The "Missing 24-hours" - another theory

[grey_wolf_c]

No: HPFGUIDX 42468

Rebecca Stephens wrote:
> --- Meg Demeranville wrote:
> > But doing this could not have taken twenty-four
> > hours to complete. That is why there is the "missing
> > 24 hours" theory. Because Harry is taken from
> > Godric's Hollow on Halloween and isn't seen again
> > until midnight on November 1st (or would it be the
> > 2nd?). Something had to be done with him during the
> > day.
> 
> Well, that does kind of depend on how far away they
> were, and the speed of the motorcycle.  One would
> assume it's not as fast as a plane (unless there's
> magic to deal with wind).  If it's only twice as fast
> as car, then it's possible that the entire day was
> spent traveling, with just a few stops for diaper
> changes and feedings, isn't it?
> 
> 
> Rebecca

England measures som 700 km North to South, and at 30 km/hour you can 
travel that distance in a day. Obviously, a motorbike is way faster 
than that, and I don't think Godric's Hollow is someplace in Scotland, 
more in the middle of Britain. 

For the sake of discussion, let's say it's 400 km away from Privet 
Drive. A normal car can do 100 km/hour, and you're suggesting twice 
that speed: 200 km/hour, which a motorbike on a empty, straight road 
can do easily (and thus, also if it could fly). An easy math will tell 
you that it takes you 2 hours to cover that distance, say three with 
frecuent and prolongued stops for diapers, etc. At the most, it would 
take 4 hours. 

No, "they spent all the day flying" makes no sense. They've had to stop 
for a *long* while to explain how they could've vanished for 24 hours. 
The theories around the missing day try to explain why, where and when 
that stop took place.

Hope that helps,

Grey Wolf