[HPforGrownups] Sketch Topic: Travel/Transportation

[Tandy, Heidi]

No: HPFGUIDX 24693



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> From: Zarleycat at aol.com [mailto:Zarleycat at aol.com]

> Questions:
> 
> 2. Does the Beauxbatons' carriage need to be pulled by Abraxan (FB), 
> the giant, palomino, winged horses?  Or are the horses used merely to 
> give a more impressive appearance to the carriage?
I actually wasn't sure if they were pulling it or driving it - in other
words, did the Abraxan know where to go? And the flip side of this is -
anyone ever tried to get a Hippogryff to pull something?


> 4. What is the power source for enchanted Muggle vehicles?  Is it 
> simply a spell that enables the vehicle to act in magical ways?
It's probably the same genre of spell that makes brooms fly. Or so I've
assumed. 

> 
> 5. The Ford Anglia lost power as Ron drove it towards Hogwarts, yet 
> later in the book it is careening around the Forbidden Forest.  How 
> did it rejuevenate itself?  (Chap 15, CoS)
It didn't lose power per se, I think - it was just really tired from such a
long trip in the hot sun. At least when it went to Privet Drive, it was
evening, and therefore not as warm.

> 
> 6. Did the pre-Azkaban Sirius have a problem with Apparating? We know 
> he used his motorbike to get to the Potters' house the night they 
> died.  Wouldn't Apparition have been quicker?
I know a lot of people have proposed that there was an anti-apparating ward
around the Potter home - perhaps all wizarding homes have it, so they only
allow the residents of that house to apparate in (although it might not be
as restrictive on apparating out). If that was the case, it might've been
quicker for Siris to fly there instead of apparating nearby & walking.

> 
> 8.  Could fireplaces in Hogwarts be hooked up to the Floo Network?
They seem to be, because the Floo network seems to be connected to the thing
that allows people's heads to appear in fireplaces, and in book 4, sirius
talked to harry in just that way. 

> 
> 9.  Can wizards make themselves invisible when flying on brooms so 
> that Muggles won't notice them should they be flying in daylight?  
> OTOH, since we don't notice the Knight Bus, maybe we're too involved 
> in our mundane world to look up and see someone in emerald green 
> robes zooming across the sky.
We just don't notice. 

> 
> 10. Do you think flying horses are used in some sort of aerial 
> equestrian sport?
Oh, I hope so! I've been working on a version of Pegasus Polo (named after
the Abraxan belonging to the inventor of the game) which is played regularly
along the mediterranean. It must be terrific fun (and explains the bitter
expression found on Prince Charles's face with some regularity)
> 
> 11. Do Charlie Weasly and Hagrid wish they could ride dragons?
Oh yes!
> 
> 12. What would your favorite method of travel be?
Flying eggplant :P