Apparating

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 81648

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Jana Fisher" <lawtrainer at y...> 
wrote:
> > Potterfanme (if I am reading the nested quotes correctly):
> > > > > > I am curious why there is such a point made about not 
being 
> > > able 
> > > > > > to apparate or disapparate on the Hogwarts grounds.  
> 


Jana:> Maybe this has been questioned before, however if you cannot 
apparate 
> or disapparate on Hogwarts, how does Dobby in COS, when Harry is in 
> the hospital and hears Dumbledore bringing in Colin Creevey (I 
think 
> it was him, I don't have the books here).  How does Dobby make the 
> loud crack, that I assume is associated with apparating.  I say 
> assume based on canon when Percy is apparating, and Fred & George 
> learn to apparate.
> 

Geoff:
When I read this, I thought to myself that there is somewhere in the 
books where it says that house elves have a magic of their own. Not 
recalling where it occurs - which is quite unusual for me - I 
consulted the Lexicon which tells me that the elves have their own 
brand of magic which does not require words or wands and also are 
able to Apparate withing Hogwarts unlike normal wizards.