Can Fawkes apperate on school grounds?

[Bex]

No: HPFGUIDX 109845

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "nearlyheadlessryan" 
<nearlyheadlessryan at y...> wrote:
> I was just reading OOP for the fifth time and it all of a sudden 
hit 
> me... Several times in the 5 books we are reminded that no one can 
> either apparate or disapparate on/in school grounds. (Not only from 
> Hermione several times but from other students and teachers as 
well) 
> In OOP, Fawkes disappears to go and do jobs for Dumbledore, and 
then 
> when Fudge tries to take Dumbledore out of the school, (after 
> Dumbledore takes responsibility for the D.A. club) the book tells 
us 
> the Dumbledore took ahold of Fawkes' tail and they were 
> gone/disappeared. Do the rules not apply to animals? Because, what 
> Fawkes did sure sounds alot like Disapparating to me. At least now, 
> we have solved how Dumbledore gets around to places so quickly. 
> Please let me know your theories. Thanks,
> -nearlyheadlessRyan

Yb thinks, or tries to anyway, in her current state of mind:
That "apparating/disapparating" rule is reinforced by "Hogwart's, a 
History," which Hermione has probably read several times over. I 
think a key we may be missing is that HaH was written by humans 
(wizards) for  humans. The WW in general seems to neglect the magical 
capabilities of other magical creatures, even house-elves, who are 
more powerful than some wizards. Naturally, the authors would neglect 
house-elf magic, since they aren't "human."

Regarding Fawkes, the authors of HaH probably didn't know a phoenix 
could disappear or appear on the grounds. The only way to find out is 
to have a phoenix try to apparate/disapparate, ande I doubt the 
authors had one which would offer its services.

~Yb