Hagrid's Magic

[Cathy Drolet]

No: HPFGUIDX 136537

bohcoo said:
>>In one of her numerous interviews Rowling mentioned that someone 
manages to perform magic rather late in life, under dire circumstances.

Did anyone else feel when Hagrid pointed his wonderful pink, flowery 
umbrella at his flaming house to save his beloved Fang, and uttered the 
charm, "Aguamenti," thus helping Harry to extinguish the blaze, that 
this might be what she was making reference to?

CathyD now:

No, I don't think it's Hagrid.  Hagrid, in this scene, had already removed Fang from the burning hut.  He and Harry were just dousing the fire.  Besides, Hagrid has been doing quite a bit of magic all along.  Certainly, at times, he's gone to Dumbledore to ask permission (the spell on the chicken coop), but he didn't always, I don't think (the engorgement charm on the pumpkins). Hagrid's not allowed to use magic *strictly speaking* but while he's at Hogwarts, there is so much magic going on that no one (from the Ministry if they're even watching Hogwarts) would be able to tell who did the magic.

I think we are yet to see the 'magic late in life' JKR mentions in that interview.  I think it will be, in the next book, someone like Filch, or Arabella Fig, perhaps even Petunia, doing something in a drastic moment to save someone.  It will be a one time burst, IMO.




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