what about Hagrid with Crossbow? (Was Re: Hagrid in Knockturn Alley)

[themoondoggirl]

No: HPFGUIDX 55413

***delurks***

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Kewpie" <dkewpie at p...> wrote:
> >> Actually I'm more puzzled by Hagrid arming with Crossbow and 
ready to 
> strike when Harry and Ron visited him under the invisibility clock 
in 
> the chapter "Cornelius Fudge" in CoS. What was that all about? What 
> was Hagrid so afraid of (he "nearly extinguished the fire, spilling 
> water from the kettle on it, and then smashed the teapot with a 
> nervous jerk of his massive hand" US edition CoS P.260)? I really 
> don't think he's armed because of the basilik right? It seems like 
he 
> knows someone who's very dangerous will show up. Was he waiting or 
> expecting somebody? (Obviously he didn't expect Fudge or Lucius to 
be 
> there right? Beside he wouldn't point a weapon at them anyways). 
> Personally I think that was the most fishy thing took place in CoS 
> and could be the "hint" JKR was mentioning. Anyone has any theory 
on 
> this?
> 
> Joan

Wow, it's been like two years since I've actually posted anything 
here, but I just had to say I second your motion. Last night I was 
watching the CoS DVD and my friends and I were laughing, just 
imagining that he had really planned to shoot Fudge or Dumbledore 
(because, really, who else would he have been expecting?). This 
Hagrid-with-the-crossbow has bothered me ever since I first read CoS, 
and I agree, this might be the fishy thing JKR is referring to. It's 
subtle enough that anyone who wasn't paying attention to gloss over, 
but the fact that it's in the book (and in the movie) makes me take a 
second glance.

moon-dog, who will now go and lurk for another year or so...wait, I'l 
probably stop by around June 22nd...