[HPFGU-OTChatter] Apparition; a need or just speciality

[bumbledor]

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Subject: [HPFGU-OTChatter] Apparition; a need or just speciality


> Hello there. I hope you all are fine..
>
> I just wanna ask to everybody about the apparition lessons in the 6th
> book. In the book state that
> 'IF YOU ARE SEVENTEEN YEARS OF AGE, OR WILL TURN SEVENTEEN ON OR
> BEFORE 31ST AUGUST,YOU ARE ELIGIBLE FOR A TWELVE-WEEK COURSE OF
> APPARATION LESSONSFROM A MINISTRY OF MAGIC APPARATION INTRUCTOR.
> PLEASE SIGN BELOW IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE. COST: 12GALLEONS.
> Harry and Ron joined the crowd that was jostling around the notice
> taking it in turns to write their names......'
> It seems that everybody interested on it. But in the 5th book, all
> visitors to the Quidditch World Cup arriving there by Portkey
> transportation.. em, I found scatterbrains when I try to think about
> this. Plus Amos Diggory prefer Portkey more than Apparition.. and
> Harry also state that,
> '..maybe it's better when you do it yourself, I didn't really enjoy
> it much when Dumbledore took me along for the ride...'
> Plus the Weasleys choose to go to the Diagon Alley by the Floo-Network.
>
> I hope someone will give me the answer..
> Thanks for now.
>
> buzzy_adam91
>

Buzzy, go back to book 5 and read what Mrs. Weasly says about the elder 
brothers who would be apparating there later that morning.
And also read the warning about apparation Mr. Weasly gave. Something about 
being squeltched, or sqimmed or something like that - anyway its when you 
attempt to apperate and you leave parts of your body behind.
Some folks simply do not like it. "prefer brooms" is what Mr. Weasly said if 
I remember correctly.
 As to why all the kids were interested.. well, its kind of like driving a 
good sports car, isn't it? And the chance to drive one is your first driving 
lesson; so naturaly you are going to sign up and give it a go.