[HPforGrownups] Questions about apparating/portkeys at Hogwarts

[Julia Sumens]

No: HPFGUIDX 73101

lily_paige_delaney <lily_paige_delaney at yahoo.com> 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??

eowynn_24--
I don't believe that using Fawkes was anything like apparating, in CoS Harry and gang use Fawkes to get back up the pipe. Fawkes is a pheonix and one of his attribute is great streangth. How can thay have used a portkey? Well just a thought on this, DD is Headmaster of HW, I think that he might be entitled to "bend" the rules when needed. As for why he flew in PS/SS - he did have many options open to him for traveling to the MoM (fawkes, floo-powder, portkeys...)I think he flew just because he wanted to, it sounded nice, and for no other reason.
Just some thoughts...
eowynn_24