll find and edit in ASAP!
– Jenayah
yesterday
@Aurelius Slytherin just boasted how much N2001 were better than N2000s; it's not likely that Harry's gonna inforce that idea by buying N2000 I guess.. but you made me think of another quote, which I'll find and edit in ASAP!
– Jenayah
yesterday
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@Aurelius - I suspect Harry wouldn't have taken the analysis beyond "Draco did it, therefore I won't."
– Gaultheria
yesterday
@Aurelius - I suspect Harry wouldn't have taken the analysis beyond "Draco did it, therefore I won't."
– Gaultheria
yesterday
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@Aurelius I'm currently editing my answer with more info on that "spend a bunch of bucks for the team" thing ;D
– Jenayah
yesterday
@Aurelius I'm currently editing my answer with more info on that "spend a bunch of bucks for the team" thing ;D
– Jenayah
yesterday
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You might also want to stress that Harry has grown up poor. Although he's prone to sporadic spending fits, overall he's liable to be quite risk-averse to splashing out lots of cash. It's only over time that he (mentally) comes into his inheritance and starts acting like someone's who's independently wealthy.
– Valorum
18 hours ago
You might also want to stress that Harry has grown up poor. Although he's prone to sporadic spending fits, overall he's liable to be quite risk-averse to splashing out lots of cash. It's only over time that he (mentally) comes into his inheritance and starts acting like someone's who's independently wealthy.
– Valorum
18 hours ago
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@Jenayah - It's not just responsibility though, he under-corrects and over-corrects constantly, for the first few novels
– Valorum
18 hours ago
@Jenayah - It's not just responsibility though, he under-corrects and over-corrects constantly, for the first few novels
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It simply doesn’t seem to have crossed Harry’s mind.
Harry actually mentioned the broomsticks to Nearly Headless Nick, saying there’s nothing that Nick could do to help unless he knew where to get seven free Nimbus Two Thousand and Ones.
“Nearly Headless Nick took several deep breaths and then said, in a far calmer tone, ‘So – what’s bothering you? Anything I can do?’
‘No,’ said Harry. ‘Not unless you know where we can get seven free Nimbus Two Thousand and Ones for our match against Sly–â€Â
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 8 (The Deathday Party)
It doesn’t seem like the idea of buying them for the team himself ever crossed his mind.
He’d be less worried once the team played Slytherin, and won.
When the Gryffindor team first faces Slytherin after the Slytherin team gets their fast brooms, Oliver Wood emphasizes before the match that the skill of the players matters more than the brooms.
“Slytherin have better brooms than us,’ he began, ‘no point denying it. But we’ve got better people on our brooms. We’ve trained harder than they have, we’ve been flying in all weathers –’ (‘Too true,’ muttered George Weasley. ‘I haven’t been properly dry since August’) ‘– and we’re going to make them rue the day they let that little bit of slime, Malfoy, buy his way onto their team.â€Â
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 10 (The Rogue Bludger)
He tells Harry that it’s especially important that he plays well and catches the Snitch first.
Chest heaving with emotion, Wood turned to Harry.
“It’ll be down to you, Harry, to show them that a Seeker has to have something more than a rich father. Get to that Snitch before Malfoy or die trying, Harry, because we’ve got to win today, we’ve got to.â€Â
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 10 (The Rogue Bludger)
Then, Harry does catch the Snitch and win the game, despite the Slytherin team’s fast brooms.
“He focused on the Snitch clutched in his good hand.
‘Aha,’ he said vaguely, ‘we’ve won.â€Â
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 10 (The Rogue Bludger)
After actually playing the Slytherin team on their Nimbus 2001 brooms that first time, Harry would likely be a lot less concerned that it’ll be impossible to beat them on the brooms they have, since they already did. Then he probably wasn’t worried about finding the Gryffindor team better brooms from any source, which would include him buying them all new brooms himself.
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I think OP meant "why didn't he buy them before said match", but that's a good analysis anyway :)
– Jenayah
yesterday
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Ahhh... both these answer are so good, I don't know which one to pick!
– Aurelius
yesterday
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@Jenayah Yeah, I think so too. My answer for that part, why he didn’t buy the brooms before playing Slytherin, is ‘he didn’t think of it’. I just added the second part to show after that match, he might no longer consider it a problem, because I thought it might be useful. Thanks a lot, yours is good too - I’m fairly sure (if he did think of it), he wouldn’t have wanted to do exactly what Malfoy did and wouldn’t buy the brooms. :)
– Bellatrix
yesterday
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Stupidity, +1. But I wonder if the author made a conscious decision to not reinforce the idea that money buys you happiness, especially with that "little bit of slime" buying his way onto a team.
