"Exactly. A few broom-makers have gone out of business that way," Cedric remembered. He was lucky. He'd always done his research before deciding, and a broom hadn't steered him wrong yet.

As for the fire question? He laughed. "It's both, actually. It's a magical protection cast over a fire with Floo powder. We don't feel anything but a tickling sensation. There's also a spell, the flame-freezing charm, that was used by clever witches when we were being burned by Muggles. One witch allowed herself to be caught and burned over and over again because she liked the tickling so much."

He would never understand that, but different paths for different people.