[HPforGrownups] Why Sirius did not apparate into GH

[Donna]

No: HPFGUIDX 164191

Dana said:
 
I have seen in the archives (yes, yet again) that many wondered why
Sirius used an enchanted motorcycle to go to GH instead of apparating
or even why he did not use this in POA. I think the answer is rather
simple. Apparations are monitored by the MOM and in VWI it was
believed that LV had spies in the MOM, so it would not have been wise
to use this way of transportation to visit James and Lily even if the
location it self was protected by the Charm, it would still give a lot
away about the location itself. Of course this is why he could not use
it in POA they would have tracked him down. When Sirius went to see
the Potters after not finding Peter at his hiding location, he did not
know anything had happened to them so it would still be stupid to just
apparate to the location because if there were okay than he would have
Jeopardized the safety of everyone visiting the Potters not just
theirs, only after he saw what happened did he not need it anymore.
Just my simplistic theory of course.
 
Donna replied:
 
Good idea.  But I always thought it was because he was a rebel at heart and
just enjoyed riding the bike - wind in his hair, bugs in his teeth, sound of
the rumble of the engine, the freedom.
 

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