Why didn't the Potters disapparate?

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Lisa" <iq255 at h...> wrote:
> This may sound like a really obvious question, but why didn't Lily and 
> James just disapparate when Voldemort showed up?  From other instances 
> of apparation, it seems that whatever the person is 
> holding/wearing/carrying will apparate along with them.  So Lily could 
> have simply grabbed Harry and disapparated with him, and James could 
> have done the same.  Of course then I guess there wouldn't have been a 
> story, would there? :)

	It's pretty clear that Apparition works only on the person casting 
the spell. Otherwise, the Weasley family wouldn't need  to travel by 
floo powder, taxi, enchanted car, etc.   Too bad L&J didn't have a 
portkey handy...but Voldemort must have some spell that keeps his 
victims from escaping, doncha think?

Pippin