OOP: Neville Apparating? (WAS Re: Scary Thought)

[Lea]

No: HPFGUIDX 66694

> Tom replies:
> Although I don't have my copy of GoF handy, I was under the 
> impression that the Apparation test was taken after a student 
> graduates from Hogwarts. 

[snip]

> To that, we can add two canon points: one, you can't Apparate on 
the 
> Hogwarts grounds, so it's unlikely that the students could practice 
> for the exam at Hogwarts, which suggests that they learn how to 
> Apparate somewhere else; two, the tests take place on level six of 
> the Ministry, at the "Apparation Test Center." (OoP, US edition, 
> Ch.7, p129) 

[snip some more]

Me:
I thought the Apparation test could be taken upon reaching 
majority... Fred and George turned 17 in GoF, and they apparate all 
through the summer ("You've just Apparated on my knees!")  

You're right, though, since you can't Apparate or Disapparate at 
Hogwarts, you can't learn these skills at Hogwarts.  It would kinda 
be like Dad teaching Junior how to drive then, huh?  But we've never 
seen someone learn how.

Ron and Hermione turn 17 during their sixth year, though, and I'm 
willing to bet that Hermione takes her test as soon as she can.  
Harry turns 17 a month before he goes back for seventh year, so he 
could conceivably learn before he goes back--that would make it 
interesting to control him during that month, wouldn't it?

~Lea~