TIPS - and traps - IN WORKING OUT CLUES

[artcase]

No: HPFGUIDX 84362

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, An'nai Jiriki <xmezumiiru at y...> 
wrote:
> 
> --- artcase <artcase at y...> 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



Art:

Perhaps that is WHY house elves are so important to Dumbledore!