Hagrid's Flowery Pink Umbrella

[cynthiaanncoe at home.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 26993

> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., magpie1112 at y... wrote:
> 
> > He sees the destruction "Sirius" has caused, and finds Peter's 
> > clothing on the ground.  In the clothing is a wand.  Stunned by 
the 
> > apparent evil nature of a person he trusted (Sirius), he filches
> > the wand to protect himself.  Telling himself that Peter won't be 
> > able to use it any more, Hagrid hides the wand in an "umbrella" 
and
> > (along with a learn-at-home kit) practices in secret.
> 
Rita wrote:

> As far as I know, this is a new and original suggestion. I can't 
> think of any objection to it. Hagrid is able to do magic with his 
> umbrella, such as making the boat from the Dursleys' hide-out 
island 
> propel itself, and it seems like Hagrid and Peter are such very 
> different personalities that it seems unlikely that one could get 
> good results from the other's wand, but it also seems unlikely that 
> one could get good results from a wand which had been snapped in 
two.


Let me see if I understand this correctly.  Is the idea that Hagrid 
went to the scene after Peter blew up the street, found Peter's wand 
in Peter's bloody clothing, and filched it?

I don't recall that we were told that Hagrid went to the site of 
the "duel" between Pettigrew and Black.  (Did I miss this?)  I 
thought he took Harry from Godric's Hollow and did whatever 
Dumbledore wanted.  I don't think he would make a pit stop at a duel 
along the way or deviate from Dumbledore's instructions, and it is 
unclear that Hagrid would have any way to find Black and Pettigrew.  

I like creative theories, though, so set me straight if I'm wrong.

Cindy