Hagrid's wand

[slgazit]

No: HPFGUIDX 82112

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <bboy_mn at y...> wrote:
> It's my believe that while it was proven and accepted that Hagrid 
was
> innocent of the charges for which he was expelled, they have not yet
> held a hearing to make that determination official nor have they
> expunged that from his record. Also, the criminal charges would have
> to be overturned by the court while his expulsion would have to be
> officially overturned by the Hogwarts Board of Governors.

Yes, and obviously there is no chance of that happening while the 
current anti-giant and anti-DD climate persists. In fact, Hagrid 
tells the trio in OoP that it took him a month to find the giants 
because he and Madame Maxime were being followed and he could not use 
magic, as he was not allowed to.

My impression is that wands are only allowed for qualified wizards, 
that is, wizards who at least completed their OWLs. Prior to 
graduation, the use of wands by the students is strictly regulated 
(no magic out of school, etc.). Hagrid may be cleared officially at 
some point, but without the requisite formal education will probably 
not be allowed a new wand. Now it's clear that Hagrid's umbrella 
contains his old (broken?) wand, but he is not very good at using it 
in any case (as seen in the case of Dudley whom he was trying to 
transform into a pig). Hagrid's talents lie elsewhere.

Salit