Hagrid the loose cannon

[davewitley]

No: HPFGUIDX 31853

Jenny wrote:

> I think there's trouble brewing where Hagrid is concerned.  
[snippage]
> I really hated it when he leaned on the Trio so heavily when 
> he was having his Buckbeak fiasco.  I found it inappropriate.  

I agree with the snipped substance of Jenny's post (though mostly I 
like Hagrid). Just a couple of nitpicks.  At first it's the trio who 
volunteered to help with Buckbeak.  Later, I feel that he brought 
Harry and Ron back into it because Hermione was taking all the strain 
herself.  He didn't ask for their support for himself.

> I'd like to see what happens when he comes back from his journey to 
> the giants.  I'm kind of wondering if maybe the giants aren't such 
bad guys after all.

Well, that's what Dumbledore and Hermione seem to think.

> If they embrace Hagrid, will he shift his loyalties to them?  What 
if, for example, giants are really quite peaceful and, after meeting 
up with his mom, Hagrid is suddenly convinced to go into hiding with 
them in the mountains?  

That might not be total disaster, if they are peaceful and understand 
that Voldemort is a Bad Thing.

He might also be tempted to find a job in France.  Perhaps Fleur will 
be Groundsman at Hogwarts in OOP?  It could totally revise Ron's 
attitude to Forbidden Forest detentions.

David