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Apparition

Apparition moves a witch or wizard from one place to another in a crack of displaced air. It takes a license, usually sat at seventeen, and a failure can leave part of the body behind, which the books call splinching. Hogwarts is protected against Apparition onto the grounds. Side-Along Apparition lets a licensed adult take another person along.

Illustration of Apparition

In the books

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Apparition is a sixth-year class, with lessons in the Great Hall. The method is named in earlier books. This page marks the year the school teaches it and does not pin one chapter.

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