Hagrid

[Liz Clark]

No: HPFGUIDX 191071

AJM:
> 1.  Was Hagrid's wand actually snapped in half or was this 
> prevented in some way (possibly by Dumbledore).

Liz:
Mr Olivander believes it was snapped when Harry went to get his first wand, 
so I believe it was indeed snapped in two.

AJM:
> 2.  If it was in fact snapped, how is it able to work, even if held together 
inside the umbrella handle.  We're told that a broken wand which has been 
snapped is normally beyond repair and therefore would be unable to work. 
Dumbledore would have had the elder wand at this time, so possibly would 
have been able to repair Hagrid's wand for him.  So, was the wand snapped, 
repaired by Dumbledore and then either hidden inside the umbrella or 
possibly transfigured in some way to resemble an umbrella, but still able to 
act as a wand?  From what we see of Hagrid performing magic in the books, it 
would seem that the umbrella/wand is totally capable of performing spells, 
it's Hagrid's lack of full teaching that sometimes results in the magic not 
working properly rather than the umbrella/wand being unable to perform it 
properly.  I'd be very interested to hear what others think about 
> this.

Liz:
I'm sure I read somewhere that Dumbledore fixed Hagrid's wand with his wand 
(the elder wand). And I think it is concealed in the umbrella, not 
transfigured. It makes more sense as a transfigured wand may not work 
properly and I would think it would transfigure back to a wand in order to 
be used. But that's just a guess!