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{{Broomsticks infobox
|name=Comet 260
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|image = [[File:Comet 260.jpg|250px]]
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|name = Comet 260
|image=[[File:Comet260.png|250px]]
 
 
|producer = [[Comet Trading Company]]
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|made = c. [[1985]]<ref>In {{HM}} Quidditch Season 1, unlocked in Year 2, the broom is referred to as "brand new" by Skye.</ref>
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|usage = Travelling; [[Quidditch]] playing
|producer=[[Comet Trading Company]]
 
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|owners = *[[Skye Parkin]]<ref name="HM">{{HM}}</ref>
|material=
 
 
*[[Draco Malfoy]]<ref name="PS10"/>
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*[[Cho Chang]]<ref name="POA13"/>
|usage=Travelling; [[Quidditch]] playing
 
 
*[[Nymphadora Tonks]]<ref name="OOTP3"/>
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*[[Harry Potter]]<ref name="PSG"/>
|speed=Up to 93 miles per hour
 
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*[[Jacob's sibling]]
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|owners=*[[Draco Malfoy]]
 
*[[Cho Chang]]
 
*[[Nymphadora Tonks]]
 
|first=''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' {{Mention}}
 
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{{Quote|The Comet Trading Company's finest racing broom. Starting to show its age, yet still an extremely versatile and a great first broom|Description|Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup}}
The '''Comet 260''' was a [[broomstick]] manufactured by the [[Comet Trading Company]]. It is noted that the 260 looks good, but doesn't offer much in performance compared to other brooms.
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The '''Comet 260''' is a [[broomstick]] manufactured by the [[Comet Trading Company]].
   
==Known Owners==
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==History==
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After her first [[Inter-House Quidditch Cup|house match]], [[Skye Parkin]] received a new Comet 260 from [[Ethan Parkin|her father]].<ref name="HM"/>
*[[Draco Malfoy]]
 
   
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[[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] believed the Comet 260 looked flashy, but they were not in the same league as the [[Nimbus 2000]].<ref name="PS10">{{PS|B|10}}</ref>
*[[Cho Chang]]
 
   
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Two years later, [[Oliver Wood]] claimed a Comet 260 would look like "a joke" next to a [[Firebolt]], and after seeing the two brooms in action, [[Lee Jordan]] agreed that [[Cho Chang]]'s Comet was "no match" for [[Harry Potter]]'s Firebolt.<ref name="POA13">{{POA|B|13}}</ref>
*[[Nymphadora Tonks]]
 
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[[File:Nymphadora-Comet.png|thumb|Nymphadora Tonks's with her Comet 260]]
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The [[Auror]] and [[Order of the Phoenix]] member [[Nymphadora Tonks]] owned one of these brooms, and flew with hers to help transport [[Harry Potter]] from [[4 Privet Drive]] to [[12 Grimmauld Place]] as part of the [[Advance Guard]].<ref name="OOTP3"/>
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There was a tantrum during the [[Gryffindor Quidditch team]]'s tryouts in [[1996]] that involved a crashed Comet 260 and several broken teeth.<ref name="HBP11">{{HBP|B|11}}</ref>
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==Known Owners==
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*[[Skye Parkin]]
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*[[Jacob's sibling]] (possibly)
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*[[Draco Malfoy]] (formerly)<ref name="PS10" />
 
*[[Cho Chang]]<ref name="POA13" />
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*[[Nymphadora Tonks]]<ref name="OOTP3">{{OOTP|B|3}}</ref>
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*[[Harry Potter]] (formerly)<ref name="PSG">{{PS|G}}</ref>
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==Behind the scenes==
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*In the GBC version of the {{PS|G}} of {{PS}}, [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] owned a Comet 260 which he lent to Harry so he would be able to catch the [[Winged Keys|Winged Key]] in [[Filius Flitwick]]'s [[Underground Chambers|chamber]] to get to the [[Philosopher's Stone]] and it was revealed to be a beginner's broom;<ref name="PSG" /> however, in the books, Ron used a [[Shooting Star]] before his parents bought him a [[Cleansweep Eleven]],<ref name="COS4">{{COS|B|4}}</ref> rendering this information non-canonical.
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' {{Mention}}
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*{{PS}} {{Mention}}
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*{{PS|G}} {{Mention}} {{C|Appears in GBC version}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)]]'' {{Mention}}
 
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*{{POA}} {{1st}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' {{1st}}
 
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*{{OOTP}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''
 
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*{{OOTP|F}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)]]''
 
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*{{QWC}}
*''[[Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup]]''
 
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*{{TCG}}
*''[[Harry Potter Trading Card Game]]''
 
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*{{HM}}
   
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==Notes and references==
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{{Reflist}}[[es:Cometa 260]]
 
[[fr:Comète 260]]
 
[[fr:Comète 260]]
 
[[it:Comet 260]]
 
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[[Category:Cho Chang's possessions]]
 
[[Category:Draco Malfoy's possessions]]
 
[[Category:Draco Malfoy's possessions]]
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[[Category:Harry Potter's Broomsticks]]
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[[Category:Jacob's sibling's possessions]]
 
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[[Category:Skye Parkin's possessions]]

Revision as of 20:08, 20 May 2020

"The Comet Trading Company's finest racing broom. Starting to show its age, yet still an extremely versatile and a great first broom"
— Description[src]

The Comet 260 is a broomstick manufactured by the Comet Trading Company.

History

After her first house match, Skye Parkin received a new Comet 260 from her father.[2]

Ron Weasley believed the Comet 260 looked flashy, but they were not in the same league as the Nimbus 2000.[3]

Two years later, Oliver Wood claimed a Comet 260 would look like "a joke" next to a Firebolt, and after seeing the two brooms in action, Lee Jordan agreed that Cho Chang's Comet was "no match" for Harry Potter's Firebolt.[4]

Nymphadora-Comet

Nymphadora Tonks's with her Comet 260

The Auror and Order of the Phoenix member Nymphadora Tonks owned one of these brooms, and flew with hers to help transport Harry Potter from 4 Privet Drive to 12 Grimmauld Place as part of the Advance Guard.[5]

There was a tantrum during the Gryffindor Quidditch team's tryouts in 1996 that involved a crashed Comet 260 and several broken teeth.[7]

Known Owners

Behind the scenes

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. In Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery Quidditch Season 1, unlocked in Year 2, the broom is referred to as "brand new" by Skye.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 10 (Hallowe'en)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 13 (Gryffindor versus Ravenclaw)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 3 (The Advance Guard)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)
  7. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 11 (Hermione's Helping Hand)
  8. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 4 (At Flourish and Blotts)