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			{{short description\|Fictional character from Harry Potter}}
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	'''Rubeus Hagrid''' is a ] in the '']'' book series written by ]. The character is usually addressed only by his surname. Hagrid is the Keeper of Keys and Grounds, the ] and, starting in Harry's third year at ], the ] teacher there. Later in the series, it is revealed that Hagrid is also a member of the ]. Hagrid was the first member of the Hogwarts staff to be introduced to Harry before he began attending the school. He was also one of the first characters to imply that the idea of thinking of wizards as ] is a dated concept.
			*Fridwulfa (mother)

			*Grawp (half-brother)
	In '']'', Hagrid is mentioned as being twice as tall as the average man (roughly 3.5 metres, 11½ feet) and nearly three times as wide but in the ] his height is mentioned as 8 foot 6 (roughly 2.6 metres). Hagrid is known for his thick ].
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	"Hagrid", according to Rowling in an interview with '']'',<ref></ref> comes from an old English word "]ridden", meaning to have a nightmarish night, particularly when ]; Hagrid is known to be a heavy drinker. In ] '']'', the word is represented as typical Wessex slang and appears in the same passage as "]", a local term for "bumblebee".
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	In the film adaptations of the ''Harry Potter'' novels, Hagrid is played by ] ] ]. Rowling has said that when writing the first ''Harry Potter'' novel, she imagined Coltrane portraying the character.<!-- original research!!: It is interesting to note that when Robbie Coltrane plays the spirit of christmas in The Blackadder Christmas Carol he looks and sounds a lot like Hagrid so it is possible J.K.Rowling could have seen it and imagined Hagrid like that.-->
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	==Character Appearances==
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	In '']'' it is revealed that Hagrid is of ] and ] parentage, his mother having been the giantess Fridwulfa, who left his wizard father when Hagrid was a baby. Hagrid has a half-brother, a giant named ]. Since giants have a reputation for being horribly brutal, and were once allies of ], Hagrid keeps his parentage a secret and allows people to imagine other reasons for his great size. He has a friendly, softhearted personality and is easily driven to tears, as seen in his very first scene, when he drops Harry off at the Dursleys' in '']''. He is very loyal to his peers, especially Dumbledore, to whom he refers as the greatest wizard in the world multiple times. As first seen in ], he becomes very angry whenever anyone insults Dumbledore around him (a mistake made by Vernon Dursley, who called Dumbledore a "crackpot old fool"), indicating his fierce loyallty to him.

	Hagrid was a student at ] at the same time as ]. Hagrid's first year was the ] school year. Rowling has stated in an interview that Hagrid was in ] house.<ref></ref> He was ] during his third year, after being caught in possession of a dangerous ]: this already grave crime was worsened due to the belief that it was "The Monster of Slytherin," and that Hagrid had released it from the ] and, either intentionally or unintentionally, allowed it to attack and petrify (and in one case, kill) other students. This (inaccurate) belief was encouraged by Riddle, the actual criminal, who had been using the true Monster (a Basilisk) to attack students, and who had framed Hagrid to avoid the school being closed.

	Following his expulsion, the ] broke Hagrid's ] wand and forbade him from performing magic.<ref></ref> However, persuaded by ] (who at the time was ] teacher), Headmaster ] agreed to train Hagrid as gamekeeper, allowing the boy to remain at Hogwarts. Hagrid keeps the pieces of his wand in a pink ], and performs small spells from time to time; however, he is technically forbidden to do ], and since he is not a fully qualified wizard, he is somewhat deficient in it as compared to other adult wizards. By the time Harry attends Hogwarts, Hagrid is also the Keeper of Keys and Grounds: the former, according to Rowling, means "that he will let you in and out of Hogwarts."<ref></ref> Part of his job includes leading the first years across the ] in boats, upon their initial arrival at Hogwarts.