– Mazura
yesterday
another point i think that should be addressed, is that other then fred and george, im not sure if we know what the team has, but i believe that Wood also has a nimbus 2000, and if the chasers were on newish brooms as well, Now instead of buying the team new brooms (for a slight upgrade) its really down to harry buying just the weaslys new brooms, which he should already know would make them uncomfortable. @Jenayah (@)bellatrix
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It simply doesn’t seem to have crossed Harry’s mind.
Harry actually mentioned the broomsticks to Nearly Headless Nick, saying there’s nothing that Nick could do to help unless he knew where to get seven free Nimbus Two Thousand and Ones.
“Nearly Headless Nick took several deep breaths and then said, in a far calmer tone, ‘So – what’s bothering you? Anything I can do?’
‘No,’ said Harry. ‘Not unless you know where we can get seven free Nimbus Two Thousand and Ones for our match against Sly–â€Â
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 8 (The Deathday Party)
It doesn’t seem like the idea of buying them for the team himself ever crossed his mind.
He’d be less worried once the team played Slytherin, and won.
When the Gryffindor team first faces Slytherin after the Slytherin team gets their fast brooms, Oliver Wood emphasizes before the match that the skill of the players matters more than the brooms.
“Slytherin have better brooms than us,’ he began, ‘no point denying it. But we’ve got better people on our brooms. We’ve trained harder than they have, we’ve been flying in all weathers –’ (‘Too true,’ muttered George Weasley. ‘I haven’t been properly dry since August’) ‘– and we’re going to make them rue the day they let that little bit of slime, Malfoy, buy his way onto their team.â€Â
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 10 (The Rogue Bludger)
He tells Harry that it’s especially important that he plays well and catches the Snitch first.
Chest heaving with emotion, Wood turned to Harry.
“It’ll be down to you, Harry, to show them that a Seeker has to have something more than a rich father. Get to that Snitch before Malfoy or die trying, Harry, because we’ve got to win today, we’ve got to.â€Â
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 10 (The Rogue Bludger)
Then, Harry does catch the Snitch and win the game, despite the Slytherin team’s fast brooms.
“He focused on the Snitch clutched in his good hand.
‘Aha,’ he said vaguely, ‘we’ve won.â€Â
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 10 (The Rogue Bludger)
After actually playing the Slytherin team on their Nimbus 2001 brooms that first time, Harry would likely be a lot less concerned that it’ll be impossible to beat them on the brooms they have, since they already did. Then he probably wasn’t worried about finding the Gryffindor team better brooms from any source, which would include him buying them all new brooms himself.
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I think OP meant "why didn't he buy them before said match", but that's a good analysis anyway :)
– Jenayah
yesterday
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Ahhh... both these answer are so good, I don't know which one to pick!
– Aurelius
yesterday
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@Jenayah Yeah, I think so too. My answer for that part, why he didn’t buy the brooms before playing Slytherin, is ‘he didn’t think of it’. I just added the second part to show after that match, he might no longer consider it a problem, because I thought it might be useful. Thanks a lot, yours is good too - I’m fairly sure (if he did think of it), he wouldn’t have wanted to do exactly what Malfoy did and wouldn’t buy the brooms. :)
– Bellatrix
yesterday
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Stupidity, +1. But I wonder if the author made a conscious decision to not reinforce the idea that money buys you happiness, especially with that "little bit of slime" buying his way onto a team.
– Mazura
yesterday
another point i think that should be addressed, is that other then fred and george, im not sure if we know what the team has, but i believe that Wood also has a nimbus 2000, and if the chasers were on newish brooms as well, Now instead of buying the team new brooms (for a slight upgrade) its really down to harry buying just the weaslys new brooms, which he should already know would make them uncomfortable. @Jenayah (@)bellatrix
– Himarm
19 hours ago
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It simply doesn’t seem to have crossed Harry’s mind.
Harry actually mentioned the broomsticks to Nearly Headless Nick, saying there’s nothing that Nick could do to help unless he knew where to get seven free Nimbus Two Thousand and Ones.
“Nearly Headless Nick took several deep breaths and then said, in a far calmer tone, ‘So – what’s bothering you? Anything I can do?’
‘No,’ said Harry. ‘Not unless you know where we can get seven free Nimbus Two Thousand and Ones for our match against Sly–â€Â
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 8 (The Deathday Party)
It doesn’t seem like the idea of buying them for the team himself ever crossed his mind.
He’d be less worried once the team played Slytherin, and won.
When the Gryffindor team first faces Slytherin after the Slytherin team gets their fast brooms, Oliver Wood emphasizes before the match that the skill of the players matters more than the brooms.
