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| − | '''Fresh Air Refreshes Totally''' (F.A.R.T.) was a fringe movement of [[wizardkind|wizards]] who preferred to wear [[robe]]s at all times in public, even when in the vicinity of [[Muggle]]s, because they believed that trousers " |
+ | '''Fresh Air Refreshes Totally''' (F.A.R.T.) was a fringe movement of [[wizardkind|wizards]] who preferred to wear [[robe]]s at all times in public, even when in the vicinity of [[Muggle]]s, because they believed that trousers "stemmed the magical flow at source" and that having a "healthy breeze" around one's "privates" was desirable.<ref name="pottermore">''[[Pottermore]]'' (transcription available [http://crisscardle.tumblr.com/post/8956905658/new-from-j-k-rowling-wizards-at-large-in-the here])</ref><ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'', Chapter 7</ref> The movement's president was [[Archie Aymslowe]].<ref name="pottermore" /> |
Members of the F.A.R.T. movement were repeatedly warned and fined for violating the [[International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy]].<ref name="pottermore" /> The Statute laid out a code of dress that wizards and witches were supposed to follow when interacting with Muggles.<ref name="pottermore" /> |
Members of the F.A.R.T. movement were repeatedly warned and fined for violating the [[International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy]].<ref name="pottermore" /> The Statute laid out a code of dress that wizards and witches were supposed to follow when interacting with Muggles.<ref name="pottermore" /> |
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Revision as of 04:44, 30 October 2015
Fresh Air Refreshes Totally (F.A.R.T.) was a fringe movement of wizards who preferred to wear robes at all times in public, even when in the vicinity of Muggles, because they believed that trousers "stemmed the magical flow at source" and that having a "healthy breeze" around one's "privates" was desirable.[1][2] The movement's president was Archie Aymslowe.[1]
Members of the F.A.R.T. movement were repeatedly warned and fined for violating the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy.[1] The Statute laid out a code of dress that wizards and witches were supposed to follow when interacting with Muggles.[1]
Muggles who encountered members of the F.A.R.T. movement apparently assumed they belonged to a cult.[1]
Etymology
The movement's acrostic, F.A.R.T., is clearly a play on the English vulgarism fart, an informal term referring to flatulence. The full form itself appears to be a play on the term.
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Organisation is followed)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Organisation is followed)
- Pottermore (Mentioned only)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Pottermore (transcription available here)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 7