	Throughout the books Hagrid is friends with Harry, Ron and Hermione. They frequently discover things about Dumbledore by talking to him as he has a habit of letting slip pieces of information. Dumbledore says that he would trust Hagrid with his life, and frequently asks him to carry out secret tasks. In ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', he delivers the infant Harry to Dumbledore at the Dursley's and, years later, is tasked to bring the Philosopher's Stone from Gringotts to Hogwarts, and also assigned the three-headed dog Fluffy to take care of it. In '']'', he is sent to try to persuade the giants to aid Dumbledore against Voldemort. In '']'', he tells Harry and company about a conversation he overhears between ] and Dumbledore, in which Snape reluctantly agrees to do some difficult task for Dumbledore. In the Headmaster's funeral, Hagrid was seen carrying Dumbledore's body.

	In '']'', Hagrid is part of the Order of the Phoenix delegation assigned to remove Harry from the Dursleys' home to the magic-protected Burrow. Hagrid takes Harry on the flying motorcycle he inherited from ] but the plan goes awry when the Order delegation is ambushed by Death Eaters. The pair narrowly make it to the Burrow after being attacked by Voldemort himself. After ] and ]'s wedding reception, which is invaded by personnel from the Voldemort-controlled Ministry of Magic, Hagrid presumably returns to his job at Hogwarts. He is next seen during the Battle of Hogwarts, after having been driven into hiding in the mountains with Grawp to escape the new Death Eater-controlled regime at the school due to Hagrid hosting a "Support Harry Potter" party in his hut. Hagrid attempts to come to the defense of the monstrous spider Aragog's carnivorous children, which have been driven out of the Forbidden Forest by the Death Eaters and are now attacking both Hogwarts defenders and Death Eaters indiscriminately, but is carried off by a swarm of them. He later turns up, captive in the Death Eaters' camp, when Harry sacrifices himself to Voldemort. Hagrid is forced to carry Harry back to the school, not realizing that Harry has survived again, and en route accuses the watching centaurs of not doing enough to help. The centaurs soon afterward join the fray and Hagrid takes part in the second half of the Battle, ultimately felling his main nemesis among the Death Eaters, the magical-creature executioner ]. Nineteen years after Voldemort's defeat, Hagrid is still at Hogwarts, though it's never made explicit in what capacity, and invites Harry's young son Albus to his hut for tea, just as he had once done for Harry himself.

	Hagrid is less vulnerable to jinxes and spells than full-humans. In '']'', when ] and some other wizards come to remove him from Hogwarts he fights back. They try to jinx and ] him, but the spells just bounce off of him because of giant-inherited resistance to magic. Due to this, some of the potions are also ineffective against him, such as Polyjuice Potion, which is designed for human-only use. Hagrid is once again showing this resilience at the end of '']'', during the Flight of the Prince, withstanding Thorfinn Rowle's powerful curses.

	==Family and Relationships==
	===Grawp===
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	'''Grawp''' is the ] half-brother of ] in the '']'' books. In the ] of the book Grawp is completely ] using a new process from . The voice of Grawp is performed by ].

			'''Rubeus Hagrid''' ({{IPAc-en\|ˈ\|h\|æ\|g\|r\|ɪ\|d}}) is a fictional character in the '']'' series of novels by ]. He was introduced in '']'' (2001) as a ] who is the gamekeeper and groundskeeper at the wizarding school ]. He is a member of the Order of the Phoenix and eventually becomes the ] professor. Hagrid is portrayed by ] in all eight ] films.{{TOC limit\|3}}
	First introduced in '']'', Grawp is brought from his mountain home to the ] outside ] by Hagrid. Grawp and Hagrid were born of the same mother, the giantess Fridwulfa; Hagrid's father was a wizard, whereas Grawp's was a giant. Grawp is about 16 ] (4.9 ]) tall, which Hagrid claims is small for a giant. His knuckles are the size of a ] (~225  ] in circumference). Grawp was being bullied by the other giants, and this was a factor in Hagrid's decision to bring him to the Forbidden Forest. Big and dim, he only knows a few words in English and his manners are wild and unpredictable. At first he seemed indifferent to his brother's attempts to civilise him, preferring to spend his time tearing down trees.

