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[Harry Potter] If a witch or wizard were capable of free-flight, would they be allowed to play Quidditch without a broom?

It's not really spoilers by now, but Voldemort and Snape can both fly without the aid of a broom or thestral. Would they, according to the rules of Quidditch, be allowed to play without a broomstick to carry them?
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While Voldemort is the first person to use flight unaided by anything but a wand, he is *not* the first person to fly unaided by a broom. 

Ignoring, first, the fact that you can't just whip out your wand willy-nilly and cast whatever you like on the Quidditch Pitch, the rules also clearly state that participants must ride a broomstick. Flying by other means is a foul, as it is completely against the spirit of the game.