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| ===Floo Network Authority=== | | ===Floo Network Authority=== |
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| The Floo Network Authority is responsible for setting up and maintaining the network. They also regulate the distribution of Floo powder. | | The Floo Network Authority is responsible for setting up and maintaining the network. They also regulate the distribution of Floo powder. |
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| The network is composed of the fireplaces of all the wizarding buildings, which are interconnected, and it allows the user, or "passenger", to transport themselves to any other fireplace on the network. | | The network is composed of the fireplaces of all the wizarding buildings, which are interconnected, and it allows the user, or "passenger", to transport themselves to any other fireplace on the network. The Floo Network is subject to intense scrutiny by the Ministry. The Floo Network may sometimes temporarily set up a connection between a wizarding building and a Muggle building. |
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| The Floo Network is subject to intense scrutiny by the Ministry. | |
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| The Floo Network may sometimes temporarily set up a connection between a wizarding building and a Muggle building. | |
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| There are a number of maps for public floo locations (rather than residences) which are available:
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| <blockquote>"... I bet there is a floo connection somewhere close to where you live, Rayven. We can probably get a floo map and find one." He was pretty sure they had a floo map somewhere in Diagon for families who came in and out, and students with muggleborn families. He vaguely remember seeing one. [http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=13443.msg110353#msg110353]</blockquote>
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| ====International Floo====
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| The British Floo is connected at strategic points to other International floos - for example at the Ministry in London. It is then possible to travel internationally by floo, rather like Muggles travel by plane. This is sometimes referred to as the trans-continental Floo Network.
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| In March 2009, [[Johann Storm]] and [[Petra Pendrick-Talonen]] used the International Floo to reach the [[Netherlands]], only owing to a recent accident, their route was rather longer than anticipated, travelling through [[France]] and [[Belgium]], the latter has a better connected local floo owing to shared resources.
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| <blockquote>Johann and Petra had travelled through a specially connected fireplace in the atrium, supervised daily by a member of the Department of Magical transport, which connected cross continentally - only typically - the floo network connection for the Netherlands was out of order - they'd lost a witch two days ago and she'd not turned up yet. Instead the wizard with his list beside the fireplaces gave them instructions on going to France and then using their fireplace to floo out again...
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| Faithfully they'd both stepped into the fire, and reappeared the other side in the French Ministry only to find that they were experiencing the same problem - or rather had taken the precaution. Exasperated, Johann and Petra flooed again to Belgium, where the Belgian witch laughed and pointed them towards some other fireplaces - Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands connected far better for their local traffic and sharing resources, being smaller countries. Their floo was fine, and apparently they'd not lost anyone in a hundred and four years. [http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=7671.msg56673#msg56673]</blockquote>
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| Arrival and departures are logged in Britain, which enables [[Johann Storm]] and [[Charlie Robards]] to consider checking the records regarding the arrival of foreign werewolf, [[Hirotoshi Liu]]. [http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=12071.msg95872#msg95872]
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| ====Peak Times & Crisis====
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| At times of high volume movement, such as the [[Remembering Day]] the FNA encourage the use of portkeys and other methods for travel:
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| <blockquote>Mr. Greensleeves jointly with the director of the Floo Network Authority Ashland Sweep implore all families planning to attend the 10th Remembering Day travel via Portkey, as there will not be enough fireplaces in Hogsmeade to accommodate what is predicted to be the largest Remembering Day since the first. [http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=87.msg169#msg169]</blockquote>
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| They also redirect floos at such a time:
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| <blockquote>"Use the Floos at your own risk," cautioned Ms. Sweep. "Floo overflow could be redirected as far away as Sterling, Inverness or Edinburgh and there's no guarantee families would be re-directed together." [http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=87.msg169#msg169]</blockquote>
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| During a Ministry lockdown on January 2nd 2009, floo access to the Ministry was suspended:
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| <blockquote>The Floo-Network became congested as the Department of Magical Transportation tried to redirect travelers already en route to Diagon Alley. Other fireplaces would not connect at all. [http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=5727.msg40424#msg40424]</blockquote>
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| In December 2008 the floo at the Ministry broke down [http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=5698]
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| ====Misuse====
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| Flooing anything but humans is not permitted - as [[Nate Briggs]] found out:
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| <blockquote>Next morning we just swept all the garbage and empty bottles into the fireplace and Floo'd them to the Leaky Cauldron. Got disconnected and barred from the Floo Network in less than 24 hours! I think that's a record. [http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=13060.msg105293#msg105293]</blockquote>
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| With the exception of post, and accompanied animals etc. [[Dietrich Eisenberg]] sends [[Delilah Foley]] letters via the Floo.
