Hagrid's Magic -Official & UNofficial

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 105514

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Colin O <HPGroup at c...> wrote:
> 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 do we take as canon?


> Colin replies:
> 
> 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.
> 
> -- 
> Regards,
> 
> Colin

Asian_lovr2:

I think we need to go back to the original question that sparked this
thread to re-enforce Colin's point.

Post# 105334: "Did Hagrid get the OFFICIAL OK to practice magic ...?"

Hagrid has always been allowed to perform magic UNofficially since the
beginning of the series. Remember the boat that rowed itself? Remember
the pumpkins the size of garden sheds? Remember the hedges that grew
20 feet in a month which Ludo Bagman knew Hagrid was helping along? 

It seems to be widespread knowledge that Hagrid isn't suppose to do
magic, but it also seems widespread that people who know Hagrid
conviniently look the other way. 

At the end of Chamber of Secrets it's clear to all involved that
Hargid didn't have anything to do with the current CoS events and not
with the events of 50 years ago. It's not that his name has been
clear, it just that everyone now knows he didn't do it. Given this,
people especially at or near the school are going to be even more lax
about Hagrid's magic. Which explains why a Ministry official would
have no problem with Hagrid assisting in accelerating the growth of
the maze hedges.

After GoF, the Ministry is looking for any excuse to create trouble
for Dumbledore. Suddenly it's not as easy for people to look the other
way. Suddenly the risk of performing UNofficial magic has become very
high.

So the key is Offical and UNofficial. For Hagrid to finally be
OFFICIALLY free of the restriction, the Ministry must OFFICIALLY
relieve him of that restriction. Which I believe will happen.

Just a thought.

Steve/asian_lovr2