Who do people think HBP Is?/ Hagrid a Halfling.

[Chys Lattes]

No: HPFGUIDX 131330


> Mich Verrier:
> > The only person who I know who used the term Halfling was 
> > J. R. R. Tolkien and Tolkien's word was used to discribe 
> > the Hobbits. I don't know whether it is even spelled that 
> > way, I think that it might be spelled differently and 
> > pronounced differently as well, and the way I think it 
> > might be spelled and pronounced is Haffling. 
> 
> Geoff:
> You are quite right. "Hobbit" was the term used by the hobbits 
> themselves while the men of Gondor used the term "halfling" and the 
> Rohirrim on occasion used "holbytla".
> 
> Hagrid definitely does not qualify as a halfling. He wouldn't get 
> through the front door of the house.
> ;-)


Chys:

I used the word halfling as I know it: To describe a child born of 
two different species, (Human and Giant fits this in my opinion.) So 
if you're confused by another definition of the word, I'm sorry,  I 
suppose I should have researched it better, I didn't think that it 
would be so confusing. I was looking for the word 'half-breed' but 
had forgotten if that was what was used in the book or not. It makes 
little difference, seeing as I was thinking it was a descriminatory 
name, as thinking that people would think of Hagrid as 'half giant' 
rather than, or before they would think of him as 'half-blooded 
wizard'. I wasn't saying it wasn't a possibility, just that if it 
was, it wouldn't have been obviously apparent, and wouldn't a 
different title (for him) have made more sense? I did say not to make 
an arse of myself. *snicker* Guess I have.

I haven't read tolkein, only seen the movie, so I'm no expert there, 
but I didn't get the word halfling from that definition. I use that 
word in my own original writing as well, I just assumed everyone 
would pick up my meaning.


Chys