Hagrid's parents

[Steven Spencer]

No: HPFGUIDX 110569

Mariana wrote:
> Considering a human (male) and a giantess, is it anatomically 
> impossible for them to have sex? I would say no, even without 
> using an Engorgement (sp?) Charm. I don't have my books with me,
> but if I recall correctly, Hagrid's father was indeed a wizard,
> so an Engorgement Charm would be a possibility.
> I know this is all speculation, but bearing in mind that these 
> books are meant for children, I don't think JKR is ever going to
> share with us the details of Hagrid's conception.
>
> My last thought is that I can't even begin to imagine what would 
> it be like if the "entercourse" involved a witch and a giant.


Terpnurse:
Hmmmm...using an engorgement charm in that way gives new life to Alice 
in Wonderland's personal growth charm labeled "eat me."

That observation aside (and please do forgive us, list-elves!), while 
the intended audience of these books are indeed teenagers, I do think 
that JKR throws in little bits of Literary Thestrals (Thank you, Magda, 
for that phrase!) for us adult readers. For example, the wand weighing 
scene in GoF. Ollivander comments on how clean Cedric's wand is and he 
grins slyly, saying "I polished it last night!" Then Harry proceeds to 
surreptitiously polish his own wand in his lap, spewing out a few 
spurts of sparks while he does so. Innocent, pre-teen children wouldn't 
see anything amiss with that entire scene, but older teens and adults 
can sure see the parallels!