“Slytherin have better brooms than us,’ he began, ‘no point denying it. But we’ve got better people on our brooms. We’ve trained harder than they have, we’ve been flying in all weathers –’ (‘Too true,’ muttered George Weasley. ‘I haven’t been properly dry since August’) ‘– and we’re going to make them rue the day they let that little bit of slime, Malfoy, buy his way onto their team.â€Â
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 10 (The Rogue Bludger)
He tells Harry that it’s especially important that he plays well and catches the Snitch first.
Chest heaving with emotion, Wood turned to Harry.
“It’ll be down to you, Harry, to show them that a Seeker has to have something more than a rich father. Get to that Snitch before Malfoy or die trying, Harry, because we’ve got to win today, we’ve got to.â€Â
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 10 (The Rogue Bludger)
Then, Harry does catch the Snitch and win the game, despite the Slytherin team’s fast brooms.
“He focused on the Snitch clutched in his good hand.
‘Aha,’ he said vaguely, ‘we’ve won.â€Â
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 10 (The Rogue Bludger)
After actually playing the Slytherin team on their Nimbus 2001 brooms that first time, Harry would likely be a lot less concerned that it’ll be impossible to beat them on the brooms they have, since they already did. Then he probably wasn’t worried about finding the Gryffindor team better brooms from any source, which would include him buying them all new brooms himself.
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It simply doesn’t seem to have crossed Harry’s mind.
Harry actually mentioned the broomsticks to Nearly Headless Nick, saying there’s nothing that Nick could do to help unless he knew where to get seven free Nimbus Two Thousand and Ones.
“Nearly Headless Nick took several deep breaths and then said, in a far calmer tone, ‘So – what’s bothering you? Anything I can do?’
‘No,’ said Harry. ‘Not unless you know where we can get seven free Nimbus Two Thousand and Ones for our match against Sly–â€Â
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 8 (The Deathday Party)
It doesn’t seem like the idea of buying them for the team himself ever crossed his mind.
He’d be less worried once the team played Slytherin, and won.
When the Gryffindor team first faces Slytherin after the Slytherin team gets their fast brooms, Oliver Wood emphasizes before the match that the skill of the players matters more than the brooms.
“Slytherin have better brooms than us,’ he began, ‘no point denying it. But we’ve got better people on our brooms. We’ve trained harder than they have, we’ve been flying in all weathers –’ (‘Too true,’ muttered George Weasley. ‘I haven’t been properly dry since August’) ‘– and we’re going to make them rue the day they let that little bit of slime, Malfoy, buy his way onto their team.â€Â
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 10 (The Rogue Bludger)
He tells Harry that it’s especially important that he plays well and catches the Snitch first.
Chest heaving with emotion, Wood turned to Harry.
“It’ll be down to you, Harry, to show them that a Seeker has to have something more than a rich father. Get to that Snitch before Malfoy or die trying, Harry, because we’ve got to win today, we’ve got to.â€Â
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 10 (The Rogue Bludger)
Then, Harry does catch the Snitch and win the game, despite the Slytherin team’s fast brooms.
“He focused on the Snitch clutched in his good hand.
‘Aha,’ he said vaguely, ‘we’ve won.â€Â
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 10 (The Rogue Bludger)
After actually playing the Slytherin team on their Nimbus 2001 brooms that first time, Harry would likely be a lot less concerned that it’ll be impossible to beat them on the brooms they have, since they already did. Then he probably wasn’t worried about finding the Gryffindor team better brooms from any source, which would include him buying them all new brooms himself.
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I think OP meant "why didn't he buy them before said match", but that's a good analysis anyway :)
– Jenayah
yesterday
1
Ahhh... both these answer are so good, I don't know which one to pick!
– Aurelius
yesterday
1
@Jenayah Yeah, I think so too. My answer for that part, why he didn’t buy the brooms before playing Slytherin, is ‘he didn’t think of it’. I just added the second part to show after that match, he might no longer consider it a problem, because I thought it might be useful. Thanks a lot, yours is good too - I’m fairly sure (if he did think of it), he wouldn’t have wanted to do exactly what Malfoy did and wouldn’t buy the brooms. :)
– Bellatrix
yesterday
4
Stupidity, +1. But I wonder if the author made a conscious decision to not reinforce the idea that money buys you happiness, especially with that "little bit of slime" buying his way onto a team.
– Mazura
yesterday
another point i think that should be addressed, is that other then fred and george, im not sure if we know what the team has, but i believe that Wood also has a nimbus 2000, and if the chasers were on newish brooms as well, Now instead of buying the team new brooms (for a slight upgrade) its really down to harry buying just the weaslys new brooms, which he should already know would make them uncomfortable. @Jenayah (@)bellatrix
– Himarm
19 hours ago
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1
I think OP meant "why didn't he buy them before said match", but that's a good analysis anyway :)
– Jenayah
yesterday
1
Ahhh... both these answer are so good, I don't know which one to pick!
