Use of brooms

[Ms Mo Me]

No: HPFGUIDX 94475

Message: 7
   Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 20:15:42 -0000
   From: "weirdsister06" <weirdsister06 at yahoo.com>
Subject: Use of brooms

Does flying a broomstick involve the use of magic?  

Underage wizards are able to fly during school
holidays without 
reprimand from the Improper Use of Magic Office.  Ron
and his 
brothers practice quidditch, the little children flew
mini-brooms 
during the Quidditch World Cup, and Harry escaped from
Privet Dr on 
his broom in OotP.  If flying a broom does not involve
magic, and 
the broom is merely a mode of transport like a portkey
or floo 
powder, can muggles fly?  What if a muggle picked up a
portkey or 
tried to use floo powder?


Mo:

Well, I think there IS some magic involved, since we
see in SS/PS that not all of the students can get
their brooms to rise on the first try.  

As for floo powder, who knows???  I think that it MAY
work on Muggles since magic can be used ON them, such
as memory charms, etc.

Similarly, to your post, I have always wondered why
only STUDENTS were forbiden to use magic under the
decree of Underage Wizadry.  We see that HP used magic
several times, without his knowledge, before he found
out he was a wizard.  And, we see children using magic
at the world cup, as with the kid, his dad's wand, and
the slug.
Now, I don't know if the ministry doesn't regulate
them too much because they aren't old enought to have
a wand, yet, and their magic can't do anything
significant.  But, I WOULD like to know why they are
allowed, and Hogwarts student's aren't.


~Mo 

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