Need Quote: Help with Sirius's Motorcyle

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No: HPFGUIDX 92527

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "justcarol67"
<justcarol67 at y...> wrote:
> Neri:
> <snip> My electronic version of PS (from Bloomsbery, 1997) has in
the
> end of chapter 1:
> "Yeah," said Hagrid in a very muffled voice. "I'd best get this
> > bike away. G'night, Professor McGonagall – Professor Dumbledore,
sir."
> >
> >
> Shaun Hately:
> My Bloomsbury has: "Yeah," said Hagrid in a very muffled
> voice. "I'll be takin' Sirius his bike back. G'night, Professor
> McGonagall – Professor Dumbledore, sir."
<snip>>
> Neri:
> Curiouser and curiouser. This suggests that Hagrid's taking the
bike back to Sirius is important. Did Hagrid manage to find Sirius
before Sirius found Peter? Otherwise I don't see how this changes
anything.
>
> Carol:
> I always thought it was just a second reference to "young Sirius
> Black" to impress his name on our subconscious minds in preparation
> for PoA, but then I have the American edition, so "I'll be giving
> Sirius his bike back" is the only reading I was familiar with.
>
> But there's also the conflict between Hagrid's words about returning
> the bike, which imply that it was borrowed, and the implication
during the pub conversation in PoA that Sirius *gave* him the bike
("I won't be needing it again" or something like that). <snip>> But
why--or whether--JKR herself would change Hagrid's words is
> another question. I don't think she did. "I'll be giving Sirius his
> bike back" is a very *English* way of saying "I'll return Sirius's
> bike." It's Hagrid's exact idiom and clearly not a change made by
the
> (American) editor of the Scholastic edition which somewhow
> (improbably) made its way into the Bloomsbury edition. Nor would a
> change made by the Bloomsbury editor have ended up in the Scholastic
> edition AFAIK. Because it appears in both printed editions (*and*
> sounds exactly like what Hagrid would say), I'm guessing that it's
> JKR's own original wording.
><snip>

"I'd best get this bike away. G'night, Professor McGonagall –
Professor Dumbledore, sir." is supposedly from the UK version
and "I'll be takin' Sirius his bike back. G'night, Professor
McGonagall – Professor Dumbledore, sir." is supposed to be the US
version.  I never noticed the fact that Hagrid (in the US version)
kinda told a different story in the pub. "I'll be takin' Sirius his 
bike back" is not what you would say if the owner had given it to you 
saying "I won't be needing it anymore".  I am wondering if the 
motorbike will show up again?  During the World Book Day online chat 
from March 4, 2004 a question came up: 
Rita: Whatever happend to Sirius' flying motorbike?
JK Rowling replies -> Ah, good question. You'll find out, but the 
real sleuths among you might be able to guess. 
AND!!!:
SiriuslyLovinSirius: If we ever see Sirius again, what form will he 
be in?
JK Rowling replies -> I couldn't possibly answer that for fear of 
incriminating myself. 
When asked is the two-way mirror Sirius gave Harry will show up 
again, JKR's response was "ooo good question.  There's your answer."  
I wonder...  a motorbike riding spirit?  
Lynnette, who thinks Snape IS a good guy, even if he is NOT a nice
guy!