HBP

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"My guess (well actually my bf's but I think its a good one) is
Hagrid. He is a half-blood and we don't know much about his giant
side.  Serina Moonsilver, June 2004"

I've thought that, too.  It would especially fit well if John
Granger's alchemical analysis of the HP series is correct.  Granger
identifies the rubedo stage with Rubeus Hagrid.  I know, the
alchemical process has to go through the albedo stage before it gets
to the rubedo, but the rubedo agent could certainly be identified a
book early.  It took two books (GoF and OotP) to get through the
negredo stage.

On the other hand, what would be the benefit of being a prince of
giants?  From the glimpse we got of them in OotP it doesn't seem that
their social institutions are particularly stable.

This is my first posting.  Hope I got it right, especially the quote.
-Jer