Slightly OT: Thoughts on Apparation

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No: HPFGUIDX 42487

The subject of Apparation has come up in the form of 'why didn't Lily
just grab Harry and apparate out of the house at Godric's Hollow?'.

General thoughts on Apparation-

You can apparate with anything you possess with exceptions. If you are
sitting in a chair and you apparate, the chair doesn't come with you
because while it is in contact, it is not in your possession. But if
you are holding a chair, lifting it off the floor, and apparate, the
chair does come with you because it is in your possession just like
your clothes and your satchel, bookbag, or purse.

The exception would seem to be, possession of another person or
possible another living being. Could Hermione apparate with
Crookshanks if she was holding him/her when she apparated? If
apparation while holding another person was possible, I think we would
have seen it by now or at least heard some reference to it.

It may be that you can't do it with some one underage because
...well... they are underage. Also, we know that apparation is
dangerous, and in general, we know that magic is controlled by intent.
So, if you tried to apparate with someone, especially a very young
child, who's intent did not match yours; the results could be
disasterous. Your babies butt could end up in Bristol while you end up
in London. Nasty bit of business sorting that out.

Apparation and Stress-
Apparation is difficult and I suspect that it needs a clear head and a
fair amount of concentration. This could be the reason people don't
apparate out of dangerous situations. I'm sure sometimes they do, but
it seems a little too easy, and doesn't seem to happen very often. So,
I'm guessing it takes a pretty clear head to safely apparate.

Apparation Etiquette-
When you apparate to someone's house even a relatively close friend, I
would assume that it is not proper etiquette to just pop up in thier
living room. You never know, they may be engage in intimate activity
which is not a good time to have the neighbors pop in. So, in my fan
fictional world, the rule is that you never apparate directly into or
OUT OF anyone's personal living space. If you visit the Weasley's, you
apparate outside their door and knock like any civilized person would.
When you leave, unless they are extremely good friends, you say
goodbye, step outside the door and apparate from their.

Honor Among Thieves-
How is anything safe from theft in the magic world? You could just pop
into the local jewlery store, fill your pockets, and pop out. Stores
and shops may have some enchantments, but I would assume that during
business hours, legitimate customers would pop in and out all the
time. As far as peoples homes, it would seem very easy to rob them.
They may have antiapparation enchantments, but that would also stop
you from apparating into and out of your own home.

In England, more than many placed, there really is honor among
thieves, and other criminal sorts. Up until recently, English police
didn't even carry guns. It was a gentleman agreement between cops and
crooks. 'You don't shoot us and we won't shoot you.' I believe the
world has changed a bit now, but I'm still pretty sure that the
average 'walk the street' cop doesn't carry a gun (can't prove it though).

Apparation and the Moon-
I read some where that one of the difficulties in apparation is that
you have to take into account the phases of the moon. In a sense, when
you apparate, the moon can affect your destination, just as it affect
the tides. If you don't make proper allowances for the moon's affect,
you aren't going to end up where you intended.

CAN ANYONE SUPPORT THE MOON/APPARATION THEORY WITH CANNON?

Just some random thoughts on Apparation.

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