Also, why isn't Hogwarts warded somehow against Portkeys?
When Snape and McGonnagal travel to Mary's, they have to take the Floo to Gringotts first, and remark that this is the fastest way out of Hogwarts. Presumably a Portkey would be faster (since it could take them directly where they wished), so either Dumbledore doesn't have Portkeys prepped for major locations like Diagon Alley (which would be stupid), or MoR!Hogwarts is warded against leaving by portkey.
MoR!Hogwarts is warded against leaving by portkey.
Confirmed:
Harry stared down at the pack of cards.
It couldn't take him anywhere else, not right now, portkeys didn't work here.
The instructions also explicitly state that he has to take them beyond the edge of the Hogwarts wards for the cards work.
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