Change in Hagrid's Disposition of Sirius' Motorbike (WAS: UK CoS Changes)

[charisjulia]

No: HPFGUIDX 43747

Barb wrote:
 
>As you noted, Dumbledore didn't bat an eye at Hagrid's mention of 
>Sirius.  If JKR had had the Secret Keeper concept in mind at the 
>beginning of the series--which I believe she came up with later--
>Dumbledore SHOULD have been alarmed about Hagrid mentioning him.  I 
>believe you've hit on something here.

 > --Barb

Actually I always thought that Dumbledore * did* bat an eyelid -- Or, 
well, at least I'm pretty sure I can pick up a faint flicker there. 

I've leant my copy of PS out to a friend at the moment, so this isn't 
an exact quote, but when Hagrid tells of his encounter with Black, 
Dumbledore, we are told, looks up sharply and then asks if there was 
any trouble. Obviously this is a very subtle remark -- after all, 
there's more than enough been going on to warrant the question -- and 
is easily passed by by the unsuspecting not--yet--having--read--PoA 
reader. But since Dumbledore appears to be cool as a cucumber up to 
this point I always prefer to read the comment as a specific reaction 
to the news that Hagrid run into young Sirius Black. After all, 
Hagrid has just returned from rescuing an infant wizarding hero from 
the rubble of his blown--up house after it was attacked by an the 
Evilest Wizard of All Time who first killed the child's parents and 
then proceeded to do away with the child itself only to find himself 
blasted into malignant mist form -- why suddenly remember to be 
alarmed upon hearing that afterwards a young whippersnapper was 
hovering around the scene on his flying motorbike? If, when PS was 
written, Dumbledore was not meant to suspect that Sirius was 
responsible for the catastrophe, then wouldn't something like "Gee, 
he must be shook up, was he alright?" be more appropriate? 


Oh, yes, I think Dumbledore did know about Sirius's Secret—Keeping in 
the first Chapter of PS. And if JKR didn't, at least she did plan 
that Albus would have reason to not take any mention of Black 
lightly .

Charis Julia.