Though Hagrid described her as a fine, well dressed woman, Maxime didn't complain once about having to climb over boulders or sleep in caves during her and Hagrid's mission to visit the giants. The Harry Potter Compendium is a FANDOM Books Community. Madame Maxime, Olympe, Headmistress of Beauxbatons Academy, Headmistress of Beauxbatons Academy, surviving Giant, Bonding with Hagrid, talking with Dumbledore, Find the Giants with Hagrid and convert them to Dumbledore's side (failed) and maintain her relationship with Hagrid (current). The Giants are driven away by Death Eaters, leaving only Golgomath and his evil Giants alive. ), Madame Olympe Maxime was the headmistress of Beauxbatons Academy of Magic. Olympe was greatly offended and stormed off. It was here that he put it to Olympe that she was a half-giantess just like him - he was right, of course, but she was not inclined to conced such a point, and, for the rest of her stay, avoided his company. Olympe Maxime is a fictional character from the Harry Potter Universe. Olympe Maxime Madame Olympe Maxime is the headmistress of Beauxbatons , the French wizarding school. However, the mission is not all a failure - Hagrid finds his half-brother Grawp, and drags him back because Grawp was being bullied by the other Giants. But Dumbledore insists Hagrid come back to work. Olympe Maxime (183) Harry Potter (128) Hermione Granger (105) Albus Dumbledore (97) Fleur Delacour (95) Ron Weasley (93) Igor Karkaroff (75) Viktor Krum (74) Severus Snape (73) Rubeus Hagrid (73) Exclude Relationships Rubeus Hagrid/Olympe Maxime (26) Hermione Granger/Ron Weasley (20) Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter (19) Harry Potter/Ginny Weasley (14) https://harrypotter.neoseeker.com/w/index.php?title=Olympe_Maxime&oldid=1982. When the First and Second Tasks are over, the Yule Ball is unexpectedly announced, which is a Christmas get-together ball. Inevitably, Hagrid asks Madame Maxime to accompany him. She is a very large woman, standing perhaps ten feet (three meters) tall, and she speaks with a French accent. She takes them back to their carriage, which is like a trailer home for them. She is described as being elegant and wearing black satin robes. Olympe was ashamed of being a half giant and claimed that she was simply "big-boned." Olympe Maxime was born to one magical parent and … Madam Maxime appeared to get on well with her students. In 1997, Madame Maxime was among those paying respects at Dumbledore's funeral. There, Hagrid explained about his half-giant blood and presumed that Olympe was, as well. But she goes journeying with him with no complaint. Even Harry, who is used to Hagrid, is surprised by her enormity. Olympe Maxime was the headmistress of Beauxbatons Academy in France. ", The Harry Potter Compendium has 0 images related to. 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Madame Maxime is introduced to Hagrid by Professor Dumbledore, who says Hagrid will look after her winged horses. Madame Maxime impresses Hagrid by roughing it out, since he believed she'd complain, because she looks too elegant to go rough. She was obviously part of the International Confederation of Wizards, like her colleague, Karkaroff of Durmstrang Academy. She was respected both for her work at her job and for her wizarding power ().Though she was a half-giant with the height to prove it, she publicly denied her giant ancestry and ran counter to all stereotypes of giants, as she dressed elegantly in silk and jewels, and was an excellent dancer (). She fiercely denies this claiming, that she has "big bones". Madame Olympe Maxime ist die Schulleiterin der französisch-sprachigen Zauberschule Beauxbatons.. Sie wird das erste Mal erwähnt, als sie mit einer Gruppe Beauxbatons-Schülerinnen und -Schülern beim Finale der Quidditch-Weltmeisterschaft 1994 war (). Madame Olympe Maxime is the Love Interest of Rubeus Hagrid in the Harry Potter novels and movies. [2]. She separated from Hagrid during the return journey, however, because he would not abandon his half-brother Grawp, who proved to be a highly taxing travelling companion; she returned to Beauxbatons alone. She was first introduced in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire when she and her students arrived at Hogwarts by a carriage drawn by twelve winged horses.. History [] The Goblet of Fire [] She made such an impact on Professor Rubeus Hagrid that he immediately started trying to impress her: he tried to tame his hair, wore his best ill-fitting clothes, and even showed her the Triwizard Tournament dragons while they were still meant to be a secret. She was first introduced in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire when she and her students arrived at Hogwarts by a carriage drawn by twelve winged horses.