Rubeus Hagrid
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Born | 6 December, 1928 West Country, England |
Blood status | Half-giant |
Marital status | Single |
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Species | Half-giant |
Gender | Male |
Hair colour | Black |
Eye colour | Black |
Skin colour | Light |
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Boggart | Lord Voldemort[1] |
Wand | Oak, 16", (Broken in third year - repaired and kept in a pink umbrella) |
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House | Gryffindor[2] |
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- "I would trust Hagrid with my life."
- —Albus Dumbledore describing his trust of Hagrid in 1981[src]
As a member of both the original and re-instated Order of the Phoenix, Hagrid fought in several battles of the First and the Second Wizarding Wars, including the Battle of Hogwarts in 1998. By 2017, he was still living, and presumably teaching, at Hogwarts.
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Biography
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Early life
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- "My dad was broken-hearted when she wen'. Tiny little bloke, my dad was. By the time I was six I could lift him up an' put him on top o' the dresser if he annoyed me. Used ter make him laugh..."
- —Hagrid tells Olympe Maxime about his father[src]
Years at Hogwarts
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- "Hagrid was only a boy, but he cared for me, hidden in a cupboard in the castle, feeding me scraps from the table..."
- —Aragog the Acromantula speaking to Harry Potter and Ron Weasley in 1993[src]
Following his expulsion, the Ministry of Magic forbade Hagrid from practising magic and destroyed his wand. Albus Dumbledore nonetheless convinced then Headmaster, Armando Dippet, to give Hagrid the job of Gamekeeper and allow him to remain a resident of the school. Hagrid continued to do magic using his pink umbrella, which most likely contained the broken fragments of his wand, or perhaps even his entire wand intact, reconstructed for him by Dumbledore using the Elder Wand[10].
First Wizarding War
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Between the wars
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Meeting Harry Potter
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- Rubeus Hagrid: "This boy's had his name down ever since he was born. He'll be goin' to the finest school of witchcraft and wizardry in the world and he'll be under the greatest headmaster that Hogwarts has ever seen; Albus Dumbledore."
- Vernon Dursley: "I will not pay to have some crackpot old fool teach him magic tricks!"
- Rubeus Hagrid: "Never... insult... Albus Dumbledore... in front of me!"
- — Hagrid threatening Uncle Vernon.[src]
Once it was confirmed that Harry would be attending Hogwarts, after Hagrid decidedly ignored the Dursleys' protests, he helped Harry find his bearings in the magical world by taking him to Diagon Alley, through the Leaky Cauldron, to buy his school necessities. While in Diagon Alley, Hagrid took Harry to Gringotts Wizarding Bank in order to withdraw some funds from the Potter's vault, as well as to retrieve the Philosopher's Stone from high-security Vault 713, to be transported to Hogwarts for even safer keeping. Hagrid also purchased Hedwig, a snowy white owl, for Harry's eleventh birthday.
Protecting the Philosopher's Stone
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Imprisonment in Azkaban
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- Ron Weasley: "Follow the spiders. I'll never forgive Hagrid. We're lucky to be alive."
- Harry Potter: "I bet he thought Aragog wouldn't hurt friends of his."
- Ron Weasley: "That's exactly Hagrid's problem! He always thinks monsters aren't as bad as they're made out, and look where it's got him! A cell in Azkaban!"
- — Ron Weasley and Harry Potter in 1993.[src]
Protecting Buckbeak
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- "S'all my fault. Got all tongue-tied. They was all sittin' there in black robes an' I kep' droppin' me notes and forgettin' all them dates yeh looked up fer me, Hermione. An' then Lucius Malfoy stood up an' said his bit, and the Committee jus' did exac'ly what he told 'em...."
- —Hagrid lamenting over his defence at Buckbeak's trial[src]
Triwizard Tournament
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- "'Ow dare you! I 'ave nevair been more insulted in my life! 'Alf-giant? Moi? I 'ave - I 'ave big bones!"
- —Madame Maxime's words leaving Hagrid heartbroken
Throughout the year, Hagrid and Olympe Maxime, the half-giantess headmistress of Beauxbatons, had a budding romantic relationship, which included dancing during the Yule Ball. Hagrid confided in her his life story, revealing to her that he is a half-giant, assuming her to be one as well because of her massive size. She was offended by the insinuations that she was part giant, and left him heartbroken.
