Regarding Hag/Max journey to the giants?

[doddiemoemoe]

No: HPFGUIDX 156122

I think this may be one of the one of the more significant plot 
points...(must be...one can edit this entire piece of the story out 
and not change the outcome of oop)...

The things that make me wonder...

1. Hagrid states that they couldn't do magic because they were being 
followed.....he never stated that he could not make a portkey when 
Ron suggested....nor did he mention who did the magic after they 
lost their "tail"..

2.  This leads me to believe that DD may well have continued giving 
Hagrid lessons post expulsion.(would be DD's style...DD would have 
been confident enough in Hagrids magical abilities to appoint him to 
teach the care of magical creatures class)

3. DD's ideas/hopes are very often what we don't expect...(the 
protection given the sorcer's stone for ex...did DD set harry up?; 
the sorting hat/griffindors sword...did DD set Harry up? etc..

Irregardless, we learn a great deal regarding Hagrid's journey...JKR 
could have had fierenze show up and made a narrow enough escape for 
Harry and Hermione in the forrest....even if he couldn't ...Ron, 
Ginny, Luna, Neville etc. would/could have showed up and got them 
out of there...Grawp didn't NEED to be there (although I loved it 
when he kept calling, "Hagger!"...."HAAGGERR" )  That's a great deal 
of content for comic relief or character development......so I'd 
garner that there must be some greater purpose...

Doddiemoemoe,
 Who doesn't have many bright ideas..the brightest yet..... Voldy 
may have sent a horcrux to be guarded by the giants--disguised as a 
gift?(a nice way to place Hagrid in book seven)