Hagrid and illegal magic (used to be Re: Col. Fubster)

[ratalman]

No: HPFGUIDX 70727

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Susan Smith" 
<atroposgryffin at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "tuck668" 
<tuck668 at y...> wrote:
> 
> > I remain unswayed in my theory that Hagrid will be the one to 
learn 
> > magic late in life. Yes, he can do some magic (if illegally), but 
> > remember, he got kicked out of Hogwarts when he was in 
his third(?) 
> > year. (I don't have my book with me to check so I apologize 
and 
> > please correct me if I'm wrong).. and therefore doesn't know 
much 
> > magic. I think that the idea of one of the Dursleys being 
magical 
> is 
> > a bit far-fetched. If Hagrid was to master magic it would be 
the 
> > equivalent of a middle-school dropout getting their high 
school 
> > diploma. Please feel free to disagree, and thank you.
> > 
> > Anna
> 
> Hagrid is no longer illegal.  JKR said in interview that once he 
was 
> cleared in COS he was free to do magic only problem was he 
did not 
> know much and the magic he knew he was not always good 
with it.  (I 
> have paraphrased this).  But, I agree, I would like to see Hagrid 
and 
> even Grawpy learn some OWL and NEWT level magic.  A 
formidable giant 
> and half-giant could be handy in coming war.
> 
> A.G.

Despite what JKR said in that interview, and the fact that Hagrid 
was cleared in COS, what Hagrid himself says seems to 
contradict this.  In "Hagrid's Tale", p 425 (American edition), of 
OoP, Hagrid recounts the journey to find the giants.  He says, 
"We had to go slow, 'cause I'm not really s'posed ter use magic 
an' we knew the Ministry'd be lookin' fer a reason ter run us in."

I think Hagrid could be the person JKR referred to as using 
magic "late in life"; and that the occasion in which he will do so, 
will be to save Dumbledore's life.  This could have been 
foreshadowed in SS when Dumbledore said:  "I would trust 
Hagrid with my life."

Robyn