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"The top of the Nimbus Racing Broom Company's range. Capable of previously unseen speed and control. A world-class broom."

— Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup ^[src]

The Nimbus 2001 was produced by the Nimbus Racing Broom Company as part of their successful line of racing brooms. Released in August, 1992, it was faster than its predecessor, the Nimbus 2000. It officially became the fastest broom in existence, until the launch of the Firebolt in 1993. The broom itself is black and gold (or silver), with revolving stirrups. Despite the Firebolt being faster, the Nimbus 2001 is still used by the majority of Quidditch teams across the globe.

Known owners

DracoQuidditch — Draco Malfoy with his Nimbus 2001.

The Slytherin Quidditch team was outfitted with Nimbus 2001s by Lucius Malfoy, with the suggestion being that the gift was in exchange for his son, Draco Malfoy being made Seeker. It is unknown whether the students who joined the team in later years, such as C. Warrington, Vincent Crabbe, and Gregory Goyle, were given this model of broomstick when they joined the team or if they had to use the broomstick that they already had (if they had one). If the new players were not given Nimbus 2001s when they joined the team and did not have brooms of their own, they probably had to use one of the old school brooms.

Behind the scenes

File:Slytherinquidditchteam.jpg

Slytherin Quidditch team with their Nimbus 2001s gifted to them by Lucius Malfoy in 1992.

In the film version of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, the Nimbus 2001 is shown to be black and silver. In the novel, the colour of the Nimbus 2001 is not mentioned.
In the film version of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the Slytherin Quidditch team are riding broomsticks that seem to be black in colour, like the Nimbus 2001, except the tail end of some of their brooms have the twigs sticking out everywhere, unlike the Nimbus 2001s that we see in the film version of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, whose tail ends are very straight and smooth. However, some of the Slytherins' broomsticks in the film version of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince look just like the Nimbus 2001s that we see in the film version of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
The Nimbus 2001 is slightly shorter than the Nimbus 2000, but the bristles on the Nimbus 2001 are much longer than those on the Nimbus 2000. The stirrups on the 2001 are quite large and pivot to make your feet comfortable while sitting in different positions on the broom, whereas the stirrups on the 2000 are relatively small and are in a fixed position.
In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry's Nimbus 2000 actually manages to be faster than Draco's Nimbus 2001, as seen in the Quidditch Match, Gryffindor vs Slytherin. This could be attributed to Harry being a better flyer than Draco.
It is unknown if any new models of the Nimbus brooms were made after the Nimbus 2001.

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+{{Quote|The top of the Nimbus Racing Broom Company's range. Capable of previously unseen speed and control. A world-class broom.|[[Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup ]]|Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup}}
-{{Quote|I believe it outstrips the old Two Thousand series by a considerable amount.|[[Marcus Flint]]|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}}
+The '''Nimbus 2001''' was produced by the [[Nimbus Racing Broom Company]] as part of their successful line of racing [[brooms]]. Released in August, [[1992]], it was faster than its predecessor, the [[Nimbus 2000]]. It officially became the fastest broom in existence, until the launch of the [[Firebolt]] in [[1993]]. The broom itself is black and gold (or silver), with revolving stirrups. Despite the [[Firebolt]] being faster, the Nimbus 2001 is still used by the majority of Quidditch teams across the globe.
-[[File:DracoQuidditch.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Draco Malfoy with his Nimbus 2001]]
-The '''Nimbus 2001''' was produced by the [[Nimbus Racing Broom Company]] as part of their successful line of racing brooms. Released in August, [[1992]], it was faster than its predecessor, the [[Nimbus 2000]].
 ==Known owners==
+[[File:Nimbus2001.jpg|right|thumb|Conception of the Nimbus 2001.|200px]]
+[[File:DracoQuidditch.jpg|thumb|left|225x225px|Draco Malfoy with his Nimbus 2001.]]
 The [[Slytherin Quidditch team]] was outfitted with Nimbus 2001s by [[Lucius Malfoy]], with the suggestion being that the gift was in exchange for his son, [[Draco Malfoy]] being made [[Seeker]]. It is unknown whether the students who joined the team in later years, such as [[C. Warrington]], [[Vincent Crabbe]], and [[Gregory Goyle]], were given this model of broomstick when they joined the team or if they had to use the broomstick that they already had (if they had one). If the new players were not given Nimbus 2001s when they joined the team and did not have brooms of their own, they probably had to use one of the old school brooms.
 ==Behind the scenes==
+[[File:Slytherinquidditchteam.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Slytherin Quidditch team]] with their Nimbus 2001s gifted to them by [[Lucius Malfoy]] in [[1992]].]]
-[[File:Nimbus20012.jpg|thumb|Nimbus 2001]]
 *In the [[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|film version]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'', the Nimbus 2001 is shown to be black and silver. In the novel, the colour of the Nimbus 2001 is not mentioned.
 *In the [[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|film version]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'', the [[Slytherin Quidditch team]] are riding broomsticks that seem to be black in colour, like the Nimbus 2001, except the tail end of some of their brooms have the twigs sticking out everywhere, unlike the Nimbus 2001s that we see in the [[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|film version]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'', whose tail ends are very straight and smooth. However, some of the Slytherins' broomsticks in the [[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|film version]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' look just like the Nimbus 2001s that we see in the [[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|film version]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]''.
-*The Nimbus 2001 is slightly shorter than the Nimbus 2000, but the bristles on the Nimbus 2001 are much longer than those on the Nimbus 2000. The stirrups on the 2001 are quite large and pivot to make your feet comfortable while sitting in different positions on the broom, [[File:Slytherinquidditchteam.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Slytherin Quidditch team]] with their Nimbus 2001s gifted to them by [[Lucius Malfoy]] in [[1992]].]]whereas the stirrups on the 2000 are relatively small and are in a fixed position.
+*The Nimbus 2001 is slightly shorter than the Nimbus 2000, but the bristles on the Nimbus 2001 are much longer than those on the Nimbus 2000. The stirrups on the 2001 are quite large and pivot to make your feet comfortable while sitting in different positions on the broom, whereas the stirrups on the 2000 are relatively small and are in a fixed position.
+*In the [[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'', Harry's Nimbus 2000 actually manages to be faster than Draco's Nimbus 2001, as seen in the Quidditch Match, Gryffindor vs Slytherin. This could be attributed to Harry being a better flyer than Draco.
+*It is unknown if any new models of the Nimbus brooms were made after the Nimbus 2001.
-*In the [[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'', Harry's Nimbus 2000 actually manages to be faster than Draco's Nimbus 2001, as seen in the Quidditch Match, Gryffindor vs Slytherin.
 ==Appearances==
+[[File:Nimbus20012.jpg|thumb|200px|Nimbus 2001]]
 *''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]''
 *''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)]]''
 *''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)]]''
 *''[[Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup]]''
-*[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)]]
+*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)]]''
+*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Building the Magical World]]''
+*''[[Harry Potter Trading Card Game]]''
+*''[[LEGO Harry Potter|Harry Potter LEGO Sets]]''
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+[[it:Nimbus 2001]]
 [[Category:Broomsticks]]
-[[Category:Draco Malfoy's possessions]]