Luna, Hagrid, Thestrals

[samnanya]

No: HPFGUIDX 82048

 Luna obviously knows how to ride thestrals as well (OOP pg 764 and 
again on 767). She might have gotten private lessons from Hagrid for 
some as of yet undisclosed reason. LUNA WAS ALSO NOT ON THE HOGWARTS 
EXPRESS at the end of OOP, and since she is such an expert rider, she 
may have developed her thestral riding skills using them in her 
travels to and from Hogwarts. (just mentioning this for the umpteenth 
time - it will no doubt be important in Book 6)
Samnanya



--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Dave" <impherring13 at y...> 
wrote:
>   Hi, How is everyone tonight?  Anyway, I've got a question about 
OP.
>  In OP pg 762, when talking about the Thestrals, Luna says "Hagrid
> says they're very good at finding places their riders are looking
> for".  However, on pg 438 Hagrid says "I've been keepin' a couple o'
> creatures saved fer yer O.W.L. year.  As Luna is a fourth year, how
> would she know what Hagrid said about the thestrals?
> 
>    -SD