Hagrid's wand

[leb2323]

No: HPFGUIDX 82123

--- 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.

Although I would like to see it happen, what is the liklihood? 
Hagrid reappears at the end of OoP after escaping from Umbridge and 
her lackies with only the explanation that he was hiding in the
caves. He attacked them -- granted it was physical and not magical -- 
but it plays right into Umbridge's portrayal of him as a dangerous 
halfbreed.

I'm afraid that book 6 is going to start out with some very nasty 
repercussions from actions in OoP that our attention was diverted
away from by the big events at the end of the book.  Among them
Hagrid being punished for assault and Umbridge taking full credit for 
her "revolutionary" DADA teaching methods resulting in the highest 
OWLs in years -- which explains her gleam during Harry's DADA OWL.  I 
really hope I am wrong on all counts!

leb