historical notes : Hagrid, Azkaban

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No: HPFGUIDX 18717

> > 
> > > Questions 
> > > Did Hagrid go to Azkaban when expelled from Hogwarts? 
> > 
> > At first, I thought it was implied that he did. There's a strong 
> subtext in
> > the scene in Chamber of Secrets to suggest that he's been there 
> before.
> 
> 
> Even given the Wizarding World's atrocious system of justice and 
the 
> prejudice against giants built into Wizarding society, I can't 
> imagine that Hagrid was sent to Azkaban at 13 years old. I think he 
> was actually expelled on strong suspicions and pressure from the 
> Ministry to arrest somebody and get it over with. I bet he never 
had 
> a trial, he just went quietly, so to speak, and everyone let out a 
> collective sigh and forgot all about it.
> 
> 
> > 
I don't think Hagrid ever went to Azkaban after he was accused of 
opening the Chamber of Secrets.  In CoS, chapter 13 (The Very Secret 
Diary), when Riddle is writing to Harry, he says about the first time 
the chamber was opened, "But I knew it could happen again. The 
monster lived on, and the one who had the power to open it was never 
imprisoned."  Of course, since he is the one who opened it in the 
first place, he could have been talking about himself. However, right 
after this he shows Harry what happened when Hagrid was framed, so I 
think  he meant Hagrid never went to Azkaban.