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Witch Weekly · April 26, 2020 – 6:14 AM

By the next World Cup the magic carpet will likely be a fixture in most British households.

The Rise of the Flying Carpet!
With the Quidditch World Cup beginning imminently, excitement and speculation has been ramping up for months already and one prediction for the 1890 games is the sudden surge in popularity of the flying carpet.

For those unacquainted with the notion, flying carpets are a mode of transport favored many Asian countries and frequently are preferable to broomstick travel as they can accommodate one's entire family! The flying carpet is also superior in comfort and it can match the average broomstick in speed, although the latest racing brooms likely to be used in the cup this year are likely to leave a flying carpet in the dust!

Infinite beautiful designs make these vehicles practical as well as fashionable.

That said, it is predicted that flying carpets are likely to become a highly sought after commodity among wizarding communities outside of Europe. A number of flying carpetmakers are said to already be using the publicity of the World Cup to promote their alternative modes of airborne transport.

Another reason the flying carpet trade is starting to pick up momentum outside of Asia is the general sense that carriages are falling out of favor. While muggles remain content to trundle around in uncomfortable boxes on wheels for hours on end, witches and wizards are less so inclined! There are many reasons why the Floo Network, Apparation, and Portkeys are undesirable yet swift alternatives. For many the Floo network is the most accessible but one is restricted to buildings that are part of the network and there is often an undesirable sooty residue upon clambering out (not the most dignified entrance either!) of the hearth. The license to apparate is not always obtainable and the risk of splinching is a serious risk many would rather avoid altogether. Portkeys aren't easily accessible and certainly not for every day journeys and much like apparating, can be incredibly unpleasant. Thus the flying carpet is the ideal alternative! Travel in style and comfort, varying sizes of carpet allow you to accommodate even the largest of families all together, even the children.

With ornate and beautiful silk carpets suspected to be making their way to Irvingly this summer with other vendors for the World Cup it seems highly likely that travel by magic carpet will be taking off in Britain very soon!

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