Rubeus Theory

[Sheena <JuliusSalt@hotmail.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 52574

Below is my theory on Rubeus Hagrid. Please make sure to save your 
time before replying and go to the link provided in this post to see 
what other points have been made already. Thank you!

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'How did you get here?' Harry asked, looking around 
for another boat. 
'Flew,'
'Flew?
'Yeah - but we'll go back in this. Not s'pposed ter 
use magic now I've got yeh.'
They settled down in the boat, Harry still starring 
at Hagrid, trying to imagine him flying. 

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Last night as I was rereading Harry Potter and the 
Philosopher's Stone I stumbled across what I thought at 
first to be a mistake on Rowling's part. 

In Book One Harry asks Hagrid how he got to the 
Hut on the Rock to rescue him in the middle of a storm. 
Hagrid answered simply 'Flew,'. 

How is it possible that Hagrid flew? 
He doesn't own a broom stick (or carry one with him). 
As far as readers know there are three ways for a 
wizard to fly: enchanted cars, enchanted motorbikes or 
broom sticks. 
Other forms of magical transportation are: 
floo Powder, apparation or port keys. 
None of which are flying. 

My theory is that perhaps Rubeus Hagrid is one of 
the wizards missing from the the official Animagus registration. 
Is it possible that (were he a bird, dragon, hippogriff, etc.) 
he could have flown to Harry? 
Therefore making it easier for him to move quickly from 
location to location. 
It would make sense that Hagrid should learn it without being 
registered simply because he was barred from performing magic by law 
until he was sixty-three years old. 


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RUBEUS THEORY AS ORIGINALLY POSTED ON THE COS FORUMS:
http://www.cosforums.com/a/showthread.php?s=&threadid=5821

~Sheena