Hagrid's potential off-spring (was re: Hagrid's parents)

bibphile bibphile at yahoo.com
Mon Aug 23 12:36:16 UTC 2004


No: HPFGUIDX 110987

> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "caspenzoe" <cruthw at e...> wrote:
> 
> > Let's take it a step further:
> > 
> > What do the laws of genetics say about the potential products of a 
> > Hagrid/Mme Maxime pairing? Assuming that both Hagred and Maxime are 
> > 1/2 giant, couldn't this produce some purely genetically giant off-
> > spring, as well as some purely genetically human off-spring, and/or 
> > any combination in between?


 Salit wrote:
> The answer may be "None". the product of a horse and donkey's mating
> is a mule. While perfectly capable animal otherwise, it is generally
> sterile.
> 

True.  But Fleur seems to be one quarter Veela.  If so then one of her
parents must be half-Veela and non-sterile.  I guess she could be
half-Veela though.

bibphile





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