Who can apparate?
Cindy C.
cynthiaanncoe at home.com
Thu Oct 18 17:24:57 UTC 2001
No: HPFGUIDX 27844
Early in GoF, we observe that Bagman and Crouch Sr. can apparate. We
also know that the adult Weasleys can apparate. Ron tells us it is
OK to steal the Flying Ford Anglia because his parents can apparate.
We know Charlie eventually passed his apparition exam, and Percy is
recently licenced. I think Bill apparates to the Quiddich World
Cup. Dobby does the house-elf version of apparating several times.
But what about the rest of the adult HP characters, like Dumbledore,
McGonagall, Black, Lupin, Pettigrew, Crouch Jr., Voldemort, Snape,
Moody? Are there any indications that any of them can apparate?
Apparating surely would have been a handy way for some of the
characters to travel at various times. Black could have apparated
off of Azkaban instead of traveling as a dog. Lupin could have
apparated to school instead of taking the train.
It seems that apparating is, for some reason, a very underused skill
in the wizarding world. We are told that it is difficult and that
people sometimes don't execute it correctly, so many people prefer
brooms. I think if I could created a fantasy world in which people
could apparate, they'd be apparating all over the place. I wonder
why JKR didn't approach it that way.
Cindy
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