Not to be harsh, but after Voldemort killed James, why didn't Lily Potter just disapparate with baby Harry? amirite?

Because she didn't have her wand.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

beat me to it

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Why would you need your wand to apparate?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

You just do.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Did I miss something? Because I don't remember that.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

It was in the seventh book, I think. After they escape the ministry. Harry was about to ask Hermione whether you needed a wand to apparate, because Mary Cattermole didn't have her wand. But he figured out the answer. Or something along those lines. :)

by Anonymous 13 years ago

you do need a wand to apparate, according to hermione. she said it right there. mary cattermole probably got away, if her husband had his wits about him and apparated, another reason lily potter might not have, if she did manage to get her wand somehow; panic.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Oh yeah, she said it right before Harry was about to ask . . .

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Oh thank you. I haven't read the seventh book in ages.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Or enough time to realize what was happening ... Voldemort killed James pretty quick.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

She felt like dying?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

There wouldn't have been the story.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

There was most likely an anti-apparation field around the house

by Anonymous 13 years ago

yea I think that's it.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Because fiction.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

J.K Rowling has said in an interview that they need their wand to apparate, Lily did not have it, therefore, she could not apparate...

by Anonymous 13 years ago

They need their wands in order to perform any sort of magic.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Not true. The young wizards (below school age) perform random bursts of magic because they don't know how to control it.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Yes, but that's not controlled magic. Apparation is a very difficult spell(? not really a spell, but you know what I mean), and you need a lot of control and focus to get it right, which is pretty impossible without a wand.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Yeah, I think one of the only spells you don't need a wand for is Accio. Because in the seventh book Ted Tonks uses it to catch fish after he escapes the snatchers... and I don't think he had his wand.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

if you need a wand to apparate, how come the house-elves can do it? i thought they couldn't have wands?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

House Elves have a separate brand of magic....thats why they can apparate on Hogwarts Grounds and into and out of Malfoy Manor when no one else could

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Also Godrics Hollow was fidelius charmed.. And the Potters likely had anti-apparition spells put on the place so if theyw ere discovered voldy couldnt just apparete straight into the living room. or voldemort placed anti apparition charms on the building before he came in so they couldnt escape

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I'm also pretty sure that she needed to be calm to properly do so anyway, or else she would've put herself and Harry at risk of being splinched.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

True, but I'd rather be splinched than killed. At least you've still got a chance against splinching.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

True.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

The word splinched reminds me of someone getting pinched in half or something. Not a nice picture D:

by Anonymous 13 years ago

That's pretty much what it means.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Well in the movie, Ron got splinched, but his arm was only messed up, not his whole body. I don't how that counted as being splinched! He was having convulsions and stuff, but it was only like a gash on his shoulder, not half his head missing :

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Yeah, movies don't usually get the full effect. In the books, if you were splinched, then you'd leave entire body parts behind.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Well, no, it just depends on the severity of the splinch. In the book, Ron only splinched part of his arm.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

just for arguing about this everyone above is a gay homo virgin with no life....this site gets gayer every day

by Anonymous 13 years ago

(bamn!): Since you didn't finish your sentence, I will for you. (there was no period after 'day') this site gets gayer every day *because of stupid assholes trying to be funny trolls. Actually, it should be more like this: *This site gets gayer every day *because of stupid assholes trying to be funny trolls.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

BTW, have the balls to not be anonymous.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Right on. Hate when people are rude but won't put their name on it. It's like, take credit for what you're saying......

by Anonymous 13 years ago

maybe they're not registered...

by Anonymous 13 years ago

It takes all of three seconds to make an account...

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Not if you're IP banned

by Anonymous 12 years ago

wow i hate people like you who feel like they have to correct EVERY little thing and honestly all of the people up there are being gay; posts like THIS make this site dumb.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Well, excuse ME for trying to outsmart a troll. But, rule 14 should ahve came to mind BEFORE I started arguing....

by Anonymous 13 years ago

and whats the prize for correcting somebody on punctuation, regardless of whether theyre a troll or not? nothing. because nobodys gonna care no offense ;) with me NOT being a nerd, i have no idea what rule 14 of the internet even is...

by Anonymous 13 years ago

The prize for correcting somebody on punctuation is respect. If you spell correctly and at least use basic grammar, then you will not look like an idiot like you do now. And being a nerd is awesome, you're missing out.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

hahaha punctuation respect....thats funny. honestly, it doesnt make you look like an idiot. its the internet...i dont care what any of these strangers think of me. haha im sure ;)

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Haha, you think you're so tough. I find it amusing. And yes, it really does make you look like an idiot. Or at the very least it makes you look like you're 12 and can't use correct punctuation if you tried. At least in my opinion. I automatically respect someone who uses punctuation.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

i dont think im tough, but if some stranger wants to hate me because i forget to put a PERIOD at the end of my sentence, so be it no, it doesnt. people like you need to chill. if you get so worked up over one period, i dont want your respect anyway...