			==Creation and development==
	When he first appears in the ''Order of the Phoenix'', Grawp is looked after by Hagrid, who keeps him tied to several trees in the Forbidden Forest. However, after Hagrid leaves Hogwarts to continue his work for the ], he leaves Grawp in the care of ], ], and ]. Much to their surprise, when they find themselves trapped in the forest during a confrontation with the local ] population, Grawp inadvertently manages to divert the centaurs' attention from Harry and Hermione. At the time, Grawp displays considerable distress at being unable to find his brother Hagrid, whom he calls 'Hagger'. He also remembers Hermione, calling her "Hermy" (a shorter form suggested by Hagrid because he felt Grawp wouldn't be able to pronounce the full name).
			Rubeus Hagrid was one of the first characters Rowling created.<ref>{{cite book \|last=Fraser \|first=Lindsay \|url=https://archive.org/details/conversationswit00fras/page/36/mode/2up \|title=Conversations with J. K. Rowling \|publisher=Scholastic \|year=2001 \|isbn=978-0-439-31455-8 \|location=New York \|page=37}}</ref> In a 1999 interview, she explained that the name "Hagrid" is an Old English word. She said it means "you'd had a bad night" and she explained that Hagrid "has a lot of bad nights" due to his heavy drinking.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2014-06-14 \|title=The Connection (WBUR radio) \|url=https://www.hp-lexicon.org/source/interviews/con/ \|access-date=2024-08-23 \|website=Harry Potter Lexicon \|language=en-us}}</ref> In Latin, "Rubeus" means "red", and was chosen because Rowling conceived of Hagrid as an "earthy, warm and physical man".<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Rowling \|first=J.K. \|author-link=J.K. Rowling \|date=10 August 2015 \|title=Colours \|url=https://www.pottermore.com/writing-by-jk-rowling/colours \|access-date=6 April 2017 \|work=] \|publisher=}}</ref>

			The character of Hagrid and conversations between him, ], ] and ] in his hut are ] through the series, due to the fact that the trio frequently discover things about Albus Dumbledore and Hogwarts by talking with Hagrid, as he has a habit of letting slip bits of information that were specifically confided to him. He was also one of the first characters to imply that the idea of thinking of wizards as ] is a dated concept.
	In '']'', Grawp is moved to the mountains, where he is apparently progressing much better. He also attends ]'s funeral with Hagrid, much more civil and calm than before, and dressed formally. He also appears to understand emotions, at least to some extent, as he pats Hagrid's head to comfort him. In '']'', Grawp, Hagrid, and Fang go into hiding after Hagrid throws a "Support Harry Potter" party and it is implied that Grawp helped them all escape. He is the only Giant fighting against the Death Eaters in the Battle of Hogwarts, and carries Hagrid from their hiding place to the castle on Hagrid's request (shoving him through a window in the process). This is probably borne out of a desire to protect Hagrid, as he frequently calls his name while fighting the ]s. Grawp participates in the victory celebration over Voldemort's defeat (albeit from a window, since he is too big to fit into the hall), and the Hogwarts students show their appreciation by tossing food into his laughing mouth.
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			Rowling has stated in an interview that Hagrid was in ] house during his time as a student.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Rubeus Hagrid - 10 Things You May NOT Know {{!}} Wizarding World \|url=https://www.wizardingworld.com/features/10-things-you-might-not-know-about-hagrid \|access-date=2022-11-02 \|website=www.wizardingworld.com \|language=en}}</ref> When he comes into possession of an ], he is expelled from Hogwarts as his pet is believed to be the "monster of ]". However, persuaded by Dumbledore (who at the time was ] teacher), Headmaster ] agrees to train Hagrid as gamekeeper, allowing the boy to remain at Hogwarts. By the time Harry attends Hogwarts, Hagrid is also the Keeper of Keys and Grounds: the former, according to Rowling, means "that he will let you in and out of Hogwarts."<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Anelli \|first1=Melissa \|first2=Emerson \|last2=Spartz \|date=16 July 2005 \|url=http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/2007/09/10/jkr3/ \|title=The Leaky Cauldron and MuggleNet interview Joanne Kathleen Rowling: Part Three \|work=] \|access-date=11 April 2018}}</ref> Part of his job includes leading the first years across the lake in boats, upon their initial arrival at Hogwarts.
	===Fridwulfa===
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	'''Fridwulfa''' was the ] mother of Hogwarts gamekeeper ]. She was married to Hagrid's wizard father for a time, but abandoned her wizard family when Hagrid was 3 years old. After she left her family she married another giant and gave birth to a son named ].

