OOP: Dobby apparated/disapparated in Hogwarts?!

[jsmithqwert]

No: HPFGUIDX 65766


John wrote:
> > It's possible Dobby moved from one part of the castle to another -
> > although I believe that's probably impossible too. Perhaps he made 
> > himself invisible.
> > 
> > However, I'll add another comment to the mystery (or perhaps its 
> just a filk): Unless I'm mistaken (I don't have the books in front 
of me) Harry refers to apparating and disapparating as a soft popping 
> noise. A soft popping noise and a noise that could be mistaken as a 
> car backfiring seem like hardly the same thing. In OotP, the noise 
is so loud neighbors stick their heads out the window. Yet when Percy 
> apparates in GoF, or when Fred and George apparate in OotP, behind 
> their mother's back, the noise doesn't seem to be as loud. 
> Explanations? Or is the volume of the noise simply a plot device?

OrigamiWizard:
> Perhaps the noise level is relative to the sophistication of the 
> wizardry or wizard him/herself?  I hesitate in saying that because 
I have an inkling that Dobby and the house elves' powers will somehow 
> play a vital role in the outcome of the "war" that is looming. >>>>>
 

I have always thought that the sound level was dictated by the skill 
of the wizard/magical creature and the difficulty of the apparation.  
Dumbledore, an immensely powerful wizzard, apparates with "a swish of 
his cloak" in both OOP and SS/PS.  Dobby, who can do sophisticated 
magic (i.e. apparate) without a wand and, therefore, is powerful, 
makes a quiet noise in Hogwarts because it is so much harder to 
apparate there.  Mundungus, who does not seem to be immensely 
tallented (although the fact that he does apparate long distances 
indicates some skill) had to make a loud noise in order to apparate 
all the way to where the stolen cauldrens were.


"jsmithqwert"