Why fly when you can apparate?

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 175521

---  "allies426" <AllieS426 at ...> wrote:
>
> I suppose this was just for the sake of the plot, 
> but several times when Harry is somewhere that 
> Voldemort is rushing to get, Harry  pictures him 
> flying over landscapes.  
> 
> Flying?  Why fly?
> 
> Apparition is much, much faster!  ...
> 
> Allie
>

bboyminn:

JKR indicated long ago that each form of magical 
travel had its limits. Though she never spells it
out, it seems the limit to Apparation is how long
you can hold your breath. Certainly you can travel 
far and fast, but not /that/ far and not /that/ 
fast. 

Let's assume that you can travel 100 miles in 30
seconds. That seems about right based on what I
am seeing in the books. That means you can 
comfortably travel 150 miles in 45 seconds. If you 
really push it to the limits, you can travel 200 
miles in 1 minute. Some might be able to stretch
if farther, but it's getting difficult after 
that. 

Flying on the other hand is effortless. A little
buffeting by the wind, and a bit of a chill, but 
otherwise comfortable and easy.

If I recall, it is about 500 miles from the assumed
location of Hogwarts to London, so that would be
a extreme distance to try and Apparate in a single
jump.

Harry, Ron, and Hermione Apparating around the 
country, seem to be making hops within the
one to one-and-a-half minute breath holding limit.

Imagine how difficult it must be to Apparate to
China?

Just a guess.

Steve/bboyminn