			When discussing the killing off of characters in her books, Rowling said that she always knew she was "working towards the point where Hagrid carried Harry out alive – but supposedly dead – out of the forest". She said she had planned from very early on that Harry would walk to his death accompanied by the 'ghosts', and that "he would emerge in Hagrid's arms". In her own words, "that's what always kept Hagrid safe". She said "Hagrid would have been a natural to kill in some ways", but that the mental image of this moment – a big fatherly Hagrid carrying the limp Harry in his arms – was so strong it decided his fate. Although some fans were afraid that Hagrid would die in the final novel, Rowling had always planned for him to survive.<ref name=":0">{{cite web \|last=Brown \|first=Jen \|date=30 July 2007 \|title=Rowling: 'I wanted to kill parents' \|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/rowling-i-wanted-kill-parents-2D80555846 \|access-date=11 April 2018 \|work=Today \|publisher=]}}</ref> She also liked the circular notion of Hagrid both bringing Harry into the world, and then bringing him back from the dead.<ref>{{cite AV media \|people=HarryPotterAdmirer \|date=2011 \|title=A Conversation with J.K.Rowling and Daniel Radcliffe \|medium=] \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIgQX50yHmg \|access-date=14 June 2013 \|archive-url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BdVHWz1DPU \|archive-date=22 September 2013 \|publisher=]}}</ref> During an interview in 2007, when asked if Hagrid did marry, Rowling answered that Hagrid developed a relationship with a giantess but it did not work out.<ref>{{Cite journal \|last=Weingarten \|first=Tara \|date=15 October 2007 \|title=Rowling Says Dumbledore Is Gay \|url=http://www.newsweek.com/rowling-says-dumbledore-gay-102813 \|journal=] \|access-date=20 October 2007}}</ref>
	In '']'', Hagrid travels to the remaining Giants' camp, where he discovers that Fridwulfa had died long ago.
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			==Appearances==
	===Hagrid and Harry===
	In '']'', Dumbledore entrusts Hagrid with rescuing the infant Harry from his parents' house after their murder by Voldemort, and later gives him the task of locating Harry, helping him to find his bearings in the magical world and to buy his school things. Since he introduced Harry to the wizarding world, Hagrid has been one of Harry's closest friends. Hagrid constantly watches over him, and is rather protective, seeing him as a fellow orphan and outsider. Harry in turn, apart from the dangerous animal fixation, views Hagrid as one of the most important people in his life. Hagrid suffered for his loyalty to Harry several times during the series, and had to go for hiding twice to avoid prison.

			===''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone''===
	===Romantic Interests===
			Hagrid is introduced in the opening chapter of the first novel, '']'' (1997). Following the murder of ] and ] by ], ] entrusts Hagrid with the infant ], who survived Voldemort's attack. Ten years later, Hagrid brings the ] from ] to ], where it is guarded by an enormous three-headed dog named Fluffy. Dumbledore also gives Hagrid the task of locating Harry and helping him buy school supplies for his first year at Hogwarts.
	Hagrid is romantically interested in ] – another half-giant witch and Headmistress of the French magic school ]; it is not revealed if a romance has come into fruition. They traveled across Europe together on a mission from ], planning to find giants and convince them to ally themselves with the good side and with Dumbledore, but eventually parted on the journey home because of Maxime's exasperation with ], Hagrid's half-brother who he had found and was attempting to bring home with them. However, she is seen to " herself into the waiting Hagrid's arms" at Dumbledore's funeral, implying that they still have an affectionate connection of some sort.

			Later in the novel, a hooded person—Professor ] in disguise—gives Hagrid a dragon egg in exchange for details about Fluffy. Harry and his friends ] and ] are also curious about Fluffy, and Hagrid lets slip that the way to get past him is to play music. When Harry and his friends decide to seek the Philosopher's Stone, they soothe Fluffy to sleep with a flute which Hagrid carved for Harry. When the dragon egg hatches, the three friends assist Hagrid by helping to remove the baby dragon Norbert, who is taken to a dragon sanctuary in Romania.
	==Hagrid's pets==
	Hagrid keeps and has kept a variety of pets, including some which the wizarding community considers impossible to domesticate. They are not always wrong.

