[HPforGrownups] Hagrid predictions?

[Lenore]

No: HPFGUIDX 171417

Eddie:

>There have been remarkably few predictions on this board concerning
>Hagrid for Deathly Hallows.  Here are some of mine, mostly not taken
>from canon, but such is the nature of predictions:
>
>* Hagrid and Grawp will battle giants in the war against Voldemort
>* Now that Hagrid's hut is burned, he will move into the castle
>* Now that Hagrid's hut is burned, he will move into the mountains
>with Grawp.
>* Now that Hagrid's hut is burned, he and Grawp (!) will move into the
>castle

>(Is it "predicting" if I offer every possible scenario?)
>* Hagrid will say, "Oh, I *should* have tol' you tha'"
>* Hagrid will still teach Care of Magical Creatures, not DADA nor
>anything else
>* Hagrid will get a new unbroken wand (made by Ollivander), possibly
>with dragon heartstring core.
>* Hagrid will enter the Forbidden Forest to enlist the aid of someone
>... possibly the centaurs?
>* Hagrid has Sirius' flying motorcycle, probably at Hogwarts, possibly
>parked in the Forbidden Forest
>* Hagrid will give/lend Harry a niffler who will help Harry find shiny
>horcruxes, possibly the locket at #12 Grimmauld Place
>* Hagrid will tell Harry the exact details of how he found Harry at
>Godric's Hollow the night Voldemort killed Harry's parents.  This will
>be an important clue for Harry's success.  There is potential
>information there about how Hagrid knew where the Potters' were
>hidden, who knew, etc.
>* Hagrid and Madame Maxime will get engaged and married in the
>Epilogue.  They'll "adopt" Grawp.

Lenore:
These are great.  I particularly liked the one about Hagrid getting
a new wand (made of oak).  But I would also like it if DD had
somehow managed to substitute some other old wand in the place
of Hagrid's, which was then broken to satisfy the authorities.  In which
case Hagrid has had his wand all along, though more or less hidden.

Yes, Hagrid has stated that he still has the pieces (hidden in the pink
umbrella).  And there is another problem with this theory:  Hagrid
doesn't have enough guile to be able to fib well about anything, so I'm
sure we'd know it if his wand had never been broken.

I love the prediction that Hagrid will be a source of fresh information
about the events at Godric's Hollow.  That has the ring of possibility.
I wonder why it hasn't already occurred to Harry to quiz him about
this (as well as many other matters)?

>Can you offer any more Hagrid predictions?

Lenore:
I predict there will be a new hut, built mostly of stone, for Hagrid
or his successor.  If Hagrid and Maxime get married and live at
Hogwarts, Maxime will insist upon a prenuptual agreement about
the adoption of dragons and other adorable Magical Creatures,
such as Norbert the dragon and Fluffy the three-headed dog. (g)

Lenore