Rita Skeeter, in her Animagus beetle form, overheard Hagrid's confession and reported it in the Daily Prophet. After receiving a fair amount of hate mail, Hagrid hid in the seclusion of his hut, while Professor Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank temporarily took over Care of Magical Creatures, and attempted to resign from his position as Professor. Dumbledore refused to accept Hagrid's resignation, and he was eventually convinced to come back and teach by Harry, Ron, and Hermione[13].
Second Wizarding War
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Mission to Minsk
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When Albus Dumbledore learned of Voldemort's rebirth, he sent Hagrid and Madame Maxime as envoys to the giant colonies of north-eastern Minsk, in the hopes of dissuading the giants from joining Lord Voldemort's side in the coming war. Bearing gifts of Gubraithian Fire and a Goblin-made battle helmet, they eventually won over the Gurg, Karkus. However, the Death Eaters Voldemort had sent on the same mission engineered an uprising. This uprising was led by the giant Golgomath who beheaded Karkus and usurped his position. Golgomath then ordered his subordinates to attack Hagrid and Maxime and forced them to flee. Hagrid subsequently found his half-brother Grawp, who was having a hard time within his colony as he was considerably smaller than most giants. Hagrid insisted on bringing Grawp back to Hogwarts. Grawp, however, was highly resistant to the idea and had a general tendency to be violent. Thus Hagrid and Grawp made the journey back to Scotland separately from Madam Maxine[9]. Living with Grawp
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- "Hermione, I couldn't leave him. See -- he's my brother!"
- —Hagrid explaining his decision to bring an undersized giant back to Hogwarts[src]
Hagrid resumed his teaching post, beginning with a lesson about Thestrals. Despite their rather off-putting appearance and the inability of most of the class to see them, Hermione found these lessons far more useful than Hagrid's typical classes. Regardless, early in 1996, Professor Umbridge put Hagrid on probation after supposedly finding his lessons unsatisfactory by her standards, despite Hermione's every effort to make sure Hagrid's curriculum was geared toward preparing students for the upcoming O.W.L.s. Umbridge's harsh judgement was largely due to her distaste for "Half-breeds," and it was only the resistance she met from Headmaster Dumbledore that kept her from firing Hagrid altogether.
However, once Dumbledore was forced to leave in order to shield Harry from punishment for establishing Dumbledore's Army, Hagrid feared that he would be driven out by the new Headmistress Umbridge. In preparation for this, he introduced Harry and Hermione to Grawp. Grawp took an immediate liking to Hermione, whom he called "Hermy," and Hagrid asked the two of them, along with Ron, to take care of Grawp in his absence. Upon Dumbledore's departure, general chaos reigned within the school, as the students became determined to make Umbridge's job as hard for her as possible; Lee Jordan even released a couple of Nifflers into her office, for which she blamed Hagrid. Umbridge finally attempted to have Hagrid forcibly removed from the premises, and possibly arrested, when she brought several Ministry officials to his hut in the middle of the night so as not to cause a commotion with the students due to their earlier presence at Sybill Trelawney's dismissal. Hagrid took on the officials, and as he was largely impervious to their attacks due to his giant half, he was able to escape and go the run, though not before Professor Minerva McGonagall came to his defence and was seriously injured after being hit by four simultaneous Stunning Spells without warning. Once Dumbledore was reinstated as the Headmaster of Hogwarts and Umbridge permanently removed from the school, Hagrid was welcomed back to his post.[9].
Aragog's funeral
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- "It's... Aragog... I think he's dyin'... he got ill over the summer an' he's not gettin' better..."
- —Hagrid on a dying Aragog.
Battle of the Astronomy Tower
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During the Battle of the Astronomy Tower, Albus Dumbledore was killed by Severus Snape (on Dumbledore's orders). Near the end of the battle, Death Eater Thorfinn Rowle set Hagrid's hut on fire while the Death Eaters were fleeing the school grounds. Hagrid and Harry Potter, who had chased Snape out of the castle, put it out before the hut burned down. Hagrid was grief-stricken about Dumbledore's death, having been his strongest supporter. Hagrid carried Dumbledore's body to be interred at his funeral, and later, Hagrid and Madame Maxime were seen comforting one another[14]. Battle over Little Whinging
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During the summer of 1997, Hagrid was present at Harry's seventeenth birthday party. He gave him a mokeskin bag which held objects retrievable only by the owner. Hagrid also attended Bill Weasley and Fleur Delacour's wedding, accidentally sitting in the wrong spot (and destroying a number of chairs) before finding the correct place to sit[15]. During the Wedding Kingsley Shacklebolt warned the crowd that Voldemort had taken over the Ministry. It is unknown if Hagrid fought the Death Eaters that Attacked the Burrow.