– Aurelius
yesterday
1
@Jenayah Yeah, I think so too. My answer for that part, why he didn’t buy the brooms before playing Slytherin, is ‘he didn’t think of it’. I just added the second part to show after that match, he might no longer consider it a problem, because I thought it might be useful. Thanks a lot, yours is good too - I’m fairly sure (if he did think of it), he wouldn’t have wanted to do exactly what Malfoy did and wouldn’t buy the brooms. :)
– Bellatrix
yesterday
4
Stupidity, +1. But I wonder if the author made a conscious decision to not reinforce the idea that money buys you happiness, especially with that "little bit of slime" buying his way onto a team.
– Mazura
yesterday
another point i think that should be addressed, is that other then fred and george, im not sure if we know what the team has, but i believe that Wood also has a nimbus 2000, and if the chasers were on newish brooms as well, Now instead of buying the team new brooms (for a slight upgrade) its really down to harry buying just the weaslys new brooms, which he should already know would make them uncomfortable. @Jenayah (@)bellatrix
– Himarm
19 hours ago
1
1
I think OP meant "why didn't he buy them before said match", but that's a good analysis anyway :)
– Jenayah
yesterday
I think OP meant "why didn't he buy them before said match", but that's a good analysis anyway :)
– Jenayah
yesterday
1
1
Ahhh... both these answer are so good, I don't know which one to pick!
– Aurelius
yesterday
Ahhh... both these answer are so good, I don't know which one to pick!
– Aurelius
yesterday
1
1
@Jenayah Yeah, I think so too. My answer for that part, why he didn’t buy the brooms before playing Slytherin, is ‘he didn’t think of it’. I just added the second part to show after that match, he might no longer consider it a problem, because I thought it might be useful. Thanks a lot, yours is good too - I’m fairly sure (if he did think of it), he wouldn’t have wanted to do exactly what Malfoy did and wouldn’t buy the brooms. :)
– Bellatrix
yesterday
@Jenayah Yeah, I think so too. My answer for that part, why he didn’t buy the brooms before playing Slytherin, is ‘he didn’t think of it’. I just added the second part to show after that match, he might no longer consider it a problem, because I thought it might be useful. Thanks a lot, yours is good too - I’m fairly sure (if he did think of it), he wouldn’t have wanted to do exactly what Malfoy did and wouldn’t buy the brooms. :)
– Bellatrix
yesterday
4
4
Stupidity, +1. But I wonder if the author made a conscious decision to not reinforce the idea that money buys you happiness, especially with that "little bit of slime" buying his way onto a team.
– Mazura
yesterday
Stupidity, +1. But I wonder if the author made a conscious decision to not reinforce the idea that money buys you happiness, especially with that "little bit of slime" buying his way onto a team.
– Mazura
yesterday
another point i think that should be addressed, is that other then fred and george, im not sure if we know what the team has, but i believe that Wood also has a nimbus 2000, and if the chasers were on newish brooms as well, Now instead of buying the team new brooms (for a slight upgrade) its really down to harry buying just the weaslys new brooms, which he should already know would make them uncomfortable. @Jenayah (@)bellatrix
– Himarm
19 hours ago
another point i think that should be addressed, is that other then fred and george, im not sure if we know what the team has, but i believe that Wood also has a nimbus 2000, and if the chasers were on newish brooms as well, Now instead of buying the team new brooms (for a slight upgrade) its really down to harry buying just the weaslys new brooms, which he should already know would make them uncomfortable. @Jenayah (@)bellatrix
– Himarm
19 hours ago
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Because it's crass and borderline cheating
– Valorum
yesterday
6
@Valorum how so? In real-life sports, players often use their personal money to buy better equipment to give them an edge. Apparently, Quidditch has no issue with allowing players to use brooms of extremely varying quality. I don't see how it would be borderline cheating; crass, maybe.
– Aurelius
yesterday
2
Note the response of (for example) Hermione. She's outraged.
– Valorum
yesterday
2
He simply didn't have that much money. Yes, it seemed like an awful lot to an impoverished eleven-year-old when he first saw it. But he wasn't actually independently wealthy, he still needed to get a job when he grew up.
– Harry Johnston
yesterday
3
@HarryJohnston for what it's worth, I don't see Harry as the "yep, I can get by without getting a job, so I'll just sit back and relax and don't look for employment" kind of guy.
– Jenayah
yesterday