Hagrid's Training/Molly's Real Name

[Andrea]

No: HPFGUIDX 42534

--- yr awen wrote:
>   According to the dates given in the HP Lexicon, as derived from random
> comments in the series, the only way Lucius could have attended Hogwarts
> with Arthur is if he was entering his first year at some point after the
> re-opening of the Chamber of Secrets by Tom Riddle and Hagrid's
> installation as the new Groundskeeper, all of which took place 50 years
> ago as of CoS. In CoS, Draco inadvertently tells the disguised Harry and
> Ron that the re-opening was before his father went to Hogwarts, and in
> GoF, Molly remembers Ogg, the ex-Groundskeeper who Hagrid ended up
> replacing. The Chamber opening would have to have taken place before
> Lucius' entrance into Hogwarts, but Luciou while Arthur was still there
> (maybe Arthur would be in seventh and Lucius in first year, or
> something.)

I know it's been mentioned before, so I'll just briefly repeat -- Molly
mentioning the previous groundskeeper does NOT necessarily mean she was at
Hogwarts before Riddle and Hagrid were students.  Hagrid was only a third
year when he was expelled.  I think it would be ridiculous to think he
suddenly became the full-fledged groundskeeper immediately upon expulsion.
 I think his life probably was more along the lines of what Harry imagined
for himself when he thought he'd be expelled -- trudging along carrying
Ogg's bag, helping him while his friends all graduated, and eventually
assuming the full duties as he grew old enough and Ogg retired.

--- bboy_mn wrote:
>I know I'm not suppose to post really short messages, but I was
>wondering if anyone was willing to speculate about Molly's real name?
>
>If Molly is a nickname, the what poper name is it typically a nickname
>for?

Molly is a traditional nickname of Mary, which is certainly a good name
for the epitome of the "mother" figure in the HP universe! :)  However,
Molly is also a legitimate name in its own right, so it isn't necessarily
short for anything.


Andrea

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"Reality is for people who lack imagination."

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