Vague Thoughts on Apparation

[Arya]

No: HPFGUIDX 93460

 "Steve" <bboy_mn at y...> wrote:
I'm confused about apparation and how the students learn it. Curious
about how other see the process.
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Also, note that for students ALL magic is illegal since they are not
of age, however, in the supervised learning enviroment of school they
are allowed to perform magic. I can't see why Apparation would be any
different.
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I think it's noteworthy that ALL Magic is *NOT* illegal for students 
out of school.  The letters from Mafalda Hopkirk (no ref, because no 
book, but I remember distinctly) stated that 'the use of spells'--
**SPELLS** is what is prohibited.  

In PoA, Harry gets that Sneakoscope for his birthday and that can 
certainly *do* magic. I reckon Harry could brew up a potion on the 
stove, don his Invisibility Cloak, and--if he were say, something 
like an animagus or a metamorphamagus--he could most likely do these 
WANDLESS (read--no spell as well) without any knowledge of the MoM.  

It's kind of in my head that Apparition is also one of these 
wandless/incantationless bits of magic that are not necesarily a 
spell.  How does the MoM enforce their regulation of it?  Just like 
driving--they don't let anyone learn it until such and such age and 
then require a license.  I think one could apparate (if they know 
about it enough) well enough without a licensing or even formal 
instruction (recall F&G asking why they couldn't Apparate to the QWC 
in GoF--they acted like they "could"; just that they were 
not "allowed"). The thing that keeps it regulated?  Prearranged and 
formalized Apparition points throughout the WW make it easy to patrol 
these areas and perhaps check for licenses and also, there's got to 
be a hefty fine on top of a Splinching/appraition accident on top of 
the discomfort.  

The two things that make me think all this--F&G comment like it was 
something they COULD do, just were not ALLOWED and Harry's early, 
spontaneous roof-"jumping".  

Just my thought..
Arya