Work Experience: Life Beyond Hogwarts

Department of Magical Transportation Careers
Demian Katzen, Floo Network Authority

Most of you are very accustomed to using many forms of magical transportation. A little floo powder here. A fireplace there. Even a destination is in mind. Before we know it, there we go! What about this boot, that bucket or the old bike tire that is a disguised Portkey? Leaving at 10 on the dot! This is right, they are set for the precise moment and destination that you need! Now, that Broom? The one sitting behind the door? Is it just asking guests to leave sooner or is there more to it? Is doing not more and nothing less than what it ought to do! It’s not there for sweeping. It’s there to get you from point A to Zed. Then there is the quick fling and zing? Remember, an Apparition licence earned is one less splinching to explain. These all depend upon the wixen that are working behind the scenes to ensure your magical transportation adventures are all ending up perfect, private, precise and pleasurable.

The Department of Magical Transportation can be found on Level Six of the British Ministry of Magic. There are four main offices. You will find Broom Regulatory Control, Apparition Test Centre, Floo Network Authority and the Portkey Office. Each office has its own duties, but the purpose is always the same. We are helping magical people travel safe, sound and without causing unnecessary trouble or paperwork.

Broom Regulatory Control

This office is concerning with broom travel. Most students are thinking first of brooms as sports goods. This is fine idea. But, brooms are also a form of transporting. With the appropriate spells, good altitude and careful attention to visibility conditions, broom travel can be use safely without Muggle detection.

Brooms are assigned to the wider responsibility of keeping magical travel sensible and safe. The work is not only about the broom itself, is about how it is used, where they fly and whether riders remember that Muggles sometimes look up at the wrong moments.

Apparition Test Centre

This office is handling Apparition instruction. This is including the exams and licensing. For shorter distance, Apparition is one of the most useful forms of magical travel for wixen. It is very advanced skill that requires knowledge, focus and precision. With proper instruction, students are taught to focus on the three D’s. That is Destination, Determination and Deliberation. To acquire Apparition Licence, a wixen must be at least seventeen years old, properly trained and able to pass the official exam.

This office is helping to make sure Apparition is taught with very much care, learned with patience and practised with seriousness. Arriving with quickness and in the desired place is good job. But, this is only true if all parts are still attach and is nothing left behind. For exceptionally long distances, other approved methods, such as Portkeys, are usually advised.

The Floo Network Authority 

This office is looking after Floo Network. Network is one of most familiar ways magical families travel and communicate. But, fireplace do not connect themself. The full system is regularly maintained, keeping it orderly so wixen arrive where they are meaning to go.

Both Floo Powder and Floo Inspection is provided by this office. When the occasional emergency hook-up is required, this office provides timely service. The work is practical and important because travel is part of our daily lives. A good Floo connection may not seem exciting until it is suddenly no good. Then, everyone is very much excitedly noticing.

The Portkey Office 

Portkeys are very ordinary objects. They are enchanted to carry traveller to very specific places. Portkeys is especially used when many people are needing to go same place at same time. Is good for very big events, such as travel to Quidditch World Cup!

This office is known for good planning, attention to timing and keeping clear headed when dealing with many intricate arrangements needing to occur at same time. When Portkey is working properly, it may seem simple to traveller. This is because many people have done very careful work before anyone is touching that old boot

Careers

The Department of Magical Transportation is perfect choice for those that like to perform organised work, use practical problems solving and help without needing a spotlight. Much of the work is careful, steady and useful. That is exactly why it matters.

They are unsung heroes. We find that when magical transportation works as it should, most people hardly notice. Wixen steps into a fireplace, takes hold of Portkey, sits the Apparition exam or lifts off on a broom and simply expects things to work as advertised. In this department, helping things go safe and smooth is the job. Aside from the travel perks, there’s a great deal of pride to be found in that! So come and join us over the summer for your work experience and see the world!