[HPforGrownups] Flight to London (was: Dumbledore is Hedwig)

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No: HPFGUIDX 71754


On Saturday, Jul 19, 2003, at 17:21 America/Indianapolis, Steve wrote:
> However, we now have the very convinient Thestrals which I believe are
> capable of magical flight. They fly at an apparent 50 mph but cover
> ground at a rate of 500 mph. I suspect this magical flight is a blend
> of normal flight and slow motion apparation-like ability.

Why can't they just be flying at 500mph, period? Where do we get the 
impression of an "apparent 50mph" or any other 'apparent' speed? the 
ONLY possible point of reference is the ground covering speed.

--Random832