Montague and the Large White Porcelain Bowl

[allies426]

No: HPFGUIDX 145538

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Miles" <miles at m...> wrote:
>
> Steve wrote:
> 
> 2) The other problem is: You cannot apparate in Hogwarts. Hermine 
said so,
> so it must be right ;). But obviously you *can* apparate in 
Hogwarts,
> Montague did.
> Maybe the protection of Hogwarts is not described precisely in "A 
History of
> Hogwarts". Would not be too surprising, if it is vague concerning 
security.
> Just to start speculation: Maybe apparating in Hogwarts is 
extremely
> dangerous, because it is impossible to determine exactly where you 
appear.
> Obviously wizards concentrate on the target location, which is 
normally
> outside solid walls, not ten feet above ground, and not inside 
toilet bowls.
> Maybe it is impossible to "aim" in Hogwarts, so you are in high 
danger to
> end up somewhere inside the castle, but not at your destination.
> 
> Assuming this theory, the problem of Montague was not that he 
apparated
> without being qualified to do so, but that he apparated in 
Hogwarts where
> noone is supposed to apparate.
> 
> Miles
>

Allie:

I think the idea really is you are not supposed to be able to 
apparate inside Hogwarts *at all* (unless you are a House Elf), 
regardless of aim, destination, etc.  Maybe there is some sort of 
loophole/exception for life-threatening situations as there is in 
the Reasonable Restriction for Underage Sorcery?