[The answer is 'sort of.' Lots of magical objects take on some kind of personality, especially if they're owned and used by the same witch or wizard for years. When she asks, he'll do his best to stumble through the explanations Arthur Weasley's given him over the years, but for now he doesn't even think twice about it, too pleased at the chance to take someone else flying for the first time.
And from the sound of it, Lydia's the kind of person who really takes to it.]
Brilliant! Keep hanging on, yeah?
[Because flying fairly slowly in a straight line is not exactly any sort of introduction to flying, from Harry's perspective. No, they're going to veer right out over the jungle, speeding up now before Harry spots a little river winding through the trees and angles sharply over to it and drops to almost skim the surface of the water. Still easy maneuvers, especially for a Seeker, and he's gratified to find the Firebolt handling all of them without any trouble at all, even with two people loaded on.]
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And from the sound of it, Lydia's the kind of person who really takes to it.]
Brilliant! Keep hanging on, yeah?
[Because flying fairly slowly in a straight line is not exactly any sort of introduction to flying, from Harry's perspective. No, they're going to veer right out over the jungle, speeding up now before Harry spots a little river winding through the trees and angles sharply over to it and drops to almost skim the surface of the water. Still easy maneuvers, especially for a Seeker, and he's gratified to find the Firebolt handling all of them without any trouble at all, even with two people loaded on.]