Hagrid's odd behavior (was: CoS scene)

[Hagrid]

No: HPFGUIDX 80310

--- "mightymaus75" wrote: 
> Good question, why does Hagrid answer the door with a cross-bow?! 
> Surely it wasn't meant for Dumbledore and Fudge. 
> 
> Hagrid did also turn up in Knockturn alley in the beginning 
> of the book. Hagrid tells Harry he was there to buy some 
> Flesh-Eating Slug Repellent to protect the school cabbages. 
> But when Ron almost burps up slugs over his precious pumpkins, 
> he quickly pulls Ron back. If he'd bought slug repellent wouldn't 
> he have used it to protect his pumpkins? Pumpkins he put so 
> much effort in, and was so proud of. Suddenly Hagrid is starting to 
> look very suspicious. 
> 
> Then there is also the business with Lockhart. According to Hagrid, 
> Lockhart had been giving him advice on getting kelpies out of a 
> well. Why would there be a well on the Hogwards grounds? The castle 
> is right next to a natural lake. And secondly, aren't kelpies 
> creatures roughly the size of a horse? Perhaps someone who has a 
> copy of MCWTFT could shine some light on this. 
> 
> If Lockhart wasn't giving advice on kelpies, what was he doing at 
> Hagrid's cabin? It does seems that he was trying to help him with 
> something: '"It's a simple matter if you know what you're doing!" 
> Lockhart was saying loudly to Hagrid. "If you need help, you know 
> where I am! I'll let you have a copy of my book. I'm surprised you 
> haven't already got one - I'll sign one tonight and send it over. 
> Well, good-bye!" And he strode away toward the castle.' Besides his 
> Guide to Household Pests, Lockhart has written the following books: 
> Break with a Banshee, Gadding with Ghouls, Holidays with Hags, 
> Travels with Trolls, Voyages with Vampires, Wanderings with 
> Werewolves, and Year with the Yeti. Could Hagrid perhaps be 
> meddling with one of those creatures? 

Hagrid is one of my favourites (I dreaded that he would be the one to 
die in OotP). 

Opening the COS was what Hagrid was (wrongly) expelled for - and 
because he was never re-instated, a lot of people would accuse him of 
opening it again this time. I wouldn't blame him opening the door 
with a crossbow while Fang was barking.

It seems that Lockhart visited Hagrid, not that Hagrid invited him. 
Hagrid said he knew how to handle the kelpies without Lockhart's 
advice. Lockhart may have been asking about Harry, since he mentioned 
the help with signing photos. The book Lockhart spoke of was the 
Banshees (not a magical creature Hagrid could have as a pet).

As for the pumpkins, they were due to be used for Halloween soon. Not 
the best time to introduce them to slugs nor repellant.

aussie