by Anonymous 13 years ago

We did not get worked up over your one period, we got worked up over your comment. The period was just an extra. If you would've added a period to the end of your comment, not used "gay homo virgin" (which by the way is a horrible insult, please get a new vocabulary) in your sentence you probably wouldn't have been bitched at.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

firstly, that wasnt MY comment, i dont know who posted it, but it wasnt me. It WAS a rude comment, but whoever did post it, shouldnt be bitched at for punctuation, but for the rude comment that was posted. I apologize for insulting this post, but honestly these kinds of posts do annoy me...

by Anonymous 13 years ago

(bamn!): Gay is not a synonym for stupid.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Because the foolish muggle had no wand with her. It was all too easy Muhahaha! "stand aside you silly girl!"

by Anonymous 13 years ago

wait, wait, wait. did you just call her a muggle? You dumbass, (not really) she's a "mudblood"

by Anonymous 13 years ago

she is essentially both. Although she is "magical" Voldemort does not believe she is worthy and Voldemort can refer to people as he wishes.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

And does Voldemort wish to refer to himself in the third person?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

(Voldy)@811106 (Anonymous): but the proper term would be "muggle-born" not "mudblood" as mudblood is more commonly used as an insult. although if you are pretending to be voldemort, you most likely would'nt care... =)

by Anonymous 13 years ago

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by Anonymous 13 years ago

my thoughts exactly

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Nerd life > Ordinary life

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Nerds are sexxy. :3

by Anonymous 13 years ago

isn't 'gay homo' a bit redundant?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

True, True

by Anonymous 13 years ago

You're not supposed to think too much into things like that.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I wonder why James didn't have his wand with him when voldy showed up...he couldve at least bought more time for Harry and lily.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

In Deathly Hallows it was stated that James had put his wand down on the couch to go do something when Voldemort arrived.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

but even then, he shouldve at least tried to get the wand first...meh

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Well, yes, but if he had, there would be no story.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

True.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I've read all the books numerous times, but it's a little ridiculous a bunch of people are getting techinchal about a BOOK about MAGIC. But as many people have said before, there wouldn't have been a story.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Because Harry was an underage wizard at the time, it would have hurt him, and it all happened super fast, so she wouldn't realize what happened. And maybe she knew her dying for Harry would save him?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

That's the whole point of Slide-Along Apparation; so underage wizards can apparate with their families.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

all the comments make you guys seem like such nerds...just sayin

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I am a nerd. I accept it. So it's all good.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

She didn't have her wand. I think she would have escaped if given the chance.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Guys. Guys. IT'S A FREAKING BOOK. Go to MLIA or something... Geez

by Anonymous 13 years ago

When JK Rowling wrote the first book, she probably hadnt even thought of apparation yet.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

That's probably true. She probably hadn't thought that far into how Lilly and Harry could have gotten away from Voldemort yet, either.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Everyone is saying that she needed her wand. She and James were fully aware that Voldemort was pursuing them. You'd think somebody who has the most powerful Dark Wizard ever known going after them would be smart enough to keep their wands on them at all times, even when at home.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

You guys are idiots. They were inside the protection of the Fidelius Charm, therefore no one could apparate or diapparate within the boundaries. Also, they had left their wands on the couch.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Ok 1) i'm a nerd and proud of it! Hp for life! There's nothing wrong with being nerdy 2) house elves have different magic hence them apparating in hogwarts 3) the movie never shows correctly what happened in the book. In the book a whole chunk of ron's shoulder was left behind, it wasn't a lame cut like in the movie 4) the potter's wouldn't have had their wands on them at all times as they were in a protective charm that would only be broken if the secret keeper divulged their whereabouts and they trusted that he wouldn't 5) james didn't have his wand with him as Voldemort thinks about how stupid it was that he didn't as people should never let their guard down 6) fidelius charms can be apparated into as we see in the 7th book with grimmauld place 7) i agree, gay isn't a synonym for stupid 8) james had no time to get his wand as he immediately went into the hall to see who it was and was killed like 5 seconds later therefore giving him no time to return to the lounge. Even ...

by Anonymous 13 years ago

...Even if he had had time to get it he wouldn't have been able to defeat voldy 9) if you're commenting on a thing about the greatest book ever, you have to expect people to want you to spell properly as hp is genius and therefore comments on it should be written by people who can truly appreciate the genius otherwise they don't actually know what they're talking about and shouldn't try to. And generally, people who appreciate the genius of it can spell.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

WELL. FUCKING. SAID!!!

by Anonymous 13 years ago

LONG. ASS. COMMENT(S)!!!

by Anonymous 13 years ago

yeah i know :) i'm a bit of a fan ;) i just thought it'd be good for one person to clear everything up all at once :)

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Yeah i know :) but mudblood means a non-magical person with magic and i don't believe that she deserves even that status! She is (was-Muhahaha!) a filthy little muggle

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I think it would've been too hard on baby Harry to Apparate, whether Lily had a wand or not. Remember Harry's first experience Apparating and how painful he described it as? I don't think a one-year-old would do very well with that.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Very true. Although I think that if Lily had been able to disapparate she still would've, just so they would've had a chance at surviving.

by Anonymous 12 years ago