[HPforGrownups] Tthe Prude with a Very Un-Prudish Question

[Jen Faulkner]

No: HPFGUIDX 24739

On Wed, 22 Aug 2001, Mindy, a.k.a. CLH wrote:

> Isn't it awfully uncomfortable to be flying on a broom? Think into it.
> Harry jerking up and down on this thin slab of wood... isn't it even
> painful, especially during a violent Quidditch match, doing
> "Wonky-Faints" and stuff? I can't imagine riding one, especially on wild
> rides. (Perhaps that is why wizards rarely use them for transportation).

Magical brooms, unlike the Muggle variety, are enchanted to make riding
comfortable.  According to QTA (Amer. ed., pp. 47f.), Elliot Smethwyck
invented the Cushioning Charm in 1820 which provides a sort of invisible
seat (a cushion, in the sense of a stuffed fabric pillow for sitting
on) for the wizard.  There's a very cute picture of it.

--jen :)

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