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{{Object infobox
 
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|image = [[File:Brass-compass-lrg.png]]
|name=Broom Compass
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|name = Broom Compass
|image=
 
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|usage = Help point [[broomstick]] flyers in the right direction<ref name="PM"/>
|manufacturer=
 
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|owners = *[[Harry Potter]]<ref name="POA1"/>
|made=Before [[1995]]
 
 
*[[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]]<ref name="OOTP23"/>
|usage=Brooms
 
|owners=[[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]]
 
|first=''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''
 
|latest=
 
|last=
 
 
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{{Quote|Good haul this year. Thanks for the Broom Compass, it's excellent; beats Hermione's — she got me a [[homework planner]].|[[Ronald Weasley]] on his [[Christmas]] presents|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
A '''Broom Compass''' is presumably an accessory for a [[broomstick]] that helps the owner find their direction. Its exact function and design is unknown.
 
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A '''Broom Compass''' was a [[broomstick]] accessory that helped the rider find the direction they were travelling in. They could be clipped onto broomsticks for long journeys and were made of [[brass]].<ref name="PM">{{PM}}</ref>
   
[[Harry Potter]] gave one to [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] in [[1995]] as a [[Christmas]] present. Ron described it as "excellent".<ref name="op23">''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'', Chapter 23 - (''Christmas on the Closed Ward'')</ref>
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The [[Broomstick Servicing Kit]] [[Hermione Granger]] gave [[Harry Potter]] for his thirteenth birthday included a small brass broom compass.<ref name="POA1">{{POA|B|1}}</ref> [[Harry Potter]] gave one such compass to [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] in [[1995]] as a [[Christmas]] present. Ron described it as "excellent".<ref name="OOTP23">{{OOTP|B|23}}</ref>
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
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*{{POA}} {{1st}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''
 
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*{{OOTP}} {{1st ID}}
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*{{PM}}
   
 
==Notes and references==
 
==Notes and references==
 
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[[pl:Kompas miotlarski]]
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[[pt-br:Bússola para Vassoura]]
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[[Category:Brass objects]]
 
[[Category:Broomstick accessories]]
 
[[Category:Broomstick accessories]]
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[[Category:Christmas presents]]
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[[Category:Harry Potter's possessions]]
 
[[Category:Ronald Weasley's possessions]]
 
[[Category:Ronald Weasley's possessions]]

Latest revision as of 18:16, 17 July 2021

"Good haul this year. Thanks for the Broom Compass, it's excellent; beats Hermione's — she got me a homework planner."
Ronald Weasley on his Christmas presents[src]

A Broom Compass was a broomstick accessory that helped the rider find the direction they were travelling in. They could be clipped onto broomsticks for long journeys and were made of brass.[1]

The Broomstick Servicing Kit Hermione Granger gave Harry Potter for his thirteenth birthday included a small brass broom compass.[2] Harry Potter gave one such compass to Ron Weasley in 1995 as a Christmas present. Ron described it as "excellent".[3]

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. 1.0 1.1 Pottermore
  2. 2.0 2.1 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 1 (Owl Post)
  3. 3.0 3.1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 23 (Christmas on the Closed Ward)