Arkie Alderton's Kwik-Repair Shop was a specialised establishment that repaired broomsticks.[1] Its founder, Arkie Alderton, was a well-known broomstick designer.[2]
Behind the scenes[]
- This shop was only mentioned in the Bloomsbury Live Chat with J. K. Rowling, where she recommended this shop to a wizard whose Nimbus 2000 "had a terrible knack of veering left". Arkie Alderton was first mentioned as a "well known broomstick designer" in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, which had been published nine days before the chat took place on 30th July 2007.
Appearances[]
- Bloomsbury Live Chat (First mentioned)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ "J.K. Rowling and the Live Chat, Bloomsbury.com, July 30, 2007 (2.00-3.00pm BST)" at Accio Quote!
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 13 (The Muggle-Born Registration Commission)