Why didn't Sirius apparate?

[thewierdone18]

No: HPFGUIDX 82532

Sylvia <sylviablundell at a...> wrote:
> I think Tom (Wall) is probably right that in order to apparate, 
> Sirius would have to turn back into a man, which would signal to 
> even the dimmest Dementor that he was escaping. I'm not quite sure 
> about the mechanics of apparating. Is it necessary to know or to 
> have visited the place you are apparating to? This doesn't seem to 
> apply when using the Floo network, where it is sufficient to say 
> the name of the place you wish to go to, but apparating is probably 
> a lot more complex.


Also, like Hogwarts, Azkaban probably has a charm put on it that 
prohibits people form apparating or disapparating -- it just wouldn't 
doooooo. Otherwise, all the prisoners would be apparating and 
disapparating and it wouldn't be a prison...

"thewierdone18"