[HPforGrownups] Re: Hagrid in Slytherin???

[JamiDeise at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 20021

In a message dated 6/3/2001 9:40:10 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
catherine at cator-manor.demon.co.uk writes:

<< Finally, the giants may have an affinity with the Dark Side, but I 
 don't think that it is said anywhere that they have any magical 
 powers.  Hagrid is not a pureblood wizard - he is half and half, and 
 also he is only half human.  The Slytherins pride themselves on being 
 pureblood, therefore I can't see that a half giant would be 
 acceptable to them, or sorted into their house. >>

I don't think Hagrid belongs in Slytherin either. But last night my son and I 
were rereading PS/SS, and it bothered me that Hagrid never 'fessed up that 
Harry and Hermione were at the astronomy tower at midnight to save his skin. 
Considering what a small community Hogwarts is, and that they ended up doing 
their detention with him, he certainly knew the two of them were caught. 
Letting other people take the rap for you does not occur to me as a 
Gryffindor behavior.  

Jami