Hagrid in Knockturn Alley ( WAS: JKR hints at secret)

[amanitamuscaria1]

No: HPFGUIDX 73974

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "James Redmont" 
<jamesredmont at h...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Charlie Moody <shaman at m...> 
> wrote:
> > On Tuesday, July 29, 2003, at 02:23  PM, ellejir wrote:
> > 
> > > --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Maritza wrote:
> > >> I've been reading the "JKR hints at secret thread", and 
> something
> > >> kept bothering me. Quite a few people seem to be in agreement 
> the
> > >> important scene might have been Hagrid in Knockturn Alley, and
> > >> doubting the reason Hagrid gave Harry. Now, my question is, why
> > >> would he have lied?*snip*
> > > Me:
> > > This scene seemed to stick out both in the book and in the 
movie.
> > > Hagrid's excuse to be in Knockturn Alley just seemed to be 
> inadequate
> > > and he seemed a little flustered by Harry's question (err, 
> sorry, but
> > > *especially* in the movie.)*snip*
> > Add to this the fact that, later in the book, H+R call on Hagrid 
> and 
> > are greeted by him wielding a Hagrid-sized crossbow.  He's 
> obviously 
> > jittery in the scene, too (this is in book AND film).  
> The "crossbow 
> > incident" goes unremarked...
> > 
> > ...But *something* is going on w/ Hagrid.
> 
> Me:
> 
> I always assumed it was meant to be a red herring.  Something other 
> than Tom Riddle's vision to make you suspect Hagrid.  
> 
> James Redmont
ME - I thought the Knockturn Alley scene could well be a hint 
regarding Hagrid (Flesh-eating Slug Repellant because the slugs were 
eating the School cabbages? Why would flesh-eating slugs eat 
cabbages, and when have we ever seen cabbage on the school menu? 
You'd think Hermione, at least, would have had some).
The crossbow, I thought, was to do with Hagrid's fear of being taken 
off to Azkaban again. He obviously wouldn't threaten Dumbledore with 
it, but if others came to get him, I suspect they wouldn't have taken 
him easily.
Cheers. AmanitaMuscaria