Plot Oversight in PS/SS?

[saturniia]

No: HPFGUIDX 138917

Profuloth:
> As I'm, listening to the HBP I'm thinking that the reason people 
have to apperate a distance 
> from their intended destination isn't explained that well. DD 
tries to pass it off as 
> politeness when they go see Slughorn, but that doesn't eplain 
Narcissa & Beletrix nor does 
> it explain the cave.

No, politeless doesn't explain Bellatrix, Narcissa, or the cave, but 
the presence of magical wards, or the lack of knowledge of landmarks 
closer to the destination at which one wishes to arrive.  What I 
mean is, on the one hand the cave and Snape's home could be 
protected by enchantments established to keep the casual wanderer 
away, and to repel those who might apparate to a point very close to 
it.  In the case of the cave, the cliff would then act as deterrent, 
and Snape, in his home, would have time to decide whether to fight 
or flee.

My comment about the landmarks stems from my own ignorance about 
apparation.  We still don't know if a wizard or witch must be able 
to "see" the destination in his or her mind before completing the 
spell, or if "above ground, not in the middle of a wall, not in the 
middle of a tree, Privet Drive, Surrey" is specific enough 
instruction.  If it's the former, it's possible that Narcissa, 
Bellatrix, and Dumbledore don't know any landmarks closer to the 
places they were going.

Saturniia