Hagrid's wand

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No: HPFGUIDX 106668

> From: meltowne [mailto:meltowne at y...]
> | 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?


Even though Hagrid's name was cleared, he never received a magical 
education. I always assumed that without the Hogwart's degree or whatever, 
you wouldn't be able to use magic... I mean, he was expelled in his third year- 
that's a lot of schooling to miss out on.