CHAPTER SIX was wearing what appeared to be a golfing sweater and a very old pair of jeans, slightly too big for him and held up with a thick leather belt. “What d’you think?” he asked anxiously. “We’re supposed to go incognito — do I look like a Muggle, Harry?” “Yeah,” said Harry, smiling, “very good.” “Where’re Bill and Charlie and Per-Per-Percy?” said George, fail- ing to stifle a huge yawn. “Well, they’re Apparating, aren’t they?” said Mrs. Weasley, heav- ing the large pot over to the table and starting to ladle porridge into bowls. “So they can have a bit of a lie-in.” Harry knew that Apparating meant disappearing from one place and reappearing almost instantly in another, but had never known any Hogwarts student to do it, and understood that it was very difficult. “So they’re still in bed?” said Fred grumpily, pulling his bowl of porridge toward him. “Why can’t we Apparate too?” “Because you’re not of age and you haven’t passed your test,” snapped Mrs. Weasley. “And where have those girls got to?” She bustled out of the kitchen and they heard her climbing the stairs. “You have to pass a test to Apparate?” Harry asked. “Oh yes,” said Mr. Weasley, tucking the tickets safely into the back pocket of his jeans. “The Department of Magical Transporta- tion had to fine a couple of people the other day for Apparating without a license. It’s not easy, Apparition, and when it’s not done properly it can lead to nasty complications. This pair I’m talking about went and splinched themselves.” Everyone around the table except Harry winced. ‘66 ‘