Changes: Shooting Star

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"Ron's old Shooting Star was often outstripped by passing butterflies."

— Description^[src]

The Shooting Star was a broomstick produced by Universal Brooms Ltd in 1955. At the time of its release, it was the cheapest racing broom on the market. However, after initial good sales and popularity, the broom was found to lose height and speed as they aged.

Known owners

Ronald Weasley had a Shooting Star before acquiring a Cleansweep Eleven^[1].
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry maintained a supply of them for flying lessons^[2]. Fred and George Weasley always complained that the school brooms would always fly slightly to the left or that they would start to vibrate if one flew too high. After the destruction of his Nimbus 2000, Harry Potter was forced to temporarily use one of these during Quidditch practices, but was urged to quickly find a replacement, as the broomstick's lack of speed and performance was unacceptable for actual Quidditch matches.

Appearances

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First appearance)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Quidditch Through the Ages
Harry Potter Trading Card Game

Notes and references

[1] Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

[2] Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

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 *[[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts School]]
+}}{{Quote|Ron's old Shooting Star was often outstripped by passing [[Butterfly|butterflies]].|Description|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}}The '''Shooting Star''' was a [[broomstick]] produced by [[Universal Brooms Ltd]] in [[1950s|1955]]. At the time of its release, it was the cheapest racing broom on the market. However, after initial good sales and popularity, the broom was found to lose height and speed as they aged.
-|first=''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]''
-|latest=''[[Quidditch Through the Ages (real)|Quidditch Through the Ages]]''
+==Known owners==
-|last=
+[[File:Flying_(class).jpg|thumb|left|Shooting Stars]]
-|cause=
+*[[Ronald Weasley]] had a Shooting Star before acquiring a [[Cleansweep Eleven]]<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]''</ref>.
-}}
+*[[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] maintained a supply of them for flying lessons<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]''</ref>. [[Fred Weasley|Fred and]] [[George Weasley]] always complained that the school brooms would always fly slightly to the left or that they would start to vibrate if one flew too high. After the destruction of [[Harry Potter's Nimbus 2000 broomstick|his Nimbus 2000]], [[Harry Potter]] was forced to temporarily use one of these during [[Quidditch]] practices, but was urged to quickly find a replacement, as the broomstick's lack of speed and performance was unacceptable for actual Quidditch matches.
-The '''Shooting Star''' was a [[broomstick]] produced by [[Universal Brooms Ltd]] in [[1950s|1955]]. At the time of its release, it was the cheapest racing broom on the market. However, after initial good sales and popularity, the broom was found to lose height and speed as they aged. [[Ronald Weasley]] had a Shooting Star before acquiring a [[Cleansweep Eleven]]<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]''</ref>, and [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] maintained a supply of them for flying lessons<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]''</ref>.
 ==Appearances==
-*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'' {{1st}}
+*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' {{1st}}
+*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]''
 *''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]''
 *''[[Quidditch Through the Ages (real)|Quidditch Through the Ages]]''
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 ==Notes and references==
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+[[es:Estrella Fugaz]]
+[[fr:Étoile filante]]
+[[it:Stellasfreccia]]
 [[Category:Broomsticks]]
+[[Category:Ronald Weasley's possessions]]