Where is the Ministry?

[jferer]

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From: jferer
Subject: Where is the Ministry?
Reply To: [Yahoo! #7097] MoM, St Andrew's, Hogwarts express
Date: 8/17/00 5:06 pm  (ET)

I believe that in Philosopher's Stone Dumbledore was called to London
to see the Ministry as a ruse to get him out of the way. Also, in PoA,
Hagrid had to go to London for Buckbeak's trial at the Committee for the
Disposal of Dangerous Creatures. This agency is presumably at the Ministry
of Magic, which I understand is next to the Ministry of Silly Walks.

An interesting and unsolvable discussion would be "The Limits of
Magic". Is Apparition of unlimited range? If it is, why did Sirius have
to travel so much to get from his hiding place back to Harry in GoF? What
seems intuitive is that some wizards can go further than others, depending
on their talent, skill, and experience.