Original Yahoo! HPFG Header: No: HPFGUIDX C2158 From: Carlsson79 Subject: ATTN: Meaning of OBE Date: 6/18/00 8:14 am (ET) OBE in fact means Officer of the british empire - i'm allmost sure it does. Someone put a link to the BBC homepage on here, which explained it well for me nicholas PS i think Hagrid has a Cornish accent