How old is Hagrid

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No: HPFGUIDX 24047

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Mindy, a.k.a. CLH" <mindyatime at j...> 
wrote:
> I am a bit confused with the timeline -- how old is Hagrid? 
According to CoS, he's about Voldemort's age -- weren't he and Tom 
Riddle in school together? So how old is Voldemort? Pettigrew is James 
Potter's age, so Voldemort must be a lot older than Pettigrew.

Cornflower replies: Hagrid was expelled in his third year, i.e. when 
he was 13. CoS takes place fifty years after that event. Therefore 
Hagrid is 63 in CoS.

> Also, if Hagrid was expelled in his third year, he must hardly know 
any magic -- no curses, no charms, etc., that were taught in the 4th 
year and above. So Harry knows more magic than Hagrid by now -- Draco 
too, so Draco can really do Hagrid in if he wants to, and Hagrid won't 
know the countercurrses yet....

Cornflower replies: Yes, it seems apparent that Hagrid's magically 
abilities are limited. He's not legally even allowed to use his wand. 
It was broken, and he put it together and made it into his pink 
umbrella, but let's not forget how unpredictable a broken wand can be! 
(Ron "Slug Breath" Weasley could testify to that one). Hagrid, 
however, is a favourite of Dumbledore, and we know that Dumbledore 
protects his own. Besides, even though Draco despises "Mudbloods" he 
can't just openly start "Avada Kedavra-ing" them all over the place. 
This is a politically savy guy. He has to save face.

> Hagrid 'fell' for Olympe Maxime, right? Why didn't this poor old guy 
have a love life when he was younger? He nevr married (then again, 
none of the teachers did -- Snape sleeps in the castle, and so do 
McGonagall and the rest...) and suddenly at this age he finds himself 
a girlfriend?

Cornflower replies: Hagrid is half giant, and there is an enormous 
prejudice against giants in the wizarding world. It is no wonder he 
never found the right woman. Besides, since Dumbledore is something 
like 160, it appears that wizards age differently than we do. Aside 
from all that, my own muggle Dad got married at 60, and I heard of a 
couple in a senior's home who got married when they were both over 
100. The man had been cheating on his old wife with his new 
wife...sneaking down the hall. Love and old age are not incompatible!
> 
> Oh, btw, somone onced asked what is the gender of Professor 
Sinistra. I caught her dancing with Moody, so obviously she's female.

Why "obviously?" :)

Cheers,
-Cornflower O'Shea
"Nitwit! Blubber! Oddment! Tweak!"