Apparating Lessons

[vjmerri]

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From: vjmerri
Subject: Re: Apparating Lessons
Reply To: [Yahoo! #6701] Apparating Lessons
Date: 8/13/00 2:27 pm  (ET)

By: triner2001
Date: 8/12/00 10:26 am

How and Where do folks learn to Apparate and Disapparate? Since, as
Ms. Hermione has *often* reminded us, no one can disapparate or apparate
on Hogwarts lands, they obviously can't learn it at school. And

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I agree with the fieldtrip theory espoused by Brooks and
Ravenclawlady. However, Hermione has told us SO often, several times
in each book, it seems, that a person can't apparate and disapparate
at Hogwarts.

It seems fairly obvious to me that this will be an issue in one of
the future books, and have been trying to decide HOW it will be an
issue. Maybe Harry will disapparate in a really tense situation or
something. Or maybe Lord Voledemort will actually apparate onto the
grounds, although I am sure that Hogwarts has a lot of other magically
protections in place than just the ban on apparating, expecially since
Lord V. couldn't do much against Dumbledore even at the height of
his power.

Frankly, for all we know, this bit about apparating/disapparating is
nothing but "the party line" that is drummed into the students and that
certain professors or the headmaster actually can apparate/disapparate
within the walls. Perhaps the charm keeps the majority from apparating
but not a really powerful wizard who knows the way around the charm. In
PoA, Professor Dumbledore got to the door to Griffindor tower awfully
quickly when the fat lady's picture was slashed.

JKR has drilled it into our heads time and again that its impossible
to apparate at Hogwarts, so, given her propensity for advance planning,
this MUST be an issue in book 5, 6 or 7. I just don't know how yet.

vicki