Azkaban's location/Accidental Magic.

[finwitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 36945

oboakk wrote:
> Hmmm....another thing that's been bothering me: How did Sirius know 
> where *Harry* lived? And did he really expect he would be able to 
> see him? After all, everyone believed him to be guilty, and I think 
> he would have suspected that people would be trying to protect Harry 
> from him.

And marinafrants replied:
> Well, I don't think he expected to walk  up to the front door in human
> form and be invited in for a cuppa. I think he just wanted a glimpse
> of Harry, which he did manage to get in  his dog form. He could have known
> about the Dursleys from being friends with James and Lily, 

And Hagrid told Sirius Harry'd be there: "They're his only 
relatives.. " - and Sirius decided to lend his motorbike before 
Harry'd starve to death due to their quarrel.

As to how Sirius got there - in his dog form - well...
1) He has no wand
2) He's in *hurry* and in distress, angry, scared, worried... you 
name it.
3) Accidental magic happens when in distress. All Sirius' emotions 
were into one goal - out of Azkaban, to see and protect Harry, to get 
at the rat... But anyway, Accidental Magic helps him. He doesn't have 
to think it - or even realise it.

We do know that little magical kids do Accidental Magic all the time. 
Then they get a wand and go to school - to learn how to control their 
magic. Accidental Magic can get real risky (As Neville shows). It's 
rare to happen with adults who have learned control, but it *could* 
happen. (I think the explosing door was Dumbledore's *accident*. Only 
time Incantation AND wand for Dumbledore I recall is that *stupefy*. 
Very helpful to control your magic).

"Finwitch"