Which Broomstick?

Which Broomstick?
Periodical information
Format	Magazine
Focus	Broomsticks
Known subscribers	Parkin family Murphy McNully Oliver Wood Karl Limpley

Which Broomstick? was a periodically released magazine about broomsticks. It advertised and sold all sorts of broomsticks for Quidditch players. The magazine also test-rode all makes of broomstick and provided reviews on the experience. Oliver Wood, the old Gryffindor Quidditch team captain had been seen reading it.

History

Skye Parkin reading Which Broomstick?

In 1993, Oliver Wood allowed Harry Potter to borrow it, to find a replacement for his destroyed Nimbus 2000. He later recommended that Harry order a new broomstick using an order form that could be found in the back of this magazine. Later, as Harry was riding his Firebolt in the second Quidditch match of the season, Lee Jordan noted that the Firebolt was the broomstick of choice for the Quidditch World Cup, according to this magazine.

In the summer of 1995, Ron Weasley quoted Which Broomstick? regarding the speed of the Comet 260 while praising the capabilities of the Cleansweep Eleven he received as a present for becoming a Gryffindor prefect.

On the Hogwarts Express in 1996, Harry Potter traded three Chocolate Frog Cards to Karl Limpley for the latest issue of Which Broomstick?. Later on the voyage, he traded that issue to Jason Huntingdon to get back a pair of Spectrespecs he had stolen from Luna Lovegood. The issue in question contained an article comparing various makes of broomstick, including the Firebolt, which Huntingdon deemed "interesting".

The editor of this magazine provided an endorsement for Quidditch Through the Ages.

Behind the scenes

• The title may be a reference to the real-world Which? magazine.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (First appearance)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)
• Quidditch Through the Ages
• Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery