Where be dragons in HBP?

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 125534


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "a_svirn" <a_svirn at y...> wrote:

> "deborahhbbrd":

> > We never did know where Hagrid got Norbert from. 
 
> a_svirn:

> Yes, we do. He "won" it from Quirrel.

Geoff:
Did he? We can perhaps assume this based on circumstantial evidence.

'"Where did you get it,Hagrid?" said Ron, crouching over the fire to 
get a closer look at the egg. "It must've cost you a fortune."

"Won it," said Hagrid. "Las' night. I was down in the village havin' 
a few drinks an' got into a game of cards with a stranger. Think he 
was quite glad to get rid of it, ter be honest."'

(PS "Norbert the Norwegian Ridgeback" p.170 UK edition)

We know from a later conversation that Hagrid told this stranger 
about Fluffy which implies that it was Quirrell but it's not down in 
black and white.