getting wands back - Nitpick Hagrid

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 90928

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Sarah" <tommy_m_riddle at y...> wrote:
> Steve:
> > As far as his expulsion, I think the headmaster and Board of 
> > Governors can fix that, but there seems to be a criminal record 
> > too. Until the Ministry holds a formal hearing and officially 
> > reverses Hagrid's status there will always be a cloud hanging over
> > him.


> 
> Sarah:
> Even if there is a hearing to formally clear Hagrid ... isn't a 
> qualified wizard.  Not an OWL or NEWT to his name.
> 
> Imagine Hagrid getting a new wand and attending lessons with the
> third years.  He and Dennis Creevy could study together ...edited...
> 
> Sarah


bboy_mn:

True Hargrid doesn't have documented qualifications like he would get
from his O.W.L. test, but he is an adult wizard with well over 50
years experience, and while not necessarily great, he doesn't seem to
lack magic talent. 

In my view, having your OWL qualifications is like having a high
school diploma,  both are important for getting a job, but people who
don't have high school diplomas (or OWLs) still get jobs, and many
become very successful and respected in life by applying their
specialized talents. In Hagrid's case, he has managed to use his
talent with animals to become Keeper of Grounds & Keys, as well as
Game Keeper, and let's not forget, he's now a Professor at the school.
Seems to have done quite well without his OWLs.

I guess what I'm getting at, is that I don't think Hagrids lack of
OWLs affects his ability to do magic. Given that he was expelled and
that there was a cloud of criminal activity hanging over him, he is
specifically NOT allowed to do magic. This is not by general rule of
law, but because there is a specific legal order forbidding him from
doing so.

I speculate that if he was formally cleared, there would be nothing
from stopping him from getting a new wand, and performing magic freely
and openly. Once again, he IS an adult, and his magic skill are more
than adequate for the job he does. In addition, in over 50 years of
living at the school, he has probably picked up more than a bit of
magical knowledge and experience.

We won't really know until it is resolved in the storyline, but I
think, Dumbledore and Hagrid need to get off their lazy butts and get
 the ruling against Hagrid reversed.

Just a few thoughts.

bboy_mn