Sirius motorbike/Weasley's car

[laylalast]

No: HPFGUIDX 95674

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Geoff Bannister" 
<gbannister10 at a...> wrote:
> 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)

Lilian:
I would rather say the opposite.... :)

Hagrid was allowed to do magic until he got Harry, that would be in 
the time frame: until the moment he took Harry with him from the hut-
on-the-rock. As Hagrid does like to bend the rules somewhat, the 
moment he puts Harry on the train he has not 'got' Harry (anymore), 
so is again allowed 'ter do a bit'. Seems to me that stretching the 
rules in this fashion is just in character for Hagrid -he does even 
worse if you think of baby Norbert!

Flying the motorbike probably does not count as magic, or rather, 
does not involve it, as the twins flying the Ford Anglia to Harry's 
house and back again does not seem to count either. But hiding 
himself flying most likely would and ,to me, just the thing Hagrid 
would like to do. 

On an off-hand note, what would a guy like Hagrid consider major 
magic?

Lilian