[HPforGrownups] Re: Hagrid and thestrals

[T.M. Sommers]

No: HPFGUIDX 77923

Hagrid wrote:
> In 1981, when the Potters died, Hagrid used Sirius' motorcycle to 
> deliver Harry. When he delivered Harry's letter in 1991, no bike was 
> seen, but Hagrid tells Harry he "Flew" to the Hut-on-the-Rock. 
> 
> But now I am thinking he may have used a Thestral since it was a one-
> way flight. That would mean Hagrid trained Thestrals between 1981 and 
> 1991. 

Not necessarily.  It could just be that he wasn't near a thestral when 
he had to deliver Harry, or the thestrals were being used by others. 
Or, since he had to get to Godric's Hollow somehow, he took a thestral 
there, but used the bike to go to Privet Drive because it was easier 
to fly, or more convenient, or faster, or just because he wanted to. 
So he could have trained the thestrals before 1981.