Magiska mattor (eller som de kallas "flygande mattor") finns definitivt i Harry Potter-universum. De nämns flera gånger i Rowlings skrifter.
Även om de en gång är populära över hela världen har de sedan blivit olagliga i magiska Storbritannien och överallt förutom Fjärran Östern.
I eldkroppen lär vi oss först om att de för närvarande är förbjudna i Wizarding Britain.
“Oh and I’ve been wanting a word with you too, Arthur,” said Mr. Crouch, his sharp eyes falling upon Mr. Weasley. “Ali Bashir’s on the warpath. He wants a word with you about your embargo on flying carpets.”
Mr. Weasley heaved a deep sigh.
“I sent him an owl about that just last week. If I’ve told him once I’ve told him a hundred times: Carpets are defined as a Muggle Artifact by the Registry of Proscribed Charmable Objects, but will he listen?”
“I doubt it,” said Mr. Crouch, accepting a cup from Percy. “He’s desperate to export here.”
“Well, they’ll never replace brooms in Britain, will they?” said Bagman.
“Ali thinks there’s a niche in the market for a family vehicle,” said Mr. Crouch. “I remember my grandfather had an Axminster that could seat twelve — but that was before carpets were banned, of course.”
He spoke as though he wanted to leave nobody in any doubt that all his ancestors had abided strictly by the law.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Chapter 7
“Oh I’m sure Mr. Crouch will be up and about in no time,” said Percy importantly, “but in the meantime, I’m more than willing to take up the slack. Of course, it’s not all attending balls” — he laughed airily — “oh no, I’ve had to deal with all sorts of things that have cropped up in his absence — you heard Ali Bashir was caught smuggling a consignment of flying carpets into the country? And then we’ve been trying to persuade the Transylvanians to sign the International Ban on Dueling. I’ve got a meeting with their Head of Magical Cooperation in the new year —”
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Chapter 23
I Quidditch genom åldrarna klargörs det att Fjärran Östern fortfarande använder Flying Carpet.
We are so accustomed these days to the fact that every wizarding household in Britain owns at least one flying broomstick that we rarely stop to ask ourselves why. Why should the humble broom have become the one object legally allowed as a means of wizarding transport? Why did we in the West not adopt the carpet so beloved of our Eastern brethren? Why didn’t we choose to produce flying barrels, flying armchairs, flying bathtubs – why brooms?
Quidditch through the Ages - Chapter 1
Quidditch has never achieved great popularity in the East, as the flying broomstick is a rarity in countries where the carpet is still the preferred mode of travel. The Ministries of Magic in countries such as India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Iran, and Mongolia, all of whom maintain a flourishing trade in flying carpets, regard Quidditch with some suspicion, though the sport does have some fans among witches and wizards on the street.
Quidditch through the Ages - Chapter 8
Flying Carpets återupptogs på två av Rowlings W.O.M.B.A.T. frågesporter.
Question 1 out of 17
Which Ministry of Magic department(s) and/or committee(s) would you contact to resolve each of the following dilemmas?
Part 1 out of 5
Your neighbour is concealing a stash of flying carpets, some of which he is allowing to fly loose around his back garden.
☐ Wizengamot
☐ Department of International Magical Cooperation
☐ Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office
☐ Obliviators
☐ All of the Above
☐ None of the Above
W.O.M.B.A.T. Grade 1 (the first choice was given full credit, but choices 'b' and 'e' received partial credit.)
Question 7 out of 15
Mark the following statements True or False
Part 3 out of 10
The trade in flying carpets has been banned everywhere except the Far East.
☐ TRUE
☐ FALSE
W.O.M.B.A.T. Grade 3
Medan Flying Carpets inte används i Wizarding Britain längre ser vi att Muggles associerar dem med Wizards.
He was about to go back upstairs when Uncle Vernon actually spoke.
“Funny way to get to a wizards’ school, the train. Magic carpets all got punctures, have they?”
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - Chapter 6
