The 24 Hour Mystery
As we know (Information from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone) Harry Potter and his family (Lily and James Potter) are attacked by Lord Voldemort on October 31, 1981. Harry is then taken from the “almost destroyed” Potter’s house in Godric's Hollow by Hagrid.
The next day, late in the afternoon on November 1, 1981, Hagrid takes Harry to Number 4 Privet Drive to meet Dumbledore. We also know that somewhere in between these two times, McGonagall meets Hagrid and is told that Hagrid is going to meet Dumbledore at Number 4 Privet Drive on November 1.
We know that McGonagall meets Hagrid because of this little conversation between Dumbledore and McGonagall: Dumbledore- “Hagrid’s late, I suppose it was he who told you I’d be here, by the way?” McGonagall- “Yes, and I don’t suppose your going to tell me why you’re here of all places?”
According to the information above, there is gap about 24 hours between the time that Harry is taken from Godric's Hollow, to the time that he arrives at Privet Drive. So, where did Hagrid take him?
Here are some options:
The Leaky Cauldron/Diagon Alley- This is a possibility, because there are rooms in which Harry and Hagrid could have stayed, although very unlikely. There would probably be too many people wanting to see “The Boy Who Lived.” And Dumbledore most likely wouldn’t want that, considering he wanted Harry to live with his aunt and uncle instead of another family because the fame would “be enough to turn any boys head. Famous before he can even walk and talk!” So, the Leaky Cauldron isn’t a very likely place for Hagrid to have take Harry. Plus, how would McGonagall find Hagrid and Harry there?
The Shrieking Shack/Other places in Hogsmeade- This is another possibility. In Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Dumbledore has that he has used The Shrieking Shack and other places in Hogsmeade for hideouts. (He used theShrieking Shack for Lupin when he was in school, and a cave in Hogsmeade for Sirius after he was saved by Harry and Hermione.) So, why wouldn’t he use it as a hideout for Hagrid and Harry? There are two reason why this wouldn’t work. One, how would McGonagall find them in a cave, the Shrieking Shack, or any other place in Hogsmeade? And Secondly, how would Hagrid fly the motorcycle in to Hogsmeade without being noticed? So, that wouldn’t really work.
Hogwarts- The only other place I can think of that Dumbledore would even consider is Hogwarts, and it is probably the best bet. Why? One reason is because Dumbledore knows and trusts everyone who works at Hogwarts. Plus, those who work there trust Dumbledore enough to not tell anyone. Another reason is that Hagrid could get his motorcycle in and out without a ton of people noticing. And, since McGonagall works at Hogwarts, she would most likely have been there, and could have asked Hagrid where he was going to meet Dumbledore. Three good reasons. And, since it is Dumbledore’s school, Dumbledore probably knows ways too get in and out of Hogwarts quickly, which means he would be able to get to Hagrid and Harry quickly if anything went wrong.
Although this has not been proven, according to the information above, it is most likely that Dumbledore had Hagrid take Harry to Hogwarts for the 24 hours or so before leaving him on the Dursley’s doorstep.
If you have any other ideas about what happened between the 24 hours, feel free to write your ideas in the comments. I would love to hear what other ideas you have! :D
This may seem kind of random because my name has not really appeared anywhere for quite some time, but I actually quite miss the section where we used to be able to post our ideas about Harry Potter Theories. I have been to several other sites, but I have not been able to find interaction that is nearly as good anywhere else. For some reason no one has been able to post new ideas for several months. Every so often I check when I have a spare moment (which isn't often). I was wondering if perhaps you could restart it? I don't know what went wrong with the comments on the original, but I think that a great many people who commented here had some quality ideas, and the interaction was just wonderful.
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I blocked the comments on posts like that, because I would sometimes be gone for periods of time. When I wasn't here, people decided to post Ad's and other things which were against the rules. So, I removed them. But, I guess we could give it a try again.
EMH
Posted by: Nikki Blake on October 6, 2004 12:01 AMEMH could i sponser this forum to people because not enough people arer getting on this one, we need more. this forum was the first i ever got on and i dont want to see it fall. is there anyway we could hep
*Hmmm.... What do you mean by sponser?
Posted by: DIABLO OMEGA on September 8, 2004 03:27 PM