Floo Network
The Floo Network is a mode of transportation in the wizarding world in which a witch or wizard goes from one place to another by means of Floo powder and a fireplace. Many fireplaces are connected in the Floo Network, and the traveller need only speak the desired fireplace they wish to arrive at very clearly as they stand in the emerald green flames.
The network governed by the Floo Network Authority, a section of the Department of Magical Transportation of the Ministry of Magic. This department is located on Level Six of the Ministry. The Floo Network Authority controls which fireplaces are connected to the Floo Network, which requires specialized magic. Travelling by way of the Floo Network can be done without specialised magic, and can be preferable for wizards too young to Apparate or those without access to other forms of transportation, such as broomsticks.
When travelling by Floo, a witch or wizard must clearly pronounce the location they want to go, or they may be misdirected to the wrong place.
Description
Body transport
This network connects all wizarding fireplaces that utilise Floo powder as a mode of transportation. Muggle homes are not connected to the Floo Network unless special, temporary arrangements are made, which do not require that the Authority visit the location. The connection can be made from the Ministry of Magic.
To access the network, one must toss a handful of Floo Powder into a fireplace, walk into the heatless, emerald green fire, and declare the desired destination. It is apparently also important for the traveller to keep their elbows close to their body. During the trip, the traveller will notice other fireplaces and hearths zooming past, but it is not possible for the traveller to see these locations clearly as the speed of travel is too great.
Head-only transport
One may also use the Floo Network to speak to someone in another location by merely putting their head through the green fire. The Floo Network can also be used to transport inanimate objects.
A special arrangement had to be made from the Ministry to enable students to arrive at Hogwarts via the Floo Network, though head-only transport is possible even if human transportation is not. Otherwise, intruders could simply use the fire in the common room to circumvent the castle's defences.
Harry Potter Wiki: Floo Network
At Absit Omen
- No Pressure! As part of a Ancient Runes project Naomi Foley creates and demonstrates a small floo network.
