CHAPTER DISCUSSION: Prisoner of Azkaban Chapter 13: Gryffindor versus Ravenclaw

[Geoff]

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--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <bboyminn at ...> wrote:
 
Steve:

> As Harry and Hagrid escape in the 'Seven Potters' chapter of 
> the last book, Harry's side car breaks away for Hagrid's 
> motorcycle and begins to free fall, until Harry perform the
> Levitation spell to save himself. 

Geoff:
Yes, but there two things to consider here.

Firstly, I think that the motor bike was much higher than a
Quidditch player would be. The other point is the time 
element, which partly stems from my previous sentence.

Picking up on your comment above:

'There was a deafening bang and the sidecar broke away from the 
bike completely; Harry sped forwards, propelled by the impetus of
the bike's flight, then the sidecar began to lose height-

In desperation, Harry pointed his wand at the sidecar and shouted
"Wingardium Leviosa!"'
(DH "The Seven Potters" p,34 UK edition)

Both of these points considered, Harry had far more time to collect 
himself and take some action
that there would be in the Quidditch incidents we see.