Hagrid's wand?

[Indigo]

No: HPFGUIDX 16152

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., meckelburg at f... wrote:
> I hope this hasn't been discussed too often before, but why  does 
> Hagrid not be able to buy himself a new wand?
> You don't have to be a full -trained wizard to own one ( or the 
> students wouldn't have one) and Hagrid's reputation was restored 
after 
> CoS. I'm sure Hagrid kept up his magical education with or without 
> Dumbledores help while he was expelled from lessons, so I think he 
> could just do at least the OWL -Exams.
> 
> What do you think?
> 
> Mecki

I think Hagrid feels sentimental toward his old wand, for one thing.  
I am certain it's concealed in the pink umbrella (what an odd choice!)

I also think Hagrid probably did *not* keep his magical education all 
the way up because what magic he does does not always work out. 
Witness Dudley's pig-tail.  ("He's so much like a pig already" may be 
plausible, but the spell did fizzle.) 

And he's probably embarrassed at his age now to start over.  And it 
takes more than  a wand to do proper wizarding.

There's also the fact that Hagrid seems to genuinely enjoy his job 
like he has it.  

I honestly HOPE that there's no magickal prohibition on him from 
having been expelled falsely and sent to Azkaban equally falsely!

Indigo