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Sirius Black's motorcycle

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Sirius Black's motorcycle
Object information
Made

Before 1977

Usage

To transport anyone who rides it

Owners
First appearance

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Latest appearance

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Dumbledore: "Hagrid. At last. And where did you get that motorcycle?"
Hagrid: "Borrowed it, Professor Dumbledore, sir. Young Sirius Black lent it to me. I've got him, sir."
— Dumbledore and Hagrid upon Hagrid's arrival with Harry Potter shortly after the boy survived Voldemort's attack.[src]

Sirius Black's motorcycle is an ordinary-looking Muggle motorcycle with a sidecar, though this is deceiving: it is much larger than its average counterpart, emits a very loud roar, and has the ability to fly. It is large enough to accommodate Hagrid, a half-giant, and is still able to carry an ordinary-size person in the sidecar, and can go fast enough to compete in speed with a broomstick.

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[edit] History

[edit] Known uses of the Motorcycle

[edit] Sirius Black and James Potter (1977)

In 1977 both Sirius Black and his best friend James Potter used the bike whilst being chased by Muggle policemen for unknown reasons, likely to be speeding. Their chase came to a close when they were cornered in an alley way by the policemen, but Black and Potter escaped by flying off on the bike.

[edit] Rubeus Hagrid and Baby Potter (1981)

The motorcycle belonged to Sirius Black, but it was lent to Rubeus Hagrid shortly after Lord Voldemort attacked and killed James and Lily Potter and attacked Harry Potter, saying he wouldn't need it anymore. At first, Hagrid found this to be very odd as, according to him, Sirius "loved that motorbike", and before the revelation of Sirius's innocence suspected it had something to do with his alleged betrayal of the Potters. Hagrid used the motorcycle to retrieve Harry from the Potter's house and brought him to the Dursleys at 4 Privet Drive, where Albus Dumbledore and Minerva McGonagall were waiting.

The motorcycle in 1997 with a sidecar.

[edit] Rubeus Hagrid and Harry Potter (1997)

Sixteen years later, when Alastor Moody leads a group of members of the Order of the Phoenix to Harry Potter from the house of his relatives shortly before his seventeenth birthday, Hagrid is chosen to drive Harry and his possessions to the home of Ted Tonks. Arthur Weasley had helped Hagrid modify the bike with various buttons that could shoot out magically-produced traps in case of a chase. This turns out to be useful, as Hagrid uses buttons to produce a large net, a solid brick wall, and dragon's fire to deter the Death Eaters. However, during the chase, the motorcycle was heavily damaged, made worse when Hagrid tries to use Reparo to fix it, breaking it more. Hagrid has to dive off the motorcycle to keep the Death Eaters from taking Harry, and ultimately they arrive at the Tonks house. Mr. Weasley hides the bike in his backyard shed in hopes of fixing it afterwards.

[edit] After the War

After the Second Wizarding War was over Mr. Weasley fixed the bike up and later returned it to Harry.[citation needed]

[edit] Behind the scenes

[edit] Appearances

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