The point being conveyed with the apple and the bird: The apple traveled just fine. It went to the other side, someone on the other side took a bite and sent it back, and it arrived back to Draco. The bird, however, did not travel safely - it died on the journey either to or back. So a living thing like a bird cannot make a safe journey; ergo, a human won't be able to make a safe journey either.
The purpose of the vanishing cabinet was to transport the Death Eaters into Hogwarts, so the cabinet had to be able to safely transport living, breathing things.
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Date: 2013-10-13 02:03 am (UTC)The purpose of the vanishing cabinet was to transport the Death Eaters into Hogwarts, so the cabinet had to be able to safely transport living, breathing things.