[HPforGrownups] Re: flying

[Barbara Foster Williams]

No: HPFGUIDX 16081



joym999 at aol.com wrote:
> 
> 
> 1 - I suppose a pink umbrella could be used like a broom or a
> carpet.  I rather like the image of Hagrid-as-Mary-Poppins flying
> along with his pink umbrella, except that the pink umbrella never
> gets opened, IIRC, probably because Hagrid's broken wand is hidden
> inside it.  But I suppose he could have spellotaped the wand to the
> inside of the umbrella so that it doesn't fall out.
> 

I *think* Hagrid's umbrella *handle* is actually his wand.  I can't
point to a specific canon reference, particularly since someone is
borrowing my copy of SS at the moment, but that was the definite
impression I got. :)

Barbara :)

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