Side-Along Apparition

Side-Along Apparition is a form of instant magical travel in which the Apparator touches someone else, such as a child too young to Apparate, and Apparates with that person as a “passenger”.

References from the canon

• Mentioned in Ministry leaflet on safety (HBP3).
• Albus Dumbledore used Side-Along Apparition to take Harry from Privet Drive to Budleigh Babberton (HBP4), and later to take him from Hogsmeade to the cave (HBP25).
• Harry used Side-Along Apparition to take Albus Dumbledore from the cave back to Hogsmeade (HBP27).
• Harry had thought Mad-Eye would come to number four, Privet Drive and take him away using Side-Along Apparition (DH3).