Apparating And Portkeys (Snape in the Graveyard)

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 81575

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "hermionegallo"
<hermionegallo at y...> wrote:
> > --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Sophie" <eschaafin at y...> 
> wrote:
> >  
> > > Is there any reason why another portkey couldn't have been set
> > > up for others (like Snape, Bagman, etc.) to the graveyard?
> > >  
> > > Sophie
> > 
> 

bboy_mn:
To Sophie, ...but why? Why would they use a portkey when all they
would have to do is slip away in the excitement, walk out the front
gate and apparate to where ever they wanted to go.

Notice that when ever anyone leaves, like Fudge leaving at the end of
PoA and at the end of GoF, or when they leave Dumbledore's office in
OotP, he/they leave the room. If he were going to apparate, why not
just apparate?

I do believe it is general Apparation courtesy to not apparate into
people's homes, or into and out of the room you are in. General
courtesy says you exit the room, and more or less, apparate in
private. Again, this isn't law or a rule, just a general courtesy.

None the less, we have extended examples. When Fudge sends McNair for
a Dementor, McNair exits the castle and heads for the front gate. My
conclusion based on this exiting the room and heading for the front
gate, is that you must leave Hogwart's ground to apparate. Not that
big a deal under normal circumstances. 


> Potterfanme (Susan):
> The only reason I can think of is that it seems portkeys are 
> > monitored very closely by the MOM.  ...edited...
> > 
> > Susan

> 
> hg:
> why was the cup a two-way portkey?  Truly, Harry was indeed not 
> supposed to return. ...edited...
>
> hg.

bboy_mn:

Now to the portkey, there are many theories related to this 'return
portkey'. The simplest and least fanciful is that Portkey charms are
like wrapping paper. The last one on is the first on off. 

So, Dumbledore put on a charm to take the winning champion to the edge
of the maze, based on the fact that that is the point that Harry
returned to. Moody/CrouchJr added a charm to take the user to the
graveyard. When Harry and Cedric touched the Cup, that 'to the
graveyard' Portkey enchantment was used; first layer of charmed
'wrapping paper' was taken off. That leaves the original 'to the edge
of the maze' charm. When Harry touched it again, that charm was
activated and he was take back to the Quidditch stadium and the edge
of the maze.

Other theories speculate that Voldemort intended to send Harry's dead
body back to Dumbledore, or that Dead!Harry, the DE's, and Voldemort
planned to return and attack Dumbledore.

Just a thought.
bboy_mn