Why Was Hagrid Left Out of the Order?

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No: HPFGUIDX 109755

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "entropymail" 
<entropymail at y...> wrote:
> Okay, guys. Here's one that's been niggling at me all day and, I'm
> sorry to say, I don't yet have any answer for it.  The question is:
> 
> "Why isn't Hagrid in the Order of the Phoenix?"
> 
> Well, of course, my first reaction was to believe that it was 
because
> of his lack of magical talent and training.  But then I remembered
> Arabella Figg.  She's a Squib, for goodness sakes, and they let her 
in!
> 
> Then I thought perhaps Dumbledore felt that Hagrid's ...erm...lack 
of
> discretion at times, might be a good reason to hold off on his 
invite.
>  But if we're going to exclude those of questionable
> discretion/character/loyalties, then certainly good ol' Mundungus
> Fletcher would be a bit more questionable than Hagrid ever would.
> 
> So, what's your opinion? Why hasn't Hagrid been invited into the 
Order? 
> 
> :: Entropy ::

Snow:

Hagrid was in the Order the first time around: Woes Of Mrs. Weasley 
pg. 174 U.S. "That's Edgar Bones...brother of Amelia Bones, they got 
him and his family took he was a great wizard...Sturgis Podmore, 
blimey, he looks young...Caradoc Dearborn, vanished six mnths after 
this, we never found his body...Hagrid, of course, looks exactly the 
same as ever..." 

I think Hagrid is mentioned as being in the Order this time around 
also but I just can't remember where it says at the moment.