how do dragons fly? (Spoilers all books to end DH)

[redchild]

I give up about the magic.

What made you change your mind?

But flight is instinctive. They automatically know how it is done becuase of their ancestral memories. Maybe not the traditional instinct. But its not like they have to learn to do it.

I meant more in the motor skills department, I should have been more clear.Just as a baby calf has to learn to use its legs to walk and run, the Kelsingra dragons had to learn to fly, though having malformed bodies certainly made it much harder for them. A calf with stunted legs will still try to stand, however. Despite having vivid memories of being in flight, they must translate that flight instinct with their new bodies. They just didn't have the physical capacities to do it until they were fully grown and healthy.