Aparating (was: Re: [HPforGrownups] Re: OotP: One More Time- Apparating)

[Random]

No: HPFGUIDX 71170


On Wednesday, Jul 16, 2003, at 12:54 America/Indianapolis, Missy wrote:

> Age is a barrier because he would have to take a test before he can
> legally Apparate.  It seems to be a spell that is monitored by the
> MoM.  In learning the Patronus charm, age was a barrier only because
> it was thought to be too difficult for a young wizard to do, not
> because there is a law against it.  There a law is against Apparating
> under age.

Question - where and how do wizards _learn_ to apparate? I'm sure 
there's some sort of Hogwarts-sponsored program (maybe they're taken to 
Hogsmeade under the supervision of a professor), otherwise there would 
be _no_ way for anyone to learn to apparate (you could argue that they 
learn with their parents on a learners permit the same way we learn to 
drive - the whole licence thing and etc seems to make it a parallel to 
driving in the same way Floo is meant to be a parallel to telephone 
(being a "network", being able to be tapped, etc), but then how would 
muggle-borns learn?)

--Random832