• threelonmusketeers
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      47 months ago

      DH10, in Lily’s letter to Sirius:

      Dear Padfoot,

      Thank you, thank you, for Harry’s birthday present! It was his favorite by far. One year old and already zooming along on a toy broomstick, he looked so pleased with himself, I’m enclosing a picture so you can see. You know it only rises about two feet off the ground, but he nearly killed the cat and he smashed a horrible vase Petunia sent me for Christmas (no complaints there). Of course, James thought it was so funny, says he’s going to be a great Quidditch player, but we’ve had to pack away all the ornaments and make sure we don’t take our eyes off him when he gets going.

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        27 months ago

        Totally forgot about that, thanks! I kind of like that it implies that he has a natural talent with the broom.

        • threelonmusketeers
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          14 months ago

          I’m often hesitant to dismiss skills which can be acquired through practice and persistence as “natural talent”, but in this case, that could be a valid interpretation as well.