Hagrid and Magic

[Hagrid]

No: HPFGUIDX 132274

--- "Ehren" <clehrenet_81...> wrote:
>  
> "We had to go slow, 'cause I'm not really s'posed ter use 
magic..." 
> OoP pg 377 (US Paperback)
> 

aussie:
PS/SS Chap 5 when Hagrid picked up Harry from the Dursleys:-
"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."

then at the end of the chapter 5:-
The train pulled out of the station. Harry wanted to watch Hagrid 
until he was out of sight; he rose in his seat and pressed his nose 
against the window, but he blinked and Hagrid had gone.

How did Hagrid get around then? ... Not apparating given his magical 
inability (3rd Year training). I suggest an old flying carpet, maybe 
with an invisibility cloak or other manner to disappear from view 
(as owners of large magical creatures have to know).

Cannon about flying carpets:-
GOF Chap 7
Mr. Crouch, ... "Ali Bashir's on the warpath.  He wants a word with 
you about your embargo on flying carpets."
Mr. Weasley heaved a deep sigh.
"I sent him an owl about that just last week.  If I've told him once 
I've told him a hundred times:  Carpets are defined as a Muggle 
Artifact by the Registry of Proscribed Charmable Objects, but will 
he listen?"
"I doubt it," said Mr. Crouch, accepting a cup from Percy.  "He's 
desperate to export here."
"Well, they'll never replace brooms in Britain, will they?"  said 
Bagman.
"Ali thinks there's a niche in the market for a family vehicle, said 
Mr. Crouch.  "I remember my grandfather had an Axminster that could 
seat twelve - but that was before carpets were banned, of course."

So they were in Britain before (maybe when Hagrid was younger), but 
the embargo was Arthur Weasley's responsibility, so relatively 
recent. 

Hagrid may have wanted to give Mme Maxime a ride on his carpet, but 
she didn't want to draw attention to themselves on "Muggle 
Artifacts" that have legal restriction around parts of Europe.

DD may know Hagrid uses it to move around, but Hagrid wouldn't want 
it too common kowledge.
aussie