[HPforGrownups] Re: TIPS - and traps - IN WORKING OUT CLUES

[An'nai Jiriki]

No: HPFGUIDX 84312


--- artcase <artcase at yahoo.com> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "samnanya"
> <yswahl at s...> wrote:
> ...snip...
> 
> > You cant apparate in Hogwarts (its been said so
> many
> > times by so many different characters that I am
> > suspicious, but thats me)
> Art here: 
> 
>Snip
> Question regarding house elves. If there IS no 
> apparation/disapparation in Hogwarts, what do house
> elves do? (think 
> Dobby snapping fingers and then he was gone) 
> 

Chris:
I think this is delving into the human-centric view of
life. From the multiple phrase usage in canon, wizards
think that they are tops (the way house-elves,
centaurs and even werewolves are treated). 

So, using that, it seem that saying '...you can't
apparate in Hogwarts...' really means '...a _human_
cannot apparate in(or around) Hogwarts...' We have
heard no non-human say thay phrase.

Think of the implication, all non-humans, house-elves
most noteably, would be able to apparate. But then
think about other non-human, centaurs, goblins,
mermaids, etc. (I am not going into vampires, giants
or werewolves because of the lack of evidence that
they are human or not human [though my belief is they
fall outside of human and would therefore be able to
apparate]).

I think of the application for Voldie to take
advantage of this slip in future books to cause
havoc/distractions. But then agian, we do not know if
there is other wards that prevent these other
non-humans from apparating.

Chris

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