Points to Ponder; Was: CoS scene hagrid crossbow

[Potterfanme]

No: HPFGUIDX 80432

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "msbeadsley" <msbeadsley at y...> 
wrote:
> Potterfanme wrote:
> > > Hagrid already knows that "summat" is in the forest doing 
> > > terrible things to the unicorns.  <snip>  And he did go into 
the 
> > > woods "hunting" whatever is hurting the unicorns.
> 
> entropymail wrote:
> > Rather than being surprised by the knock at his door and grabbing 
a
> > weapon, he seems to clearly be expecting something/someone other 
> > than Harry and Hermione.
> 
> Okay, *now* I have to jump in.  First, the thing hunting the 
unicorns 
> is in PS/SS, not CoS (which is the book in which Hagrid opens the 
> door with his crossbow in hand); presumably, by CoS Hagrid would 
know 
> that Voldemort/Quirrell was what had hurt the unicorns.  Second, it 
> is Ron who accompanies Harry to Hagrid's; Hermione is in the 
hospital 
> wing, petrified.
> 
> Sandy, aka "msbeadsley" who is simultaneously sure (having checked 
> canon which she now keeps at her elbow when posting) she is right 
> about this and worried she missed something.

Susan:
Whoops!!  My humble appologies.  Just finish PS and started on COS.  
My addled brain combined them.

Susan who would still come to the door with a crossbow if she was 
Hagrid.