How did Bella follow Cissy?

[quigonginger]

No: HPFGUIDX 144472

Pippin wrote:
> There doesn't seem to be a way to track a Disapparated person. 
(snip)
> Now,  according to the Ministry's Apparation instructor, you have 
to have your
> destination clearly in mind to Apparate successfully. Bella
> had never been to Spinner's End before and  Narcissa acts as though 
she 
> didn't want Bella along.  
> 
> How did Bella learn where she was going?
> 
> Was Narcissa's thought read against her will before she Apparated? 
> Did Cissy "leak" the information because she already intended to 
ask 
> Snape to take the vow? 

Ginger takes a stab at it:

I think we can agree that since Bella taught Draco Occlumancy that 
she must have at least rudimentary Legilamancy skills.  Cissy was 
upset at the time when she apparated into Snape's neighbourhood, and 
their conversation indicated to me that they had been arguing about 
this very topic before Cissy left.  

My guess would be that Bella was using Legilamancy on her, and that 
the thoughts passing between them formed a sort of trail or homing 
device that Bella was able to follow.

The only time that I can recall that people have apparated to an 
unknown destination (not including side-along) was when the DEs went 
to the Graveyard, at which time I think the Dark Mark acted in the 
same manner as what I am proposing here.  

I would assume that there has to be some sort of way that one can 
tell someone "follow me" when apparating.  Otherwise how could people 
know how to get to someone's house if they didn't have a map handy 
and weren't familiar with the local geography?  

If, for example, Hermione were to invite Ron to visit her parents, 
they would have to apparate or take Muggle transportation.  Given my 
choice, I'd apparate.  Cheaper and faster.  Since Ron has never seen 
her home, nor is he likely familiar with her neighbourhood, she'd 
have to have some way of getting him there.

I would guess that the "follow me" idea is a mental path that the 
person leading can put out for the other to follow, and in the case 
of Bella and Cissy it was not a conscious decision on Cissy's part, 
but rather an intrusive one on Bella's, which she accomplished by 
Legilamancy.

And that's my jaw-wagging for the day.  

All ideas which are not canon are my opinion.  Agreement is 
acceptable, but is not required.  All persons reading are equally 
entitled to their own opinions, which may vary.  Discontinue use if 
rash occurs. 

Ginger, with nothing intelligent to put after her name