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| ====Regulators====
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| [[Ashland Sweep]] is currently the Director of the Floo Network Authority.
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| [[Lydia Hollingbury]] met her future husband, [[Mordecai Hollingbury]] in 1972, while working for the Floo Network. Lydia continued to work in the Floo Network as a Senior Regulator, reviewing Floo operations and keeping track of the major networks in Britain alongside her colleagues until about 1995.
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| ====Known Destinations on the Floo====
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| * The Great Hall
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| * The Headmaster's office at [[Hogwarts]] - though only scheduled, authorized visits are permitted
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| * [[The Hospital Hut]] at [[Hogwarts]] - closed floo network which includes key fireplaces in the school proper as well as St. Mungo's
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| * The Staff Room
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| Hogwarts has its own internal floo, which [[Naomi Foley]] encountered while working with Runes [http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=11519.0]
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| * [[Hollingbury House]], 25 Stuart Road, Acton, London
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| * [[The Shodding Arms Hotel]] in [[Knockturn]] Ally
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| * The Pepper household, home to [[Monty Pepper]] in Sandy, Bedfordshire
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| * [[Alfie Vaillancourt]]'s home in Suffolk
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| * [[Tynan MacFusty]]'s home on Mingulay Isle
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| * [[Calaveras]], which is only connected intermittently during opening hours by [[Meredith Renfield]]
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| * [[Salem]] is connected to its own floo network, which the Seniors have some access to
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| * [[Kabir Ahmed]]'s home
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| The Apparition Test Centre grants Apparition licences to qualified witches and wizards. One must be 17 to obtain such a licence. Licensure is required to prevent the likelihood of splinching. One is usually taught and tested by a qualified Ministry employee, such as is the case at Hogwarts. However, in the case of Side-Along Apparition, the accomplice does not require a licence provided they are taken by a licensed wizard. | | The Apparition Test Centre grants Apparition licences to qualified witches and wizards. One must be 17 to obtain such a licence. Licensure is required to prevent the likelihood of splinching. One is usually taught and tested by a qualified Ministry employee, such as is the case at Hogwarts. However, in the case of Side-Along Apparition, the accomplice does not require a licence provided they are taken by a licensed wizard. |
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| | Unsure where else to put them, a small team of weather sorcerers study and occasionally manipulates the weather to support other Ministry of Magic needs. They provide weather prophecy to the Daily Prophet, other media as needed, and advise the Owl Post and Magical Games and Sports. A very small specialized team called the Tempestarii (with a very long history) can actually manipulate the weather on a very large scale. One reason it's rarely called on is because muggle weather prediction is very good and so freak changes in events must be infrequent. |
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| | ==See Also== |
| | *[[Floo Network Authority]] |
| | *[[Floo Network]] |
| | *[[Floo powder]] |
| | *[[Apparition]] |
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| | [[Category:Ministry of Magic]] |
The Department of Magical Transportation is responsible for various aspects of magical transport. It is located on the sixth level of the Ministry of Magic.
This article was originally edited from the Harry Potter Wiki:Department of Magical Transportation article.
Offices
Floo Network Authority
- Main Article: Floo Network Authority
The Floo Network Authority is responsible for setting up and maintaining the network. They also regulate the distribution of Floo powder.
The network is composed of the fireplaces of all the wizarding buildings, which are interconnected, and it allows the user, or "passenger", to transport themselves to any other fireplace on the network. The Floo Network is subject to intense scrutiny by the Ministry. The Floo Network may sometimes temporarily set up a connection between a wizarding building and a Muggle building.
Broom Regulatory Control
The Broom Regulatory Control has the authority to determine what factors allow an individual to use and ride a broom. If a broom has been determined to be dangerous or tampered with to cause damage, this office will confiscate the broom.
Portkey Office
The Portkey Office regulates and authorizes objects that are turned into portkeys as well as the network in which they are used.
Apparition Test Centre
The Apparition Test Centre grants Apparition licences to qualified witches and wizards. One must be 17 to obtain such a licence. Licensure is required to prevent the likelihood of splinching. One is usually taught and tested by a qualified Ministry employee, such as is the case at Hogwarts. However, in the case of Side-Along Apparition, the accomplice does not require a licence provided they are taken by a licensed wizard.
Weather Office
Unsure where else to put them, a small team of weather sorcerers study and occasionally manipulates the weather to support other Ministry of Magic needs. They provide weather prophecy to the Daily Prophet, other media as needed, and advise the Owl Post and Magical Games and Sports. A very small specialized team called the Tempestarii (with a very long history) can actually manipulate the weather on a very large scale. One reason it's rarely called on is because muggle weather prediction is very good and so freak changes in events must be infrequent.
See Also
