Harry's 11th Birthday Return to Little Whinging (Was Re: Mea Culpa!)

[suehpfan]

No: HPFGUIDX 92418

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Eustace_Scrubb" <dk59us at y...> 
wrote:
> Eustace_Scrubb asked:
>  4) Is Harry as safe in the yard as he is in the house?
> 
Sue answered: 
I think not.  Every note he recieves in OotP tells him to *stay in 
the house* (emphasis Sirius and Mr. Weasley).  Since the end of
OotP, I have felt this puts Petunia's "go to your room!" in a whole 
new light. 
Sue
 
Eustace_Scrubb again:
 
I agree with you.  But this again raises in my mind the question of 
why Hagrid would have allowed Harry to travel alone from Paddington 
to Little Whinging....

snip of lots of good points 

I wonder whether it was in fact - 
wise - to trust Hagrid with something as important as that!
 
Cheers,
 
Eustace_Scrubb

And Sue Responds:
Especially since Grawp, I have less patience with Hagrid's 
eccentricities, but I think the answer lies in the events of OotP and 
in the beginning of PS/SS.  Someone *always* knows where Harry is.  
In the beginning they know where he is sleeping, they even know 
within a few hours when he  is moved upstairs.  In OotP, Harry is 
followed constantly.  I doubt Harry was truly alone on the train.  It 
would have even been easier at that time because he did not know 
anyone but Hagrid in the WW.  Anyone could have put on Muggle clothes 
and sat right behind him.

As far as the Dursleys are concerned, I am sure DD knew when they got 
home and if there had been a delay Mrs. Figg would have been waiting 
for Harry.  By the way, who knows who the toothless boat man was 
anyway?

Sue