Le Sigh, someone teach me how to apparate.

[milos_mommy]

Airfare to France is expensive. I can afford the cottage on the coast of Nice for the week...I just can't afford to get there

On the bright side, it looks like Milo and I and a handful of our (human) friends might be going up to Nova Scotia for a week this summer...

[corgipower]

You do realize you need a License to Apparate?
Apparition - Harry Potter Wiki - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

A License to Apparate is required to practice Apparition legally. One must be at least seventeen years old to obtain such a license. Lessons in Apparition are available, for an additional charge, to students who are or will be of legal age when the next test is administered. This is similar to Muggle schools where road instructions for driving licenses are available, but at additional charges.

While it is physically possible to Apparate without a license, it is not advisable, because injury could result. Splinching can occur when one has insufficient determination to reach one's goal, causing certain body parts to fail to arrive at the destination with the wizard. For example, Susan Bones lost a leg when she Splinched herself during an Apparition lesson, though it was successfully reattached. Splinching also occurred in 1997 to Ron Weasley after disapparating from 12 Grimmauld Place. In cases of unlicensed Apparition, when injury results, the Accidental Magic Reversal Squad can level heavy fines.

"Splinching, or the separation of random body parts, occurs when the mind is insufficiently determined. You must concentrate continually upon your destination, and move, without haste, but with deliberation…"
—Wilkie Twycross

At Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, students in their sixth year can sign up for Ministry of Magic Apparition lessons. Those who turn seventeen before the first Apparition Test date have the opportunity to take additional practice sessions in Hogsmeade.

[CaliTerp07]

I hear you...I'm trying to plan a vacation for May, and I really really really wanted to do Italy or Greece, but it looks like airfare + housing for a week will be $4000 for the two of us. There is no way I can justify that! (And I'm not willing to stay in hostels at this point in my life!)

[milos_mommy]

See, I would totally do a hostel (I'm 19 and have never been anywhere). I would sleep in a tent. If only I could GET THERE.


corgipower, I totally giggled at that, thanks

[CaliTerp07]

What is your budget for airfare? There have been some incredible sales lately, especially if you're willing to go before April. I get emails all the time from airlines and travel companies, and plan out all the awesome trips I could take if I had unlimited budget and vacation days.

[bubbatd]

I'd rather go to Nova Scotia with friends and my dog !