He is very loyal to his peers, especially Dumbledore, to whom he refers as the greatest wizard in the world multiple times. [21], He has a friendly, softhearted personality and is easily driven to tears, as seen in his very first scene, when he drops Harry off at the Dursleys' in Philosopher’s Stone. In Order of the Phoenix, when Umbridge and some other wizards come to remove him from Hogwarts he fights back. This, too, raises the possibility that Harry and his friends never truly get the measure of Hagrid. Hagrid’s parentage is exposed in the Daily Prophet by Rita Skeeter, who portrays him as dangerous (because of his fascination for aggressive creatures) and incompetent. Hagrid is also one of the very few people who, since the beginning, believes Harry’s word that he did not apply to enter the Triwizard Tournament. Related: What Happened To Hagrid After Harry Potter Ended. While Fang's appearance is intimidating, he is, in Hagrid's words, "a bloody coward." Hagrid is introduced in the opening chapter of the first novel. From that point on, the spider colony was the only part of the Forbidden Forest that Hagrid could not enter safely. It's never portrayed as a particularly healthy relationship, with Hagrid turning a blind eye to - and even encouraging - Harry's breaking a lot of school rules. Norbert becomes very dangerous and much bigger in the weeks following. Hagrid retrieved Aragog’s body from the forest so that he could give him a proper burial, fearing that his children would devour his body. One fan suggested that, rather than a bumbling, innocent half-giant, Rubeus Hagrid was actually an evil wizard in the employ of Lord Voldemort, serving as a double agent and Death Eater. It sounds a stretch, but there's a disturbing amount of circumstantial evidence. Tenuous link there Redditor, tenuous link. In the following book, the Chamber of Secrets, Harry and Ron take Fang into the forest where he is scared stiff of both the gigantic acromantula and Mr Weasley’s flying car. In the Deathly Hallows, Charlie reveals to Hagrid that "Norbert" is actually female and had been renamed Norberta. Tom's focus tends to be on the various superhero franchises, as well as Star Wars, Doctor Who, and Star Trek; he's also an avid comic book reader. A strange new Harry Potter theory scraped out of the bottom of the internet suggests the beloved Hagrid, Keeper of the Keys and Grounds at Hogwarts, lover of giant spiders and one of Harry Potter’s best friends, was actually a Death Eater. JK Rowling answers three very important Harry Potter questions", "Harry Potter and the Secret Chamberpot of Azerbaijan", Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide, Short Stories from Hogwarts of Power, Politics and Pesky Poltergeists, Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies, Creator: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts, Warner Bros. Hagrid’s love of the spiders endangered him and others because he tried to protect them; the spiders thanked Hagrid by capturing him and taking him to Voldemort. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and the Quarter Life Crisis, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rubeus_Hagrid&oldid=971747858#Buckbeak_/_Witherwings, Wikipedia pages semi-protected against vandalism, Wikipedia indefinitely move-protected pages, Articles with unsourced statements from February 2016, Articles with unsourced statements from November 2010, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 7 August 2020, at 23:58. [26] Grawp is about 16 feet (4.9 m) tall, which Hagrid claims is small for a giant. Hagrid raised Aragog from an egg as a Hogwarts student, keeping him inside a cupboard. During the events of the second book, the Basilisk is unleashed once again and Hagrid is sent to the prison of Azkaban, as he is believed again to be responsible for the attacks. Meanwhile, it's pretty obvious that some of the first wizards on the scene were Death Eaters, given Voldemort's wand was saved and then given back to him when he eventually returned to England. It is unknown what happens to them afterwards. It's not hard to envision that as a concerted effort to hand Harry Potter over to Voldemort on a silver platter. He is also very loyal to Harry, suffered several times during the series because of this loyalty, and had to go into hiding twice to avoid prison. [23] Hagrid keeps the pieces of his wand in a pink umbrella, and performs small spells from time to time; however, he was technically forbidden to do magic until the third book, and since he is not a fully qualified wizard, he "will always be a bit inept" as compared to other adult wizards,[8] but "occasionally surprises everyone, himself included, by bringing off more impressive bits of magic".

He’s this semi-wild person who lives on the edge of the forest".[22]. Hagrid explains that hippogriffs are very calm, powerful, proud creatures, but are sensitive and demand respect. The other giants were bullying Grawp because of his diminutive size, and this is a factor in Hagrid’s decision to bring him to the Forbidden Forest. Towards the end of the book, Death Eaters attack Hogwarts and Hagrid's hut is set on fire as he tries to fight them. There was also the small detail that Voldemort, AKA Tom Riddle, and Hagrid went to school together. He was a Death Eater all along. Hagrid was expelled during his third year, after being caught in the company of Aragog, a dangerous Acromantula: this already serious crime seemed worse than it was, due to the belief that the acromantula was "The Monster of Slytherin", and that Hagrid had released it from the Chamber of Secrets and allowed it to attack students. His other works include From Hell, Stormbreaker, Brave, and Great Expectations. Evan, however, managed to blast off a significant part of Moody's nose in the process. Hagrid introduces his half-brother to Harry and Hermione, and asks them to take care of him after he leaves Hogwarts. Hagrid led Harry and Ron to Aragog by giving them the cryptic advice, "follow the spiders". In Half-Blood Prince, Harry inherits Buckbeak, and allows Hagrid to look after him again. Charlie adds that female Norwegian Ridgeback dragons "are more vicious..." which explained Norbert's biting and dangerous behaviour as a baby. The single specimen was collected on 26 April 2016, almost 19 years to the day after Aragog died (20 April 1997 in the world of the book).[30]. Hagrid is forced to carry Harry back to the school, not realising that Harry has survived again, and en route accuses the watching Centaurs of not doing enough to help. [39] Hagrid also appears in the parody stage production Harry Potter and the Obnoxious Voice, interacting with Draco Malfoy and a dementor.

"[6] Part of his job includes leading the first years across the lake in boats, upon their initial arrival at Hogwarts. Over the years, she's developed a reputation for having every detail of her stories planned out years before she ever put pen to paper. She has explained the source of his name as "another old English word, meaning – if you were hagrid – it’s a dialect word – you’d had a bad night. Hagrid is supposed to have been banned from doing magic in his third year, when his wand was snapped in half.

Aragog was an Acromantula, an enormous, sentient spider capable of speech, who made a unique clicking noise as he moved in search of prey. It's unknown if Fang is still alive when Harry's children come to Hogwarts.