[HPforGrownups] Re: Why didn't Sirius need his motorbike anymore?

[laurie goudge]

No: HPFGUIDX 157737



--- Jordan Abel <random832 at gmail.com> wrote:

> > Sue here:
> >
> > This is an odd scene, because it's inconsistent
> with the first scene of HPPS, in which Hagrid
> > says he's borrowed the motorbike and had better
> get going because he has to return it. I
> > personally think it's just a glitch that was never
> fixed.
> 
> Random832 wrote:
> 
> This was 'fixed' in later editions from "I'll be
> takin' Sirius his
> bike back." 	to "I best get this bike away." - see
>
http://www.hp-lexicon.org/about/books/differences.html
> 
> I actually think the original version works better
> if we assume that
> Hagrid didn't "know" Sirius was guilty of betraying
> the Potters. The
> reason given for changing it was 'This sentence
> didn't fit very well
> with the way the character of Sirius was developed
> as the series
> progressed.'
> -- 
> Random832
> 


parisfan writes:

I would agree that in terms of progression from book
one to book three in regards to sirius's devlopment it
is true that JK probably had very little in mind in
regards to characture development. 

But I always figured that at the time Sirius rode up
on his bike at the potters house and met Hagrid
getting Harry out of the rubble that Sirius probably
had come to check on his friend and wife and upon
seeing what happen decided to go after the 'rat' all
on his own (without talking to anyone first about it).
And when he said that He (Sirius) wouldn't need the
bike anymore (to me) ment that Sirius was expecting to
either die in his mission or like be in jail for
murder. IN additon to that Hagrid probably wouldn't
have guessed what Sirius was going to do.




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