Hagrid and Mysterious Eggs

[Tim Regan]

No: HPFGUIDX 107087

Hi All,

Wow – what a fab post!

In post 106761 CDR speculated:
>>> In CoS, Aragog reveals his origins to Harry and Ron. "I was not 
born in the castle. I come from a distant land. A traveler gave me 
to Hagrid when I was an egg." (CoS15) Who is this traveler? <<<

>>> Was it Riddle (in disguise) who gave Hagrid the Acromantula egg 
(not too likely, he's no traveler at that point)? <<<

I agree, that one doesn't seem likely.

>>> Or, more likely, another wizard, someone Riddle meets or knows 
<<<

Yeah, I buy that. I'm having trouble digging anyone up. But let's 
assume that even at 13 Hagrid was a hardened drinker, and that he 
met the traveller in a pub in Hogsmeade. How about Dumbledore's 
eavesdropper from OotP:

Of course, I had not dreamed, when I set out to meet Sybill 
Trelawney, that I would hear anything worth overhearing. My - our - 
one stroke of good fortune was that the eavesdropper was detected 
only a short way into the prophecy and thrown from the building.

We've no idea how old they are, how long they've known Tom Riddle, 
how pure their blood is, or if they are royal.

Cheers,

Dumlbedad