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Flying Instructor is the title given to the professor at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry who teaches Flying Classes and referees Quidditch matches. They are in charge of teaching their subject to the students of Hogwarts in their first year at the Training Grounds at the back of the Castle. The Instructor also owns an office which is located in a safe place where the school Quidditch crate can be stored. Rolanda Hooch, an almost one-hundred year-old witch, held the post from at least the mid-1900s and was still teaching by 1997.

History

1991

By 1991, Madam Rolanda Hooch held the post and was renowned as a well respected Quidditch teacher known for her fairness and preference to clean play and good sportsmanship. She taught the first years about basic broomstick flight and handling early on in the year and greeted a Ravenclaw student that she was familiar with, named Amanda. However, Neville Longbottom injured himself after losing control of his broom and she was forced to take him to Madam Poppy Pomfrey in the Hospital Wing. Following Hooch's departure with Longbottom, Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy quarreled over a stolen Remembrall, resulting in the two operating their brooms unsupervised. Witness to the incident was Minerva McGonagall, Transfiguration Professor and the deputy headmistress. It is believed that the students continued flying lessons throughout their first year, but Harry Potter did not have to as he was selected for the Gryffindor Quidditch Team and would practise with them. Hooch refereed the Quidditch match between Slytherin and Gryffindor, declaring that she wanted a clean game from all students playing. Later, the refereeing duty was taken over by Severus Snape for the Hufflepuff vs Gryffindor match.

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 [[File:Madamhhooo.PNG|250px|thumb|right|Madam Hooch, the only known Flying Instructor]]
-'''Flying Instructor''' is the title given to the [[Professor]] who teaches the art of [[Flying (class)|broomstick flight]] at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts School]]. During the [[1990s]], [[Rolanda Hooch]] held the post.
+'''Flying Instructor''' is the title given to the [[professor]] at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] who teaches [[Flying (class)|Flying Classes]] and [[Quidditch referee|referees Quidditch matches]]. They are in charge of teaching their subject to the students of Hogwarts in their [[first year]] at the [[Training Grounds]] at the back of the [[Hogwarts Castle|Castle]]. The Instructor also owns [[Rolanda Hooch's office|an office]] which is located in a safe place where the school Quidditch crate can be stored. [[Rolanda Hooch]], an almost one-hundred year-old witch, held the post from at least the mid-1900s and was still teaching by [[1997]].
+== History ==
+=== 1991 ===
+By [[1991]], [[Rolanda Hooch|Madam Rolanda Hooch]] held the post and was renowned as a well respected [[Quidditch]] [[Professor|teacher]] known for her fairness and preference to clean play and good sportsmanship. She taught the [[first year]]s about basic [[broomstick]] flight and handling early on in the year and greeted a [[Ravenclaw]] student that she was familiar with, named [[Amanda]]. However, [[Neville Longbottom]] injured himself after losing control of his broom and she was forced to take him to [[Poppy Pomfrey|Madam Poppy Pomfrey]] in the [[Hospital Wing]]. Following Hooch's departure with Longbottom, [[Harry Potter]] and Draco Malfoy quarreled over a stolen Remembrall, resulting in the two operating their brooms unsupervised. Witness to the incident was Minerva McGonagall, Transfiguration Professor and the deputy headmistress. It is believed that the students continued flying lessons throughout their first year, but Harry Potter did not have to as he was selected for the Gryffindor Quidditch Team and would practise with them. Hooch refereed the Quidditch match between Slytherin and Gryffindor, declaring that she wanted a clean game from all students playing. Later, the refereeing duty was taken over by Severus Snape for the Hufflepuff vs Gryffindor match.
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