Why were they going to arrest Hagrid?

[Wanda Sherratt]

No: HPFGUIDX 98271

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <bboy_mn at y...> wrote:
> As far as the arrest of Hagrid, I will admit it's possible that 
that
> intent was there, but I think it is only one possibility that can 
be
> inferred from the circumstance, and I am quite sure the book 
doesn't
> come right out and say it.
> 
Perhaps attacking or resisting an auror is something akin to 
resisting a police officer in our world - if Hagrid hadn't done 
anything to get arrested before, the fight on the school grounds 
could have been used as a pretext to arrest him then.  I'm sure 
Umbridge would have thought that having Hagrid led off in chains 
would be just icing on the cake - a pleasant development, even if it 
wasn't the actual stated goal.

Wanda