Questions about apparating/portkeys at Hogwarts

[Damit Lazarus]

No: HPFGUIDX 73083

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "lily_paige_delaney" 
<lily_paige_delaney at y...> wrote:
> Here's some weekend homework (LOL!)
> 
> According to Hermoine (and Hogwarts, A History)you can't apparate 
or 
> disapparate at Hogwarts - right? 
> 
> So how come Dumbledore did it in OoP?  Or was that not apparating 
> because he used Fawkes? 
> 
> This being the case how come Dumbledore needed to fly to London in 
> PS? 
> 
> And one more thing, how come you can use a portkey at Hogwarts 
(GoF & 
> OoP)?  Doesn't this defeat the purpose of the protection against 
> apparating?  
> 
> Anyone??
> 
> LPD


As the Hadmaster and the one who probably placed and or maintains 
the magical protections for Hogwarts, only Dumbledore can get around 
any and all of said protections.

Just a guess

LK