[HPforGrownups] Hagrid the Hale and Hearty - character summary

[Dave Hardenbrook]

No: HPFGUIDX 12881

Some comments about my favorite character!:

At 09:54 PM 2/19/01 +0000, Michelle Apostolides wrote:
>The most amazing thing about Hagrid is that he is extremely wise.

He's like Edith Bunker in that way.  His childlike naiveté makes him
seem a "dingbat" to those of narrowness of mind.  But he has much
wisdom and insight.

>1 ) What makes Hagrid the right person for Dumbledore to send him as the
>envoy from the wizarding world to tell harry of his Heritage ? Why not
>professor McGonagall or the great man himself ?

Because, as I think someone else pointed out, he can be intimidating
to the Muggles without using magic.

>2 ) Given how people feel about Giants, do you think that JKR uses him
>as a way of making a comment about racism.

She uses a lot of things to comment on racism: Giants, Werewolves,
"Mudbloods", Death Eaters = KKK, etc.

>3 ) We see how Hagrid reacts to protect Dumbledore, alarmingly so in the
>case of his threat to Karkaroff in GOF.  Is he a loose cannon ?

Yeah, a bit.  But then, so is Sirius...

>4 ) Hagrid and Drink - is this going to prove to be another part in his
>downfall ?

Downfall?? No!!! It's bad enough that so many think *Ron* is long for
this world...!

>5 ) What do you think the relationship between Dumbledore and Hagrid has
>been ? Hagrid always appears respectful, but Dumbledore has stuck up for
>him on more than one occasion. What do you think Dumbledore sees in
>Hagrid ?

A good, kind man who got screwed big time (by Riddle)?

>6 ) Is Hagrid a really powerful Wizard whose esteem has been lowered by
>wrongful expulsion from Hogwarts ?

Well, I suppose we'll never know unless Hagrid is reinstated as a student
(and I think they should, now that he's been proved innocent!)...



                                                 -- Dave