Sirius observations /Flying Car

[finwitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 132715


> > SSSusan:
> > Aha!  So Snape was wrong to "pick on" Sirius for that action.  
> > Thanks, Pippin. ;-)
> 
> Pippin:
> Not necessarily. It's a bit like the flying car incident in Book 
Two. 
> Sending an owl and waiting for instructions would have been wiser.
> It's not like they *had* to take the train --what about the Knight
> Bus? On the other hand, there obviously wasn't any time to lose
> when they went to the MoM.

Finwitch:

Well, how do we know? It's well possible that something *else* could 
have gone wrong had Sirius not escorted Harry. Besides, as a dog he 
is well able to attack without revealing magic to Muggles... Just 
BITE L. Malfoy or who ever tries to give Harry trouble.

And as for the flying car -- have we not witnessed with Harry how 
letters get intercepted enough to question whether he *really* should 
have sent Hedwig? Because you see, if someone blocked his access to 
the Platform, how is he to know that someone (like Dobby or Dursleys) 
does not intercept Hedwig's delivery? The thought of sending the 
letter did not occur to Harry, because (though Harry didn't realise 
it to tell that to McGonagall) Harry didn't believe the letter would 
ever reach Hogwarts, so it wouldn't have worked - it might just have 
got Hedwig wounded or even killed, and then what? They're still in 
platform, Harry grows more and more worried about Hedwig, probably 
agonising enough to cause some accidental magic to happen... or the 
Weasleys drive them to Hogwarts, the car gets seen, and Arthur is 
even WORSE off, having flied the car himself.

Finwitch