5 May 2021, 21:46
Important IC Flying Class Information
Originally written by Felix Lin, modified by Ruckus Weems
Due to the nature of Flying class in the Harry Potter Universe—how unexplored it is, the somewhat conflicting information gathered from various sources about it, and its differences from other subjects taught in Hogwarts—I felt that it would be beneficial to explain some things for roleplay purposes on Hogwarts.io. Note that the information below has no impact on the homework found in the site's official homework system; it serves merely as a guide for roleplay threads done during flying class and those that mention it. If you believe there is any more ambiguity to the subject that should be answered and added to this post, please send me an owl.
1. Mandatory Status On Hogwarts.io, as you may have already assumed, flying class is taught to students of every year. That being said, after a witch or wizard finished their first year at Hogwarts, the subject becomes optional. Years 2–7 serve to give students who take an active interest in the subject, a place to learn better flight technique along with an understanding of Broomology, Broom Sports, History, and flight in other cultures.
2. Weather Conditions Due to the fact that Hogwarts is a school or an unintentional deathtrap, depending on who you ask, safety is of paramount concern during flying class. Because of this, during weather worse than a slight drizzle of rain, classes will almost always be rescheduled. If the class is a theoretical lesson, it may instead take place indoors. An exception: older students, namely those in years 3–7, will get first-hand experience of what flight is like with poor visibility and uncomfortable conditions.
3. Location Throughout the various Harry Potter sources of information, two places are said to act as potential Flying class locations. The first is the Hogwarts Grounds, "a smooth lawn on the opposite side of the grounds to the Forbidden Forest", while the second is the Training Grounds. Ruckus will teach at either location, depending on the lesson; lessons surrounding sports take place at the Training Grounds while normal flight lessons take place on the more spacious area of the Hogwarts Grounds. If you'd like to roleplay flying class, choosing either is fine while posting the roleplay to this forum (Flying).
4. School Brooms While school brooms, available to all students during Flying class, are certainly old, worn, and slow, they are not dangerous. Ruckus ensures that they are held to an acceptable standard, often fixing their handles, maintaining their brushes, and reapplying charms and enchantments himself. Along with this, he ensures that they are strong enough to survive bludger hits (with the exception of those dealt by beaters with the Broken Broomshaft ability).
5. Owning a Broom In the canon, first years were not allowed to own a broom, with Potter being the exception as the story protagonist. On this site we do allow first years to own brooms IC (in-character) and OOC (out-of-character). The reasoning for this is similar to the reason used for Potter, that you displayed in class a natural or early learned talent for flight and were deemed safe to use a broom on school grounds outside of class. Basic IC rules apply, such as not flying the broom indoors, flying a broom through a muggle-populated region, acting dangerously on a broom. IC, it is possible to have your broom privileges outside of class revoked.
6. Using the Flying Professor in Your Roleplays: You may mention Ruckus has taught your character anything that is present in the current school curriculum or in the classroom handouts. It is safe to assume that he would be knowledgeable about any of those subjects. You may also say that Ruckus is generally encouraging of your character's flying if they are performing well in class, or that Ruckus is paying some extra attention to your character if they are performing poorly. While you shouldn't write specific dialogue for Ruckus, it is safe to assume that he could have a positive interaction with your character. If you would like a not-so-positive interaction, please owl me for permission.
Due to the nature of Flying class in the Harry Potter Universe—how unexplored it is, the somewhat conflicting information gathered from various sources about it, and its differences from other subjects taught in Hogwarts—I felt that it would be beneficial to explain some things for roleplay purposes on Hogwarts.io. Note that the information below has no impact on the homework found in the site's official homework system; it serves merely as a guide for roleplay threads done during flying class and those that mention it. If you believe there is any more ambiguity to the subject that should be answered and added to this post, please send me an owl.
1. Mandatory Status On Hogwarts.io, as you may have already assumed, flying class is taught to students of every year. That being said, after a witch or wizard finished their first year at Hogwarts, the subject becomes optional. Years 2–7 serve to give students who take an active interest in the subject, a place to learn better flight technique along with an understanding of Broomology, Broom Sports, History, and flight in other cultures.
2. Weather Conditions Due to the fact that Hogwarts is a school or an unintentional deathtrap, depending on who you ask, safety is of paramount concern during flying class. Because of this, during weather worse than a slight drizzle of rain, classes will almost always be rescheduled. If the class is a theoretical lesson, it may instead take place indoors. An exception: older students, namely those in years 3–7, will get first-hand experience of what flight is like with poor visibility and uncomfortable conditions.
3. Location Throughout the various Harry Potter sources of information, two places are said to act as potential Flying class locations. The first is the Hogwarts Grounds, "a smooth lawn on the opposite side of the grounds to the Forbidden Forest", while the second is the Training Grounds. Ruckus will teach at either location, depending on the lesson; lessons surrounding sports take place at the Training Grounds while normal flight lessons take place on the more spacious area of the Hogwarts Grounds. If you'd like to roleplay flying class, choosing either is fine while posting the roleplay to this forum (Flying).
4. School Brooms While school brooms, available to all students during Flying class, are certainly old, worn, and slow, they are not dangerous. Ruckus ensures that they are held to an acceptable standard, often fixing their handles, maintaining their brushes, and reapplying charms and enchantments himself. Along with this, he ensures that they are strong enough to survive bludger hits (with the exception of those dealt by beaters with the Broken Broomshaft ability).
5. Owning a Broom In the canon, first years were not allowed to own a broom, with Potter being the exception as the story protagonist. On this site we do allow first years to own brooms IC (in-character) and OOC (out-of-character). The reasoning for this is similar to the reason used for Potter, that you displayed in class a natural or early learned talent for flight and were deemed safe to use a broom on school grounds outside of class. Basic IC rules apply, such as not flying the broom indoors, flying a broom through a muggle-populated region, acting dangerously on a broom. IC, it is possible to have your broom privileges outside of class revoked.
6. Using the Flying Professor in Your Roleplays: You may mention Ruckus has taught your character anything that is present in the current school curriculum or in the classroom handouts. It is safe to assume that he would be knowledgeable about any of those subjects. You may also say that Ruckus is generally encouraging of your character's flying if they are performing well in class, or that Ruckus is paying some extra attention to your character if they are performing poorly. While you shouldn't write specific dialogue for Ruckus, it is safe to assume that he could have a positive interaction with your character. If you would like a not-so-positive interaction, please owl me for permission.
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