			===''Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets''===
	Rowling has said that Hagrid has little interest in tamer magical creatures because of the lack of a challenge, although he has a cowardly, abeit large dog (boarhound) named Fang. Hagrid's love of dangerous magical creatures is relatively central to the plot of several books of the series. In '']'' a hooded person (] in disguise) gives him a ] egg to elicit details about ], the three-headed dog Hagrid has lent to Dumbledore to help guard the ]. Hagrid lets slip to Harry, ], and ] that the way to get past Fluffy is to play music, which allows them to pursue the potential thief. The three also assist Hagrid after the dragon egg hatches, by helping to remove the baby dragon Norbert, who is taken to live in a dragon sanctuary in Romania where Ron's older brother, ], works.
			Hagrid returns in '']'' (1998). The novel reveals that Hagrid was a student at Hogwarts at the same time as Tom Riddle, the wizard who later became Voldemort. Hagrid was expelled after being caught in the company of Aragog, a ]. It was believed that Aragog was responsible for mysterious attacks upon students, and that Hagrid had released him from the ]. The belief of Hagrid's guilt was encouraged by Riddle, the actual criminal, who had been using a different monster—a ]—to assault students. In ''Chamber of Secrets'', the Basilisk is unleashed again and Hagrid, seemingly guilty once more, is sent to the wizard prison ]. Before being arrested, Hagrid tells Harry and Ron to follow spiders into the Forbidden Forest so they can meet Aragog and discover the truth about the monster. After Harry defeats the Basilisk in the Chamber of Secrets, Hagrid is freed from prison.

			===''Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban''===
	In '']'', he claims to be friends with Aragog, a monstrous acromantula that was supposed to be the "monster of Slytherin". In '']'', he was almost fired for introducing hippogriffs to third-years and because one of them, Buckbeak, attacked ] after the boy insulted it. In '']'', ] (impersonated by ]) suggested him to show Harry that the first task of the ] would be dragons. He provided some Blast-Ended Skrewts for the third task too. Hagrid was also portrayed as dangerous because of his like of these creatures by ] and almost fired by ] because of the same reason (in both cases, Skeeter and Umbridge associated this to his half-giant status). In '']'', he risked his life to recover Aragog's body to give him a "proper" funeral, and after the funeral he and ] got drunk, thus Harry took advantage of this situation to retrieve Slughorn's memory. Hagrid again risked his life in '']'' trying to protect the acromantulas from harm.
			Hagrid becomes the ] professor at Hogwarts in '']'' (1999). He was cleared of wrongdoing after the events of the previous novel, and is now allowed to perform magic. During his first class, he introduces Buckbeak and other ]s to the students. After ] provokes Buckbeak, the hippogriff attacks him. As a result, the ] sentences Buckbeak to death. Near the end of the book, Hermione and Harry use a ] to save Buckbeak from execution.

			===''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire''===
	===Aragog===
			In '']'' (2000), it is revealed that Hagrid is a half-giant. His mother was the giantess Fridwulfa, and his father was a human wizard. Hagrid's parentage is exposed in the '']'' newspaper by the tabloid journalist ], who portrays Hagrid as dangerous and incompetent. Hagrid is deeply affected by her article and attempts to resign from his position, but Dumbledore will not accept his resignation. During the course of the novel, Hagrid develops a romantic interest in ], the towering headmistress of the French wizarding school ].
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	'''Aragog''' (] - ] ]) was an Acromantula - an enormous, sentient, talking spider which made a unique clicking noise as he moved in search of prey. Hagrid raised him from an egg as a Hogwarts student, keeping him inside a cupboard. The spider's discovery was partly responsible for Hagrid's expulsion. Hagrid was caught talking to the spider in the dungeons by Tom Riddle. Riddle then alleged that the creature was the "Monster of Slytherin," and that Hagrid, by extension, had opened the Chamber and released it. In fact, the "Monster" was a ] which Riddle, the real Heir of Slytherin, himself had released.

