Hagrid Flew?

[doffy99]

No: HPFGUIDX 43808


It's been largely discussed and I'm honestly not sure what Canon 
would say because I have only ONE printing of each book and all of 
them are the Americanized versions. Did Hagrid return the motorcycle 
to Sirius or not? 

That isn't the main reason I'm posting though although it does effect 
it indirectly. You see, Hagrid made a comment in SS, Chapter 
5, "Diagon Alley." 

Pg 63-64 of SS:

"How did you get here?" Harry asked, looking around for another boat.

"Flew." said Hagrid

"FLEW?"

"Yeah--but we'll go back in this. Not s'pposed ter use magic now I've 
got yeh."

They settled down in the boat, Harry still staring at Hagrid, trying 
to imagine him flying.

End.

How did Hagrid fly over to the island to get Harry? Hagrid isn't a 
fully trained wizard. He couldn't use a spell to fly? He obviously 
couldn't apparate. So how did he get there? If he KEPT the bike, then 
he could have flown that, but where did it go? Was it enchanted not 
only to fly, but to fly by itself? Did he tell it to return home and 
it did on it's own? Did another wizard fly him out there? It's never 
said exactly how Hagrid flew. 

I can't beleive that the bike could fly by itself. If it could, why 
didn't Hagrid fly it back to Hogwarts after dropping off Baby Harry 
and then order the bike to go back to Sirius, unless Sirius had 
already been arrested? Do we know when Sirius fought Pettigrew? Was 
it the next day or a few days later? Pettigrew should have been in 
hiding I would think. How long after the fight with Wormtail was he 
arrested? Was it immediate? 

The question becomes I guess, How did Hagrid get to the Island where 
Uncle Vernon had Harry stashed to avoid those letters? We know he 
flew, but HOW did he fly?

Just curious. Any ideas?

-jeff