[HPforGrownups] [HBP] Why didn't Voldemort Modify Hagrid's Memory?

[Margaret Dean]

No: HPFGUIDX 190182

On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 8:41 PM, Cassandra Wladyslava
<cassandra.wladyslava at gmail.com> wrote:
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> First off, I'm sorry if this has already been discussed. In fact, I'd be
> surprised if it hasn't been.
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> I was just listening to HBP (The Stephen Fry Ver.). Voldemort modified
> Morphin's memory to make him think he had killed the Riddles and Hokey the
> House Elf to make her think she had killed Hephzibah Smith, but didn't
> modify Hagrid's memory to make him think he had set Aragog on the
> muggle-borns/opened the chamber of secrets.
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> Any thoughts as to why?

Maybe as a half-giant, Hagrid is resistant to some types of spells.

Maybe Riddle figured he couldn't get away with it at Hogwarts; one or
more of the professors would notice.

A couple of guesses just off the top of my head...


--Margaret Dean
  <margdean56 at gmail.com>