I love Hagrid!

[jdr0918]

No: HPFGUIDX 73160

<<<"darrin_burnett" wrote: It's important to remember sometimes that 
we are talking about a fairy tale, more sophisticated in the ways of 
teenagers, perhaps, but a fairy tale nonetheless...In the vein, 
Hagrid is the perfect fairy-tale character. An 11-year-old boy has 
been abused, mentally and physically...All of a sudden, on his 
birthday, a giant man with a Scottish accent and all kinds of neat 
things in his pockets comes by, bullies his hated uncle, gives his 
hated cousin a pig's tail and whisks the kid away. It's the stuff of 
little boys' dreams...>>>

The Sergeant Majorette says:

Now that the story's turned dark, Hagrid, loveable as he is, becomes 
expendable. Towards the end of OoP, Harry does begin to see Hagrid's 
faults. A propos of your 'edit JKR' thread, though, I have to say 
that I would have dropped the whole Grawp chapter.

--JDR