			===''Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix''===
	After Hagrid's expulsion, Aragog lived in the ]. Hagrid even found him a mate, Mosag, with whom Aragog had many offspring and became the ] of an entire colony of Acromantulas. He remained grateful to Hagrid and kept his carnivorous children from attacking him when he came to visit, but this didn't extend to anyone else (as Harry, Ron, and Fang found out in '']''). Hagrid had told them to simply "follow the spiders." Doing as he wished, they found Aragog and his children, who tried to eat them. They were only saved at the last minute by Ron's flying car that had been lost in the forest a few months prior. Aragog remained in the forest for the rest of his life, eventually growing weak, going blind, and dying in the ''Half-Blood Prince''. Hagrid retrieved Aragog's body from the forest, fearing that his children would devour his body. During his funeral, ] bottles his precious venom and takes it for himself.
			Hagrid is absent during the first part of '']'' (2003). He later reveals to Harry, Ron and Hermione that he and Madame Maxime travelled across Europe together on a mission to find giants and convince them to ally themselves with Dumbledore. However, ]s managed to bring the giants to Voldemort's side. Hagrid was attacked by giants during the mission, and saved by Maxime. During the journey, Maxime became exasperated with Grawp, Hagrid's giant half-brother whom he was attempting to bring with them. Hagrid introduces Grawp to Harry and Hermione, and asks them to supervise him when Hagrid leaves Hogwarts. During the course of the novel, the High Inquisitor of Hogwarts ] supervises classes and seeks an excuse to fire Hagrid. Eventually, Umbridge and other Ministry of Magic officials attempt to arrest him, but he manages to escape. He is later reinstated as a professor.

			===''Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince''===
	Later in '']'' Aragog's offspring return during the Battle at Hogwarts; having been driven from the Forbidden Forest, they began to attack ] and Hogwarts' inhabitants indiscriminately.
			Harry, Ron, and Hermione are no longer Care of Magical Creatures students in '']'' (2005). Hagrid is both angry and disappointed, but he realises that it is not because they do not like him. When Aragog dies, Hagrid gives the spider a proper funeral. Afterwards, Hagrid and Professor ] drink large quantities of ], which allows Harry the opportunity to retrieve an important memory from Slughorn. Towards the end of the novel, Death Eaters attack Hogwarts and set fire to Hagrid's hut as he tries to fight them.

			===''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows''===
	The name Aragog comes from ''aranea'' (a ] word for spider) and '']'' (a legendary ]).
			In '']'' (2007), Hagrid is part of the Order of the Phoenix delegation assigned to transport Harry to the ]. Hagrid takes Harry on his flying motorcycle, but the journey goes awry when the delegation is ambushed by Death Eaters. Hagrid and Harry manage to arrive at the Burrow after being attacked by Voldemort himself. When the Death Eaters take over Hogwarts, Hagrid is driven into hiding in the mountains. Later, during the ], Hagrid is carried off by a swarm of spiders after attempting to protect them. He is later captured by Death Eaters and brought into the Forbidden Forest, where Harry intends to sacrifice himself to Voldemort. Harry seems to die at Voldemort's hand, and Hagrid carries his body back to Hogwarts. When Harry is revealed to be alive, Hagrid participates in the second part of the battle. He injures ], the executioner who nearly executed Buckbeak.
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			In the epilogue of ''Deathly Hallows'', set nineteen years after Voldemort's death, Hagrid is still at Hogwarts. He invites Harry's son ] to his hut for tea. According to Rowling, Hagrid acts as a guardian and guide for Harry throughout the series. She was planning for him to carry Harry to Hogwarts in ''Deathly Hallows'' before ''Philosopher's Stone'' was even published.<ref name=":0" />
	===Buckbeak / Witherwings===
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	'''Buckbeak''' along with eleven other ]s, is introduced during one of ]'s ] classes. Hagrid explains that hippogriffs are very calm, powerful giants, but are touchy creatures and demand respect. ] successfully approaches Buckbeak, who allows him to ride him around the paddock. He still must bow on subsequent encounters, though Buckbeak apparently had taken a great liking to Harry from then on.

