Hagrid...

[joywitch999]

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From: joywitch999
Subject: Re: Hagrid...
Reply To: [Yahoo! #2201] Re: Hagrid...
Date: 6/18/00 8:46 pm  (ET)

>Hagrid also represents that 'gentle-but-simple giant' character
that appears so often in mythical and horror literature. A bit like
Frankenstein... well sort of (can't think of another example right now).

Another example I can think of is the BFG -- Big Friendly Giant -- of the
book of the same name by Roald Dahl, who IMHO is one of JKRs influences.