Hagrid cleared, too late to learn magic?

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 102124

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "mcmaxslb" <McGregorMax at e...> wrote:
> --- Littlekat:  
> > I have some thoughts about Hagrid that I shall discuss here.  
> > Perhaps Hagrid knows more(magic) than we think he knows and 
> > perhaps he hides his knowledge...


> 
> JKR has said that Hagrid does know more magic that he lets on. 
> 
> "mcmaxslb"

bboy_mn:

Hagrid's expulsion seems to have been more than an action by the
school. My read is that the Ministry was involved, and used Hagrid as
a convinient excuse to avoid what really happened at the school.

Since Hagrid was proven innocent, he is able to expand his work at
school, and to use magic more openly; that MORE openly, not completely
openly. The school has recognised his innocents, and the people
closest to him know the facts, but the Ministry of Magic hasn't taken
the action and initiated the paperwork to reverse his orginal conviction. 

This is not a pressing issue since even the Ministry, when they are on
good terms with Dumbledore, are aware that Hagrid performs magic. In
fact, they enlist Hagrid's aid in gorwing 20 foot maze hedges in a
very short period of time. However, when the Ministry is on bad terms
with Dumbledore, they have the power to uphold his original conviction.

Sonce Hagrid is a free man, the administrative procedure in not that
urgent. However, I predict in the next book, the Ministry will be
force to overturn that conviction, and Hagrid will be allowed to buy a
new wand.

He will not have to complete school. Hagrid has three years of formal
training, AND over 50 years of practical experience. He already holds
down three jobs, so O.W.L. qualifications are not that important to him.

All that remains to bring Hargid into the wizard world as a full
fledged member, even without full OWL documentation, is for the
Ministy to reverse it's ruling. I believe Dumbledore will finally
force them to do just that.

Just passing it along.

Steve