			==Portrayal in film==
	], in an arrogant attempt to show up his school nemesis, endeavours to approach Buckbeak as well. It becomes obvious that the ] neither listened to nor cared about Hagrid's warnings about the hippogriffs' touchiness, as he makes contemptuous remarks about Buckbeak. Quickly angered, Buckbeak slashes Draco's arm with his claws. Pretending to be injured much more severely than he truly is, Draco persuades his father, ], to use his political power to sentence Buckbeak to death. Hagrid's numerous appeals fail, and ] of the Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures comes to ] to execute Buckbeak. With the use of a ], ] and Harry free Buckbeak and rescue ] from the tower in which he was being held before being handed over to the dementors. Sirius escapes with Buckbeak and flies to safety. During most of Harry's fourth year, Sirius and Buckbeak hide in a cave in the mountains above ]. After this, they move to ], whereupon Buckbeak stays in Sirius' mother's former room.
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			The Scottish actor ] portrays Hagrid in all eight '']'' films.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bernabe \|first=Angeline Jane \|date=14 October 2022 \|title=Robbie Coltrane, known for role as Hagrid in 'Harry Potter' films, dies at 72 \|url=https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/robbie-coltrane-role-hagrid-harry-potter-films-dies-91517376 \|access-date=2024-08-09 \|website=Good Morning America \|language=en}}</ref> Rowling had wanted Coltrane for the role from the start.<ref name="accioquote">{{cite news \|last=Alderson \|first=Andrew \|date=4 November 2001 \|title='They really do look as I'd imagined they would inside my head' \|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1361446/They-really-do-look-as-Id-imagined-they-would-inside-my-head.html \|url-access=subscription \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1361446/They-really-do-look-as-Id-imagined-they-would-inside-my-head.html \|archive-date=12 January 2022 \|access-date=13 March 2007 \|newspaper=]}}</ref> ] was interested in the part, but was rejected because the film series had an "all-British and Irish cast" policy.<ref name="HPcasting">{{cite news \|title=The Hilarious Reason Daniel Radcliffe Was Cast As Harry Potter \|date=31 December 2016 \|access-date=31 December 2016 \|first=Bill \|last=Bradley \|newspaper=] \|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/2016/12/30/the-hilarious-reason-daniel-radcliffe-was-cast-as-harry-potter/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161231142247/http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/2016/12/30/the-hilarious-reason-daniel-radcliffe-was-cast-as-harry-potter/ \|archive-date=31 December 2016 \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Robin Williams turned down for Potter \|date=15 November 2001 \|access-date=31 December 2016 \|newspaper=] \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2001/nov/15/news2 \|publisher=Media Limited}}</ref> Coltrane had read the ''Harry Potter'' novels to his son and was already a fan of them.<ref name="ew" /> Rowling discussed Hagrid's past and future with Coltrane to help him prepare for the role.<ref name="ew">{{cite news \|url=http://ew.com/article/2001/09/14/harry-potter-comes-alive/ \|title=Inside Harry Potter – It May Be a Movie about a Tyro Wizard and His Magical Adventures, but Bringing Harry Potter to the Big Screen Took Real Muggle Might, No Hocus-Pocus about It \|access-date=31 December 2016 \|date=14 September 2001 \|first1=Jeff \|last1=Jensen \|last2=Fierman \|first2=Daniel \|magazine=]}}</ref><ref>{{cite interview \|last=Rowling \|first=J. K. \|subject-link= \|interviewer=] \|title=JK Rowling interview in full \|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/tv_film/newsid_1634000/1634994.stm \|access-date=31 December 2016 \|work=] \|publisher=] \|date=2 November 2001}}</ref> She commended him for his ability to portray both the loveable and comic side of Hagrid and the "toughness underneath".<ref name="accioquote" /> Coltrane said that being part of the ''Harry Potter'' franchise is "a fantastic thing".<ref>{{cite news \|last=Wylie \|first=Ian \|date=24 September 2006 \|title=Harry Potter and the Personal Demons \|url=http://blogs.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/ianwylie/2006/09/harry_potter_and_the_personal.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090829142611/http://blogs.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/ianwylie/2006/09/harry_potter_and_the_personal.html \|archive-date=29 August 2009 \|newspaper=]}}</ref>

			Former English ] player ] portrayed Hagrid as a stunt performer in longer shots due to his large size to emphasise Hagrid's height. Bayfield also appeared as a young Hagrid in '']''.
	In '']'', Harry inherits Buckbeak, and allows Hagrid to look after him again. To avoid suspicion from the Ministry of Magic, he is given the alias Witherwings (Hagrid also calls Buckbeak by the nickname "Beaky"). A fiercely loyal creature, Buckbeak chased away Professor Snape from Harry by slashing his claws at the end of ''Half-Blood Prince''. Buckbeak also features in the Battle of Hogwarts at the end of '']'' leading the Hogwarts' ]s against Voldemort's giants.

