Azkaban effects

[mrnipha]

No: HPFGUIDX 75374

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Rania Melhem <dunknegg at y...>
wrote:
> 
> 
> I was thinking about this last night . In PoA we are told that
> prolongued stays in Azkaban does rob wizards of their powers. 
> Wormtail accuses Sirius of having learned methods to avoid the loss
> of wizarding powers from Voldy. However we now know that none of 
> the 10 death eaters at who spent at least 13 years in Azkaban 
> (possibly longer) lost their powers or at least recovered them as
> soon as they got out of Azkaban.
> Rania

Whatever other protections may or may not be in the Dept of Mysteries,
the entrance hall at the Ministry is used for apparators to come and
go.  However, when Harry reaches the entrance hall in pursuit of
Bellatrix, she is heading for the visitors elevator/phone box to
escape the Ministry building.  Why not just apparate before Harry even
gets off to the 8th floor in the elevator?  Maybe she can't, or isn't
confident in her ability to do so under stress as an after-effect of
her stay in Azkaban.  We know apparating is difficult wandless magic
that many wizards do not bother with.  It might be one of the powers
that a prisoner of Azkaban might lose, at least for a while.  When is
the first time (if ever) that we hear of Sirius apparating after his
stay in Azkaban?

Just my thoughts

MrNipha