Apparting into the Ministry...

[suehpfan]

No: HPFGUIDX 92673

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "cubfanbudwoman" 
<susiequsie23 at s...> wrote:
> Kashelkar wrote:
> > I'm not still convinced why Voldemort didn't just
> > apparate near the 97th row of shelves in the Dept of
> > Mysteries, picked up the prophecy and Disapparate.
>  
> Tyler replied: 
> > Maybe apparation/disapparation is only possible in the
> > lobby. After all, if you could apparate into any
> > part of the MoM, why don't all the workers just
> > apparate straight to their desks?
>   
> Elihu's answer:
> > If apparation/Disapparation isn't possible to all locations in 
the 
> MOM, then the Dept of Mysteries would be among the places that you 
> can't apparate to. However, Dumbledore had to put the DEs in a room 
> with an anti-apparation jynx. That means that, in fact, you can 
> disapparate from anywhere in the ministry.
>  
> Susan:
> Jeepers, I feel like I'm nitpicking your posts today, Elihu, and I 
> don't mean to....  But maybe what DD did was put an anti-apparition 
> jinx on the DEs themselves.  So that if they ran from a particular 
> part of the MoM where apparition isn't possible to a part where it 
> is, they still couldn't leave?  Does anyone have the text to show 
> clearly how DD applied the jinx?  As usual, I'm at work w/o 
> references handy. :-|
> 
> Siriusly Snapey Susan

The relevant quote is:
"you will find several escaped Death Eaters contained in the Death 
Chamber, bound by an Anti-Disapparation Jinx and awaiting your 
decision as to what to do with them."  (Dumbledore) OotP US pg.817

It does not explain whether or not they could have apparated from 
there or not.  However, it seems there would have been no reason for 
the DE's reaction to DD's arrival if they could have just apparated 
away "there were yells; one of the Death Eaters ran for it, 
scrabbling like a monkey up the stone steps opposite.  Dumbledore's 
spell pulled him back as easily and effortlessly as though he had 
hooked him with an invisible line-" OotP US pg. 805.  I'm sure no one 
would choose to "scrabble" when they could simply disappear.  

The only example we have on apparition in the MoM is in the Atrium 
where Voldemort and DD ultimately have their duel.  And I think you 
are right Susan, DD was simply keeping them contained where they 
could not get to an area where they could apparate home.

Interesting though that DD only mentions the escaped DEs and not the 
new ones.  We know Lucius wound up in Azkaban so he must have been 
caught.  I guess DD thought it was too much for Fudge's small mind to 
comprehend.

Sue