[HPforGrownups] Brooms and Wandless Magic

[Meliss9900 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 132322

In a message dated 7/8/2005 3:31:29 PM Central Standard Time, 
zgirnius at yahoo.com writes:
Are the brooms WW folk use specially charmed/enchanted so they would 
fly? If so, could Muggles use them? (Perhaps they are excepted from the 
usual ban on enchanting Muggle artifacts for reasons of tradition?) If 
not, does this mean that in theory any old broom can be used by a 
witch/wizard to fly? Since we don't see people waving their wands to 
activate a broom, is this another example of wandless magic? (Along 
with Potions, LV's legilimency, and other examples
Well if Quidditch Through The Ages is considered canon then I'd have to say 
no .  There is a remark in there about how broom flying is the magical world's 
worst kept secret. And how the brooms that Muggles draw wizards flying on 
would never be able to get off the ground.  Now assuming that the Muggles were 
just drawing common ordinary brooms then I would have to say that no -- not just 
any old broom can fly. 

Melissa


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