So... how long had these brooms been left unattended for?

Lucas eyed the blunt clippers and made a face at the broom in front of him. "I'm sorry," he whispered to it. Poor thing.

But in any case, there was only one thing to do for this situation. A lot of tender love and care.

"Professor, is Hogwarts ever going to upgrade the school brooms?" Because these were all older than his Mum. And that was OLD.