Flew (was Re: Sirius motorbike/Weasley's car)

[quigonginger]

No: HPFGUIDX 95679

> Lilian:
 I noticed this little snippet 
> in PS/SS (UK pb ed, pg 50):
> 
> "'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.'"
> 
> Of course, Hagrid may have used a broomstick, but when questioned 
by 
> Umbridge about his long absence from Hogwarts, he said that he 
could 
> not use one because of his size. For the moment I'm taking this as 
> evidence that he used the motorbike to get to the hut-on-the-rock, 
> so it is even now most likely still in Hagrids possession (don't 
> think he left it there).
> 
> Just my thoughts.
> 
> Lilian

Ginger:
The first time I read it, I imagined Hagrid with his arms out flying 
airplane style.  
After I had read what was then the rest of the series, I was pretty 
sure that he had enchanted something, but what?
After reading OoP, I reread SS and went "Oh, Thestrals!"  They could 
find their way back on their own.  They can find anything, including 
a boy on the Holiday from Hell.  They are fast, and apparently not 
noticable.  Hagrid did say that DD used them if he didn't wish to use 
a broomstick.  
Not like Harry would have seen them even if they had hung around to 
make sure Hagrid could use the boat to get off the island.

Just my thoughts, Ginger