Hiding
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Once back at Hogwarts, Hagrid continued his job as gamekeeper and Professor of Care of Magical Creatures. At the request of new headmaster, Severus Snape, Hagrid was placed in charge of students who had been assigned detention. Detention with Hagrid consisted of work in the Forbidden Forest, which was far safer than detention with Amycus and Alecto Carrow. Later that year, Hagrid narrowly escaped arrest after holding a Support Harry Potter party in his hut. He then went into hiding, presumably in the mountains, with his half-brother, Grawp. Battle of Hogwarts
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Later life
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- "Don't forget Hagrid's invited you to tea next Friday."
- —Harry reminding Albus on his appointment with Hagrid.
Physical description
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He often wore an exceptionally large moleskin overcoat with several pockets that held many things, though that sometimes caused him to spend a lot of time searching for what he wanted to find. Objects within the pockets have included any number of items, such as mouldy dog biscuits, the key to Harry Potter's Gringotts vault, peppermint humbugs, a squashy package of sausages, a copper kettle, a fire poker, wizard money, a birthday cake, birthday presents, a dirty spotted handkerchief, slug pellets, and a living owl.
Personality and traits
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Hagrid was an incredibly warm, kind-hearted man, and would often forget his exceptional size and strength when patting people on the back. Another of Hagrid's greatest traits was his courage. He was also very loyal to his friends and was ready to defend them or fight for them if necessary. However, despite his loyalty, Hagrid was not good at keeping secrets and accidentally told Quirinus Quirrell, Harry Potter, Ronald Weasley and Hermione Granger how to get past his three headed dog, Fluffy. Hagrid had a great love of magical creatures, including cross-breeds such as the Blast-Ended Skrewt, and had a better relationship with most of the inhabitants of the Forbidden Forest than most people, including the centaurs, though he had little interest in tame magical creatures due to the lack of a challenge they offered. Despite this, he did show a good understanding of such creatures when he returned to his post as Care of Magical Creatures teacher, continuing lessons on unicorns after Professor Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank[9]. Unfortunately he tended to overlook the dangers behind certain magical creatures, such as his dragon Norbert[11], and his pet Acromantula Aragog, which was alleged by Tom Riddle to be the monster of Slytherin in 1943[12], resulting in Hagrid's expulsion from the school. Hagrid never spoke about why he was expelled and would ignore any inquiries about it.
Hagrid had a fondness for drinks and was sometimes known to be aggressive, especially when people insulted those he cared about. He threatened Vernon Dursley after he called Albus Dumbledore a "crackpot old fool"[11] and, when Igor Karkaroff accused Dumbledore of treachery and spat at his feet, Hagrid actually lifted the Durmstrang Highmaster off the ground and slammed him against a tree[13]. Despite this, Hagrid was very sensitive person, and was known to burst into tears when someone close to him was harmed or killed, or when he felt responsible for something that put his friends in peril, such as telling Quirinus Quirrell how to get past his giant three headed dog, Fluffy[11]. Hagrid was also a good and caring brother to Grawp, insisting on bringing the under-sized giant back to Hogwarts when he found out he was being picked on for his "small" stature by the other giants in his colony, and hiding in the forest, despite the frequent injuries and the trouble doing so caused him[9].
