[HPforGrownups] Re: Hagrid's wand

[Colin O]

No: HPFGUIDX 105504

meltowne wrote:

 >She may have said that in an interview, but when HAgrid went to look
 >for the Giants, he said he would be watched because he wasn't allowed
 >to use magic - which suggests that he was not in fact authorized to
 >perform magic, even though his name was cleared.  Which do we take as
 >canon?

He (Hagrid) says in PS "I'm -- er -- not supposed ter do magic, strictly 
speakin'" so I would argue that it is possible both are Canon.

Reasoning: Dumbledore allows him to stay on at the school as "Keeper of 
Keys at Hogwarts" so he is allowed to do magic as part of his job, as 
long as he is on Hogwarts grounds. When he was off looking for the 
Giants for Dumbledore, he wasn't on Hogwarts grounds so therefor wasn't 
allowed to use magic, or he'd be caught by the MoM, who, from memory, 
don't generally interfere with Hogwarts business until Umbrdige in OOTP.

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Regards,

Colin