JKR chat: Sirius And the Motorcycle Clue

[dudemom_2000]

No: HPFGUIDX 92114

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "pippin_999" <foxmoth at q...> 
wrote:
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> Hmmm, but following onto that and the motorcycle, which 
> Amanda asked about in an earlier post...
> 
> Hagrid's story of meeting Sirius and Sirius's own account really 
> don't match up very well.
> 
> Hagrid says that he arrived at the Potters and took  Harry from 
> the ruins. Sirius showed up with the motorbike and tried to take 
> Harry. Then he gave the bike to Hagrid saying he wouldn't need it 
> anymore. (PoA ch 10) No mention of the Potters' bodies.
> 
> Sirius says he saw the house destroyed and the Potters' bodies.
> (PoA ch 19) No mention of Harry, Hagrid or the motorcycle.
> 
> So, what if it wasn't Sirius that Hagrid met?  If Voldemort has a 
> DE who can impersonate Sirius, and Pettigrew has one of those 
> mirrors...well, that could get sticky, couldn't it.
> 
> Pippin

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This is probably too simplistic but I think Hagrid has the 
motorcycle. He has to do errands for Dumbledore yet he has never 
mentioned using the Thestrals to get around and he can't do magic 
overtly so the motorcycle is the only logical choice for his 
transportation. Also if Sirius said he didn't need it anymore it is 
pretty logical that he must have told Hagrid to keep it - I can't 
imagine there was much time for Sirius to ponder his future at that 
point other than getting rid of a possession quickly. The reason we 
haven't seen it is that there has been no need for us to see it yet 
(which doesn't rule out that we won't see it again!).

After reading all the chat questions it became very clear to me that 
even though this was a chat for children (ie. Competition Winners), 
JKR was very aware of us and seemed to make sure she got some 
answers in for us. I can imagine her lurking here and enjoying all 
the theorizing her answers have generated!

Dudemom_2000

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