[HPforGrownups] Re: small thing in COS

[Saitaina]

No: HPFGUIDX 97904

Hunter Green wrote:

<The first-name thing and Tom knowing that
Hagrid was taking care of a 'monster', something that it seemed like
no one else knew (of course Tom could have happened upon it by
accident, and that might be why him and Hagrid knew each other). >

This is why I need to re-read the books more then every few years, details slip my mind.  Granted
that Hagrid's love of weird creatures was probably legendary in school, or close to it, the way Tom
speaks of it it's just...more then being familiar with the rumors and finally using them to his
advantage.

But I can't for the life of me think how this could be unless they were friends (at least Tom being
friendly) at one point.  But I don't see how that could matter in the larger picture and be
important later.

I agree that Hagrid is probably not now nor was evil, though it does rather smack of a betrayed
friendship.  I could see Tom using Hagrid's love of and knowledge of dangerous creatures and
befriending the boy simply for that, but what use could that possibly be later on? Er, the betrayed
friendship not the knowledge bit.

Of course it could turn out that Hagrid was a Slytherin (and this WOULD fit in with Hagrid's saying
there wasn't a witch or wizard who went bad who didn't come from Slytherin, especially if Tom
betrayed him) and thus destroy more of Harry's delusions of the wizarding world but Hagrid seems
more Hufflepuff then anything else so that's highly doubtful.  Plus there's the whole fact that JKR
has yet to shine any light on Slytherin house and leave them all nasty little sods.

Saitaina
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Inside my mind that tiny little voice that tells me when I'm being stupid is flipping right out. You
do not pin the princess of all of Hyrule up against a wall and threaten her.

Unfortunately I have this awful habit of ignoring that little voice . . .

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