[HPforGrownups] Can you Apparate Within Hogwarts?(Was Disapparation inside Hogwarts?)

Steve steve51445 at adelphia.net
Thu Aug 26 01:20:27 UTC 2004


No: HPFGUIDX 111247

JR wrote:

*****This is something that I have struggled with.  Do we really know 
that you can't apparate withing Hogwarts?  Have we been told that?  
I'm not sure.  I know that Hermione has said that you can't apparate 
into or out of Hogwarts.  But can someone do it withing the castle?  
We have seen that Fawkes and Dobby have been able to although that 
might be a different sort of magic.  I was struggling with this 
because in my fanfiction story that I am writing, I had the kids 
practicing apparation in the Room of Requirements and I had a lot of 
people reminding me that you can't apparate in Hogwarts.  I'm not 
sure.  Does anyone know if we have been told specifically about 
apparation within Hogwarts?******

JR

Steve here:

I don't think we've been told anyting about apparation except by Hermoine. Now if DD said it can't be done then that's different. We know that you need a licence to apparate, but where do you practice? If you can't apparate at Hogwarts, then it can't be taught there. Underage wizards can't preform magic outside of school, so students can't practice at home. Maybe those from wizarding families could, but from what we know of how hard it is to do, they probably would be caught by the MoM. The twins passed their tests sometime between April 1 and August 6 when Harry got to 12 Grimmauld Place.  If they didn't learn anything about it at Hogwarts then that gives them from July 3 when they leave Hogwarts, to August 5 to learn all about apparation and take their tests. Mr. and Mrs. Weasley would have been a bit too busy with the OotP to help them learn. Maybe there is a classroom that allows apparation, or perhaps apparation is allowed within the castle but not in or out of it. I think we will find out for sure soon, as Ron will turn 17 during HBP. 
    Steve


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