Magical abilities and skills
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- Magical Abilities: Rubeus Hagrid was quite skilled in the use of magic and could use nonverbal magic via his umbrella. As his wand was apparently destroyed, nonverbal magic via his wand may have been wandless magic as well, both of which were quite difficult to use. However Harry Potter suspected that Hagrid's wand was concealed in his umbrella. It is speculated that Hagrid may have been able to conjure a Patronus, which was a notably difficult spell.[17] Just before Harry Potter's first year at Hogwarts, Hagrid reached the Hut-on-the-Rock, and claimed that he flew there. However it was possible that he was using Sirius Black´s flying motorcycle, although it should be noted that there was no sign of the motorcycle when he and Harry left the hut. While there, he successfully cast a nonverbal Incendio to create fire, and also attempted to transfigure Dudley Dursley into a pig that resulted in Dudley sprouting a pig's tail. He noted that since Dudley was so much like a pig anyway he didn't need to transfigure him completely. Afterwards, Hagrid confided in Harry that, technically, he was not allowed to do magic[18]. Harry later learned that this was because Hagrid had been expelled from Hogwarts and his wand was apparently destroyed some years earlier.[19] During the battle over Little Whinging, Hagrid attempted to repair his motorcycle which had been broken during the battle but failed.
- Non-verbal Magic: Hagrid was quite skilled at using nonverbal magic as shown when he both created fire and transfigured a pig's tail on Dudley. These spells show that, even though Hagrid never graduated from Hogwarts, he had a powerful command of magic, as nonverbal magic was difficult to use (Hogwarts doesn't teach nonverbal magic until students are in their sixth year).
- Magical Resistance: Hagrid was resistant to stunning spells because of his giant's blood.
- Crossbowman: Hagrid was also a skilled crossbowman, a crossbow being his primary means of defence.
- Superhuman Strength: Due to his giant's blood, Hagrid possessed superhuman strength, as shown when Vernon Dursley threatened Hagrid with a gun and Hagrid responded by easily twisting his gun to a knot as if the gun was made of rubber. Hagrid's great strength was also shown when, during the Battle of Hogwarts, he threw Walden Macnair across the Great Hall, a space which can easily fit all the students and staff at Hogwarts. The great strength of Hagrid is also shown whenever he tries to gently pat someone on the back, an act which usually sends the recipient flying.
- Physical Combat Skills: Hagrid was skilled at fighting physically. This is shown in 1996 when Hagrid is attacked by Dolores Umbridge along with some aurors who attempt to sack and arrest him. Hagrid managed to physically defeat all the aurors which enabled him to escape from Umbridge. Also in 1998 during the Battle of Hogwarts, Hagrid physically defeated Walden Macnair by throwing him across the Great Hall.
- Care of Magical Creatures: Hagrid was also skilled in looking after creatures, including dangerous creatures. Hagrid's skill in looking after creatures allowed him to be the Care of Magical Creatures professor even though he was not a fully qualified wizard. The creatures Hagrid taught included Hippogriffs, Blast-Ended-Skrewts, Nifflers, Unicorns and Thestrals. Some of the creatures Hagrid looked after included a three headed dog named Fluffy, his pet Boarhound Fang, a baby Dragon named Norbert, an Acromantula named Aragog, a Hippogriff named Buckbeak and his half brother Grawp, who was a Giant. Hagrid was skilled enough to earn the respect of Grawp despite his violent nature. Due to his friendship with Aragog, Hagrid was the only person who was able to visit the Acromantula tribe in the Forbidden Forest without being harmed. Hagrid was also friends with the Centaurs in the Forbidden Forest, sometimes even visiting them.
Hagrid's pets
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In their fourth year, Harry and his classmates were expected to help take care of Hagrid's Blast-Ended Skrewts, one of which (grown to an enormous size) was placed in the hedge maze for the final task of the Triwizard Tournament.
Relationships
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Family
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During his travels to the Northern giant colonies that same year, Hagrid found his maternal half-brother: an undersized giant called Grawp. As Grawp's size made it difficult for him to function within his colony, Hagrid brought him back to Hogwarts and hid him within the Forbidden Forest. Hagrid's attempts to raise and socialise Grawp initially appeared completely pointless; Grawp's progress in picking up English, or in curbing his violence, which often left Hagrid with a number of painful looking injuries, seemed almost non-existent.
However, over the course of the year, Grawp grew increasingly attached to his brother, and was distressed by Hagrid's disappearance after Dolores Umbridge attempted to have Hagrid arrested in 1996[9]. By Albus Dumbledore's funeral, Grawp was relatively calm and presentable, and he even attempted to comfort Hagrid by patting him (though a bit too hard) on the head[14]. Grawp spent the first part of the Battle of Hogwarts stumbling around, yelling for "Hagger," but eventually jumped in to the fray, fighting the giants brought to the battle by Voldemort[15].
Albus Dumbledore
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- "Great man, Dumbledore. 'S long as we've got him, I'm not too worried."
