...Knight Bus? More on Apparation.

Steve bboy_mn at yahoo.com
Sat Oct 26 02:14:27 UTC 2002


No: HPFGUIDX 45803

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., sugarkadi at a... wrote:
> Constant Viligance wrote:
> 
> Presumably, all adult wizards can apparate. Or is this something that 
> is only available to those who can prove skill and qualify for a 
> license? 
> 
> 
> Me: (Katey)
> I  guess my thoughts are that wizards can make themselves apparate, 
> but they can't make objects apparate with them.  Of course, they
> don't end up naked  after the apparate, but maybe it excludes 
> clothing, or there's a limit to how much materila you can apparate 
> with you.  
> ...snip...
> Does anyone else have thoughts on this?
> 
> ~Katey, 

bboy_mn responds:
Any thought on this, you ask? Boy do I ever.

First let's all agree to agree with the statement that apparation is
very difficult. So difficult that many wizards (a minority) don't even
bother with it. 

Next, it is extremely complex, there are a lot of factors that can
influence the out come of an attempt to apparate. I haven't been able
to track down the source, but I've been lead to believe that even the
phases of the moon must be taken into account when you apparate.

My belief is that you can apparate with anything you can possess. For
example, if you are sitting in a chair and apparate, the chair stays
behind because you don't possess it. But, if you pick the chair up and
hold it, then apparate, the chair goes with you because obviously you
are in possession if it.

Now to apparating with anything living. You could probably
consistently apparate with a plant, even a magic plant, without much
trouble. But when it comes to animals, especially magical animals, it
becomes more difficult because the magic and the desire of the
creature you are apparating with come into play. 

Then when the living creature that you are apparating with is an
intelligent sentient creature or person, again especially if they are
magical, apparating becomes very difficult and unpredictable. Even if
you tried to apparate with a baby, that baby, at the last second,
could see something in the room that caught his/her eye, and the
desire or distraction of that thing could contribute errors to your
attempt to apparate. If the baby was angry or uncomfortable, that
stress could throw off your attempt to apparate. Because of this, I
seriously doubt that anyone but the most powerful wizard could kidnap
someone or take them against their will by apparation.

Anytime another sentient thinking creature is involve a whole new
massive set of parameters come into play. You as the apparator are not
in contol of the thoughts, desires, and magic of the person you are
trying to take with you. Even when they are cooperative, the presents
of another person amplifies the variables and uncertainty tremedously.
Only a very wise and powerful or a very stupid wizard would attempt to
transport another person with them. I also suspect that it's against
the law to do so because the potential risk is so high.

How do *I* know all this? I don't, I just made it all up BUT....

That's my story and I'm sticking to it!

bboy_mn





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