portkey mistery

[Maria]

No: HPFGUIDX 59093

bboy_mn concluded:

Again, there is no way that I can say that this is true, but it seems
a likely explaination of why Portkeys aren't used more often. It puts
enough limitations on the process to make it difficult to use on a
daily basis, but still leaves it sufficiently effective to be
valuable
in a situation like the World Cup. 

That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

Me,Maria, adds:

I like your justification on why portkeys are not used more often. I
also started thinking about how it fits with the alternatives for
traveling in the WW. For instance, let us go back to the QWC. Those
who are proficient appareting can do so in a predefined area in the
forest. Apparating we know is something hard, but once you are
proficient it must be something very practical. You can do indoors or
outdoors, except perhaps for very large distances. But if you can't,
the alternatives are floo powder, broomsticks and portkeys (and
flying carpets, but they are banned). If you don't have a fireplace,
ie if you're outdoors, then the portkey seems the best deal. It might
be harder to program/enchant than floo, but that can be done by a
capable witch or wizard, but still have the portkey used by a minor,
a squib or anyone who can't make that spell. Broomsticks are also
available, but i guess they take longer time to travel (do we know
what is the speed they can reach?) and they are not a family vehicle
(like the carpet), plus so many people flying on broomsticks could be
seen by muggles. 

So i think portkeys are less difficult than apparating, but also less
practical if you can apparate, but useful as it can be used by
someone else than the person who enchants it.

Maria, who is liking this explanations more and more

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