- —Hagrid discussing his trust in Dumbledore.[src]
After Albus Dumbledore's death, Hagrid was inconsolable, despite the best efforts of Olympe Maxime and even his half-brother Grawp.
Harry Potter
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- "Never wondered how you got that mark on yer forehead? That was no ordinary cut. That's what yeh get when a powerful, evil curse touches yeh -- took care of yer mum an' dad an' yer house, even -- but it didn't work on you, an' that's why yer famous, Harry."
- —Hagrid explaining why Harry Potter is famous.[src]
Hagrid also met Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley through Harry, and he presumably remained in touch with all three of them well after their time at Hogwarts, as in 2017, Harry reminded his son, Albus, that he had been invited to Hagrid's hut for tea upon his arrival at Hogwarts.[15]
Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley
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- Hermione: "Look, Hagrid's our friend, why don't we just go and ask him about it?"
- Ron: "That would be a cheerful visit. "Hello Hagrid! Tell us, have you been setting anything mad and hairy loose in the castle lately?""
- — Hermione and Ron about the monster in the Chamber of Secrets[src]
When Rita Skeeter revealed that Hagrid was half-giant in the Daily Prophet, both Ron and Hermione stood by him and convinced him that despite all the prejudice he faced, there were still people who loved him and wanted him to stay at the school. Hagrid was on the point of resigning, but with their encouragement, remained at Hogwarts and continued teaching[13].
Hagrid came to Hermione's defence during her third year when she was in conflict with the boys (as Ron believed her cat had eaten his rat Scabbers, and Harry was angry that she had gotten his Firebolt confiscated). Hagrid was able to convince Harry and Ron of how poorly they were treating their friend, and eventually, he succeeded in getting the two to reconcile with Hermione[12].
It is possible that Hagrid was close with Ron and Hermione's daughter, Rose Weasley and their son Hugo Weasley, as he was planning to have tea with Harry's son, Albus, in 2017.
Madame Olympe Maxime
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- Hagrid: "So…anyway…enough abou' me. What about you? Which side you got it on?"
- Madame Maxime: "It is chilly. I think I will go in now"
- Hagrid: "Eh? No, don' go! I've—I've never met another one before"
- Madame Maxime: "Anuzzer what, precisely?"
- Hagrid: "Another half-giant, o' course"
- Madame Maxime: "'Ow dare you!"
- — Hagrid and Madame Maxime[src]
Tom Riddle/Lord Voldemort
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- "Monsters don’t make good pets, Hagrid."
- —Riddle before he turned Hagrid in[src]
In 1998, Hagrid fought in the Battle of Hogwarts and was captured by the Death Eaters. After Harry sacrificed himself to be killed, Voldemort ordered a grieving Hagrid to carry his friend’s “dead” body in his arms, where it would be clearly visible to Harry's supporters. On the way back to the school, Hagrid expressed his fury with the Centaurs for staying out of the fight, prompting them to join in soon after[15].
Weasley family
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- "Another Weasley, eh?... I spent half me life chasin' yer twin brothers away from the Forest!"
- — Hagrid to Ron when they first met.[src]
Twins Fred and George Weasley were friends of Hagrid since their time at Hogwarts. Hagrid seemed to be one of their favourite members of the staff, as he had a sense of humour and was not anywhere near as strict as many of the professors, though he mentioned that he spent "half his life" chasing the twins away from the Forbidden Forest.
Hagrid also knew Charlie Weasley quite well; Charlie had been one of the best Care of Magical Creatures students in his time as Hogwarts, and Hagrid described him as being "great with animals." He went on to study Dragons in Romania, and Hagrid helped him with the Dragons imported to Scotland for the Triwizard Tournament in 1994. Two years earlier, Hagrid had sent his pet dragon, "Norbert" to Charlie in Romania, and Charlie later informed Hagrid that "Norbert" was, in fact, actually "Norberta."
Bill Weasley also attended Hogwarts prior to working in Egypt with Gringotts Wizarding Bank, and Hagrid encountered him numerous times when he moved back to England. Bill arrived with the Order of the Phoenix at Hogwarts during the Battle of the Astronomy Tower, where he was attacked by Fenrir Greyback. Hagrid was invited to Bill's wedding to Fleur Delacour, in which Ginny, the youngest child and only daughter of the Weasley family, was a bridesmaid. Hagrid was quite fond of Ginny throughout her time at Hogwarts, and she was among the students who never even considered turning her back on Hagrid when she found out he was half giant. Hagrid also knew she had a crush on Harry Potter, and playfully teased Harry about the fact in 1992.
