Apparating/Disapparating vs. Portkey

[Brenda M.]

No: HPFGUIDX 110437

>>> Sherry wrote:
> [On thestrals] Hagrid says "Course this lot don't get a lot of 
work, its mainly just pullin' the school carraiges unless Dumbledoor 
is takin' a long journey an' don't want to apparate--an' here's 
another couple, look--"
> 
> So if we go under the assumption that Dumbledoor is using the 
> Thestrals for long trips from Hogwarts then apparantly Apparating 
is happening on Hogwarts ground <<<


Brenda now:

Dumble-bumbly-door? Lol.

That is an excellent point. I have often wondered about this. I mean 
you can't Apparate and Disapparate from Hogwarts ground, but you can 
use the Portkey to get there? Remember at the end of OoP, Dumblydore 
sends Harry back to Hogwarts with a Portkey. From Fudge's reaction 
I'll say creating portkeys is carefully monitored and somewhat 
illegal. BUT if it can be done, then why bother with all the anti-
Apparation protection? Portkeys will easily transport you to 
Hogwarts just the same.

Unless 'You can't Apparate from Hogwarts!' is another one of 'You-
Know-Who' thing. A means to discourage people from doing it.

Brenda