Wizards travelling with children

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 111526

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Deb" <DBoyken at a...> wrote:
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> So . . . how do you suppose wizards with young children travel? CAN 
> you apparate while holding a baby? ...edited...
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> Just a thought . . . 
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> Deb in NJ


Asian_lovr2:

Naturally, I have a theory. (HA! Like that's news to anyone.)

You can Apparate with another person, but it is a difficult and
dangerous thing to do. 

Reasonably, you can apparate with inanimate objects; your clothes,
your shopping bags, etc.... But all magic has an element of intent
behind it. The simple 'Portus' Portkey Charm belies the complexity of
the magic intent behind that simple word which is necessary to program
all the complex parameters of the spell. 

Now when you try to Apparate with another person, you have the
potential for conflicting intent. Let's say you pick up a young child
intent on apparating to Diagon Alley. At the moment you attempt to
apparate, the child sees it's favorite toy on the floor and desires to
play with it. Now you have the parent desiring one destination and the
child desiring a different destination. That could have serious
consequences. 

The child may not know how to apparate but it does have magical
ability, and while not actually initiating the magic required to move
itself, it could still manifest a magical desire to be in another
location which I logically assume is the precursor to apparating. I,
therefore, speculate that the parent and child's magical desires could
create conflict.

Also, I would assume that apparating with some shopping bags is easier
than the magical energy and focus necessary to apparate while carrying
a 100 pound sack of potatoes. So to, to apparate with another 150
pound person would require substantial effort and concentration. 

Further speculated in this theory, is the belief that the key to
apparating with something, whatever that something might be, is
whether you are in possession of it. Let's use a chair for an example;
if you are sitting on a chair and apparate, the chair stays behind
because you do not 'possess' it. If you pick up the chair and hold it,
then it is in your possession and it comes with you just as your
clothes do.

I could assume that it is possible to kidnap someone by apparating to
their location, grabbing them, and disapparating before they have time
to form their own conflicting magical intent. But, as I said in the
pervious paragraphs, that would require a tremendous effort and
involve tremendous risk.

Just a few thoughts.

Steve/asian_lovr2 (whose new 'b_boymn' username lasted hardly more
than a month before Yahoo lost it.)