James and Lily Potter
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- "How could a car crash kill Lily and James Potter? It’s an outrage! A scandal!"
- —Hagrid defending Lily and James[src]
Sirius Black
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- "Look ... I knew Sirius longer 'n yeh did ... he died in battle, an' tha's the way he'd've wanted ter go -"
- —Rubeus Hagrid to Harry Potter on Sirius Black[src]
Hagrid learned the truth in 1994, after Sirius escaped from Azkaban and exposed Pettigrew as having been in hiding as Ron Weasley's pet rat, Scabbers. When Harry and Hermione Granger helped Sirius avoid the fate of receiving the Dementor's Kiss, they also saved Buckbeak, who was poised for execution as ordered by the Ministry of Magic, and in doing so, provided Sirius with transportation to make his escape[12]. Dumbledore re-instated the Order of the Phoenix in 1995, and following Sirius's tragic death during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries in 1996, Harry inherited Buckbeak, who he sent back into Hagrid's care at Hogwarts[14].
Hogwarts staff
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In 1995, they both joined the re-instated Order of the Phoenix, and worked together throughout the Second Wizarding War to protect Harry Potter and bring about the end of Lord Voldemort.
Hagrid and Argus Filch regularly found themselves at odds; Filch thought that Hagrid was "an oaf," and even told Mrs. Norris, his cat, to keep an eye on the Gameskeeper. Filch didn't seem to care or even really acknowledge when Hagrid became a professor, possibly because he was a half-giant, and Hagrid, for his part, called Filch a "filthy Squib", when the latter insulted him.
Hagrid also seemed to be on good terms with Horace Slughorn, the Potions master in 1996. It is possible that Slughorn was one of Hagrid's teachers at Hogwarts, but they later became co-workers. Slughorn attended Aragog's funeral and comforted Hagrid, and while this was mostly because he wanted to extract some of Aragog's valuable venom, Hagrid was touched nonetheless, and the two enjoyed a drunken salute to the late Acromantula.
Hagrid disliked Gilderoy Lockhart, as did the other teachers, due to his being an obnoxious and annoyingly incompetent teacher. Hagrid did not read any of Lockhart's books, rejected his ideas of Harry trying to hog the spotlight, and openly criticised him, something that he would not normally do to a teacher.
Malfoy family
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- "What're you doin' here? Get outta my house!"
- —Rubeus Hagrid to Lucius Malfoy.[src]
In 1992, Hagrid broke up a fight between Arthur Weasley and Lucius Malfoy in Flourish and Blotts, though Hagrid was quite understanding of what Arthur had felt the need to do. During the 1992–1993 school year, Lucius was indirectly responsible for reopening of the Chamber of Secrets, as he had used the earlier scuffle with Arthur Weasley to slip Tom Riddle's diary into Ginny Weasley's cauldron full of books. Hagrid was blamed for the attacks, just as he had been fifty years earlier, when he was framed by Tom Riddle for the Chamber's first opening. Hagrid was arrested as a precautionary measure by Cornelius Fudge, where Hagrid reacted angrily to Lucius's unnecessary presence and ordered him to get out his house. Lucius mocked Hagrid by wondering how his small hut could be considered a “house,” and claimed he was only there to inform Dumbledore that he and the other governors had voted on his suspension. Hagrid saw through Lucius and accused him of threatening the other governors, which later proved to have been exactly the case.
Hagrid did not get along any better with Lucius’ son Draco. Hagrid first met Draco in 1991 when he was sorted in Slytherin. During that year, Draco was put in detention with Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Neville Longbottom. Hagrid called Draco an "idiot", when he scared Neville, and in 1992, was outraged when he heard Draco called Hermione a mud-blood. Draco was in Hagrid’s Care of Magical Creatures class in 1993, and ignored Hagrid’s advice on how to handle Hagrid’s hippogriff Buckbeak. Draco insulted Buckbeak, causing the Hippogriff to lash out and and cut Draco’s arm. Hagrid took Draco to the hospital wing, but Draco swore revenge, and deliberately exaggerated his injury to get Hagrid into trouble. Lucius was furious when he found out and took legal action against Hagrid and Buckbeak. Hagrid tried hard to defend Buckbeak, but the court ruled in favour of Lucius, largely due to his influence at the Ministry, and Buckbeak was sentenced to death, though thanks to the efforts of Harry and Hermione, Buckbeak managed to escape.
