Side-Along Apparition

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 141088

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Jaja Redor <jajaredor at y...> wrote:
> 
> 
> ... I just have few comments about the so-called Side-Along 
> apparition ...
> 
> ... the rest of the DE's know LV wanted Harry for himself, why don't
> they just stalk Harry when he's in Hogsmead, grab him then 
> disapparate? I mean, Draco could just give them info about when's 
> the next Hogsmead visit right?
>   ...
> 
> Jaja

bboyminn:

I think Ginger (separate post) has hit on the key - INTENT. 

I think one of the reasons Side-Along Apparation (SAA) is used so
rarely is because it is relatively dangerous. If you try to apparate
with at toddler, and at the moment of disapparation, the toddle sees
his favorite toy across the room and decides he wants it, you now have
conflicting intent. The toddler wants to be across the room and the
mother want to be a her intended destination. I fear that can cause
problems.

Note in GoF, in the beginning, in Voldemort's conversation with
Wormtail, I think the Dark Lord is implying the possibility of
kidnapping Harry by using SAA. So, it certainly can be done, but
again, if Harry is able to marshall a counter-intent, the SAA kidnap
would fail. 

True, in their defense guidelines the Ministry does recommend SAA, but
I think they intend it to be used, not as a matter of course, but as
an emergency effort. If the choices are risk the consequences of SAA
or be killed by DEs, suddenly the risk of SAA doesn't seem so bad. But
I don't think the Ministry is recommending the use of SAA as a routine
thing.

As a further note; I don't think Harry and Dumbledore using SAA was
exactly within the standard rules of apparation. I think Dumbledore
was playing by his own rules, though I doubt that given successful
completion of SAA, he would have been in much trouble. Of course,
returning from the Cave when Harry apparates and brings Dumbledore
along, that was certainly against the standard rules, but I think the
situation was a sufficient emergency that again it would be forgiven.

Just a few thoughts.

Steve/bboyminn