Sirius motorbike/Weasley's car

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 95670

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "laylalast" <liliana at w...> 
wrote:

> Lilian:
> 
> Hmmm, good questions..... Let me think for a moment...

<snip>
> Another possibility is that Hagrid went back to the hut-on-the-rock 
> to collect the bike once he put Harry on the train back to the 
> Dursleys. He did not 'have' Harry anymore, so was allowed to use 
> magic again.
> 

Geoff:
Yes, but that disagrees with canon.....

"He cast a sideways look a Harry under his bushy eyebrows.
'Be grateful if yeh didn't mention that to anyone at Hogwarts,' he 
said. 'I'm - er - not supposed ter do magic, strictly speakin'. I was 
allowed ter do a bit ter follow yeh an' get yer letters to yeh an' 
stuff - one o' the reasons I was so keen ter take on the job -'"

(PS "The Keeper of the Keys" p.48 UK edition)

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

(PS "Diagon Alley" p.51 UK edition)