Order of the Phoenix members
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Hagrid was friendly with most members of the Order of the Phoenix. Some of them were Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, the Weasley family, Remus Lupin, Sirius Black, James and Lily Potter, Severus Snape and Minerva McGonagall. Hagrid also knew and greatly admired Alastor Moody, and Moody's protege, Nymphadora Tonks. They fought together in several battles, including the Battle of the Astronomy Tower and the Battle over Little Whinging, where Hagrid was devastated by Moody's death. Tonks later married Remus Lupin, and their son, Teddy, would attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry after both his parents were killed at the Battle of Hogwarts.
Behind the scenes
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- Hagrid is portrayed by Scottish actor Robbie Coltrane in the film adaptations of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chamber of Secrets, Prisoner of Azkaban, Goblet of Fire, Order of the Phoenix, Half-Blood Prince, Deathly Hallows: Part 1 and Part 2 and so is one of the 14 characters to appear in all 8 film adaptations.
Robbie Coltrane as Hagrid. Added by Tim Lemmens
Hagrid's bad spelling: "Happee Birthdae Harry". Added by Starstuff
- According to film makers, Hagrid is 8 feet 6 inches tall.
- Since Robbie Coltrane is not really 8-feet 6-inches tall, he is usually filmed from a low camera angle to make him look bigger (usually Harry's angle) or the other actors are filmed from a high camera angle. [20]
- In the the film version of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Hagrid seems to have poor spelling, as seen when he shows Harry his birthday cake.
- In addition to this, when Hagrid tells Harry about how his parents were killed, Harry asked You-know who's name. Hagrid responded he didn't want to say his name and when Harry suggested to write it down, Hagrid said he couldn't spell "Voldemort"
- Martin Bayfield played Hagrid as a teenager during the film version of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, and was dubbed by Robbie Coltrane.
- Throughout the series, it is implied that Hagrid had been the Hogwarts gamekeeper since he was expelled from school in 1943. But at one point in Goblet of Fire, Molly Weasley, who attended Hogwarts between 1961 and 1968, reminisces about Hagrid's predecessor, Ogg, in contradiction to this implication. However, it is possible that Hagrid did not become a gamekeeper immediately after being expelled, but rather started out as Ogg's assistant.
- Despite the fact that Harry, Ron and Hermione are close friends to Hagrid, they never called him by his first name (Rubeus)
- J. K. Rowling states on her website that Hagrid is allergic to cats, as well as being hinted at in the first book, which could explain why he dislikes Mrs. Norris so much.
- Hagrid's LEGO mini-figure incarnations consists almost entirely of pieces exclusive only to Hagrid, specifically the body and beard pieces. His head in and of itself is not an exclusive piece, but his face pattern is.
- Hagrid is a playable character in Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4. In the game, he can fly on a broomstick in the game in spite of the fact that he claims in the books to be too large to ride broomsticks.[21]
- Fans of the series raised an immediate outcry upon learning that Hagrid never married. J.K. Rowling responded to the criticism by simply saying, "At least I didn't kill him."
- In Lego Harry Potter Years 1-4, Hagrid is the first playable character, at the Leaky Cauldron in Diagon Alley. As Hagrid was expelled, he only has one spell on his Spell-Wheel, which is Wingardium Leviosa. However, after the player makes it to Hogwarts, he obtains his crossbow. Hagrid is unlocked in "The Forbidden Forest" level, by using Reducto on a silver chest in the third area.
- In the video game adaptation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, it was rumoured that Hagrid had an evil twin brother named Dirgah.
- Hagrid can be compared to Star Wars character Chewbacca, as both are enormous hairy giants who are softer than they appear. They also are both extremely loyal. (Hagrid strangled Igor Karkaroff for spitting at Dumbledore; Chewbacca strangled Lando Calrissian for betraying Han Solo.)
- In the credits of the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and in the video game adaptation of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, Hagrid is listed as "Hagrid the Giant".
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