Petunia, magic!?now Hagrid wand

[joanne0012]

No: HPFGUIDX 67674

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "zebco606" <zebco606 at y...> 
wrote:
 I thought it was the clearing of 
> Hagrid's name that allowed him to become an instructor at Hogwart's. 
> Yet, when Hagrid tells of his quest to find the giants he 
> specifically mentions being unable to use magic for fear of MoM 
> following. A Flint? Or are we waiting on the proclamation refered to 
> above??
> 
> Dorothy

I believe that Hagrid's reluctance to use magic wasn't that he's not permitted 
to, but that it would show up somehow at the Ministry (just as underage magic 
does) and that would betray his whereabouts to the MoM.  That is, he was 
afraid of being found, not found out.  On an everyday basis, Hagrid has 
apparently missed the boat for wizard training and is stuck with the attenuated 
magic that he's been practicing all along.