A portkey is a transportation device, a time portal. It used by wizards to travel from one place to the next. A spell is on an object, any object will do. The wizard must make contact within a certain time period. Whosh, the wizard arrives at one's desired destination.
Harry Potter and friends use a portkey to travel to the Quidditch World Cup. This is in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Professor Albus Dumbledore creates a portkey. He and Harry use it to travel to Hogwarts. They make the journey to Hogarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in a blink of the eye.
Use the below link to read about Floo Powder, a glittery powder, which is necessary to travel the Floo Powder Network, another mode of wizard transport. Harry Potter uses Floo Powder to leave the Burrow for Diagon Alley in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
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