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{{Dialogue a-b-a-b-a-b|Molly Weasley|Arthur, is that you?|Arthur Weasley|Yes. But I would say that even if I were a Death Eater, dear. Ask the question!|Oh, honestly…|Molly!|All right, all right… What is your dearest ambition?|To find out how aeroplanes stay up.|[[Molly Weasley|Molly]] and [[Arthur Weasley]] check each other's identities during the [[Second Wizarding War]].|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}} |
{{Dialogue a-b-a-b-a-b|Molly Weasley|Arthur, is that you?|Arthur Weasley|Yes. But I would say that even if I were a Death Eater, dear. Ask the question!|Oh, honestly…|Molly!|All right, all right… What is your dearest ambition?|To find out how aeroplanes stay up.|[[Molly Weasley|Molly]] and [[Arthur Weasley]] check each other's identities during the [[Second Wizarding War]].|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}} |
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| − | [[File:Aeroplane.jpg|thumb|right|300px|An aeroplane flying the [[Great Britain|British]] skies on [[1 September]], [[1992]] |
+ | [[File:Aeroplane.jpg|thumb|right|300px|An aeroplane flying the [[Great Britain|British]] skies on [[1 September]], [[1992]]]] |
| − | An '''aeroplane''' was a large [[Muggle]] winged aircraft which was propelled forward by thrust from a jet engine or propeller. It was used by |
+ | An '''aeroplane''' was a large [[Muggle]] winged aircraft which was propelled forward by thrust from a jet engine or propeller. It was used by Muggles to transport people and cargo through the air over long distances, or to otherwise inaccessible locations. |
==History== |
==History== |
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Students playing [[Quidditch]] at [[Mahoutokoro School of Magic]] on the [[Japan]]ese island of [[Minami Iwo Jima]] had to take care to avoid planes from the [[wikipedia:Japan Self-Defense Forces|Japan Self-Defense Force]] airbase on the nearby island of [[Iwo Jima]].<ref name="pottermore-mahoutokoro">[[Pottermore]] - [https://www.pottermore.com/writing-by-jk-rowling/mahoutokoro Writing by J.K. Rowling: "Mahoutokoro"]</ref> |
Students playing [[Quidditch]] at [[Mahoutokoro School of Magic]] on the [[Japan]]ese island of [[Minami Iwo Jima]] had to take care to avoid planes from the [[wikipedia:Japan Self-Defense Forces|Japan Self-Defense Force]] airbase on the nearby island of [[Iwo Jima]].<ref name="pottermore-mahoutokoro">[[Pottermore]] - [https://www.pottermore.com/writing-by-jk-rowling/mahoutokoro Writing by J.K. Rowling: "Mahoutokoro"]</ref> |
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| − | For his [[Dudley Dursley#Elventh birthday party|eleventh birthday]] in [[1991]], [[Dudley Dursley]] received a [[Dudley Dursley's remote control aeroplane|remote-control toy aeroplane]] as one of his many presents<ref name="PS2">''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'', Chapter 2 - (''The Vanishing Glass'')</ref> |
+ | For his [[Dudley Dursley#Elventh birthday party|eleventh birthday]] in [[1991]], [[Dudley Dursley]] received a [[Dudley Dursley's remote control aeroplane|remote-control toy aeroplane]] as one of his many presents,<ref name="PS2">''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'', Chapter 2 - (''The Vanishing Glass'')</ref> which he soon crashed.<ref name="PS3">''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'', Chapter 3 - (''The Letters from No One'')</ref> |
In the evening of [[1 September]], [[1992]], [[Harry Potter]] and [[Ronald Weasley]] passed by an aeroplane while flying an [[Flying Ford Anglia|enchanted Ford Anglia]] to [[Hogwarts Castle]], in [[Scotland]].<ref name="CSpc">''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)]]'' - PC version</ref> |
In the evening of [[1 September]], [[1992]], [[Harry Potter]] and [[Ronald Weasley]] passed by an aeroplane while flying an [[Flying Ford Anglia|enchanted Ford Anglia]] to [[Hogwarts Castle]], in [[Scotland]].<ref name="CSpc">''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)]]'' - PC version</ref> |
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Revision as of 07:11, 5 February 2016
- Molly Weasley: "Arthur, is that you?"
- Arthur Weasley: "Yes. But I would say that even if I were a Death Eater, dear. Ask the question!"
- Molly Weasley: "Oh, honestly…"
- Arthur Weasley: "Molly!"
- Molly Weasley: "All right, all right… What is your dearest ambition?"
- Arthur Weasley: "To find out how aeroplanes stay up."
- — Molly and Arthur Weasley check each other's identities during the Second Wizarding War.[src]
An aeroplane flying the British skies on 1 September, 1992
An aeroplane was a large Muggle winged aircraft which was propelled forward by thrust from a jet engine or propeller. It was used by Muggles to transport people and cargo through the air over long distances, or to otherwise inaccessible locations.
History
Students playing Quidditch at Mahoutokoro School of Magic on the Japanese island of Minami Iwo Jima had to take care to avoid planes from the Japan Self-Defense Force airbase on the nearby island of Iwo Jima.[1]
For his eleventh birthday in 1991, Dudley Dursley received a remote-control toy aeroplane as one of his many presents,[2] which he soon crashed.[3]
In the evening of 1 September, 1992, Harry Potter and Ronald Weasley passed by an aeroplane while flying an enchanted Ford Anglia to Hogwarts Castle, in Scotland.[4]
It is Arthur Weasley's dearest ambition to find out how aeroplanes fly and stay up.[5]
On 8 June, 2014, the USA defeated Liechtenstein on the quarter-finals of the 427th Quidditch World Cup. The Americans profusely celebrated this triumph, given the historical poor performance in international Quidditch (the game of Quodpot is the most popular in the US). They sent massive ammounts of red, white and blue sparks to the air, so that a harried ICWQC official commented to the Daily Prophet: "Look, we've had to perform mass Memory Charms on about 2000 Muggles living on the edge of the desert after the American celebrations last night, and don't get me started on the planes."[6]
Behind the scenes
- According to the second W.O.M.B.A.T. on J. K. Rowling's Official Site, the aeroplane may be the only Muggle invention whose effects cannot be duplicated fully by magic.
- In the U.S. editions of the Harry Potter titles, the term "airplane" is used.
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First appearance) (Model)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) (Model)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Mentioned only)
- J. K. Rowling's Official Site (Mentioned only)
Notes and references
- ↑ Pottermore - Writing by J.K. Rowling: "Mahoutokoro"
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 2 - (The Vanishing Glass)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 3 - (The Letters from No One)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) - PC version
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Chapter 5 (Excess of Phlegm)
- ↑ Pottermore - New from J.K. Rowling: "RETURN OF HANS THE AUGUREY" (Daily Prophet, 9 June 2014)