			English actor Greg Draven portrayed Hagrid as an acting double in rollercoaster '']'' pre-show. Draven's performance was required due to Coltrane's poor health at the time of filming.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=O'Shea \|first=Lucy \|date=2020-03-24 \|title=Geminio: Greg Draven on Being Hagrid's Body Double \|url=https://www.mugglenet.com/2020/03/geminio-greg-draven-on-being-hagrids-body-double/ \|access-date=2022-10-15 \|website=MuggleNet \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>Michelle Marshall, , ''The Express''</ref>
	===Fang===
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	'''Fang''' is a large boarhound who, aside from his enormous size, appears to be an entirely ordinary dog. While Fang's appearance is intimidating, he is, in Hagrid's words, "a bloody coward." Boisterous and loving with people he knows, he seems especially fond of Harry and at times, Hermione. Fang, like Hagrid, is not as fierce as he looks. He seems to enjoy licking Harry, Ron, or Hermione around the face or ears, as he is mentioned attempting to do it in many of the trio's visits to Hagrid's house.

			==Characterisation==
	In '']'' he accompanied Harry, Hagrid, Draco Malfoy, Hermione and Neville into the Forbidden Forest to look for an injured unicorn. In the following book, '']'', he joined Harry and Ron into the forest where he was scared stiff of both the gigantic acromantula and Arthur Weasley's flying Ford Anglia.

			===Outward appearance===
	In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, some escaping Death Eaters set fire to Hagrid's hut while Fang was inside, but Harry put out the fire with his wand before Fang was hurt.
			In ''Philosopher's Stone'', Hagrid is described as being twice as tall as the average man and nearly five times as wide (later novels call him three times as wide). In the ] of ''Philosopher's Stone'', his height is {{height\|ft=8\|in=6\|abbr=no}}.

			===Personality===
	In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Fang and Hagrid participate in the Battle of Hogwarts, though Fang's exact involvement is unknown. He is last seen running away after a shattered vase frightens him.
			Hagrid has a friendly, softhearted personality and is easily driven to tears. He is very loyal to his peers, especially Dumbledore, to whom he refers as the greatest wizard in the world multiple times. As first seen in ''Philosopher's Stone'', he becomes extremely angry whenever anyone insults Dumbledore around him (a mistake made by ], who called Dumbledore a "crackpot old fool"). He is also very loyal to Harry, suffered several times during the series because of this loyalty, and had to go into hiding twice to avoid prison. Rowling says of Hagrid, "Hagrid was always supposed to be this almost elemental force. He's like the king of the forest, or the ]. He's this semi-wild person who lives on the edge of the forest".<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2006-09-25 \|title=J.K.Rowling Video Clip Features More on Hagrid and Robbie Coltrane \|url=http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/2006/09/25/j-k-rowling-video-clip-features-more-on-hagrid-and-robbie-coltrane/ \|access-date=2022-11-02 \|website=The-Leaky-Cauldron.org}}</ref>

			===Magical abilities and skills===
	A boarhound is any of various large dogs, especially the ], used originally for hunting wild ]s.<ref></ref> However, in the films, Fang is portrayed by a ].
			Following his expulsion from Hogwarts, the Ministry of Magic broke Hagrid's oak wand and forbade him to perform magic.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/extrastuff_view.cfm?id=18 \|title=Section: Extra Stuff \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110623035018/http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/extrastuff_view.cfm?id=18 \|archive-date=23 June 2011 \|last=Rowling \|first=JK \|author-link=JK Rowling \|work=] \|url-status=dead}}</ref> Hagrid keeps the pieces of his wand in a pink umbrella, and performs small spells from time to time; however, he was technically forbidden to do magic until the third book, and since he is not a fully qualified wizard, he "will always be a bit inept" as compared to other adult wizards,{{Citation needed\|date=August 2022}} but "occasionally surprises everyone, himself included, by bringing off more impressive bits of magic".<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/JKRWorldBookDay2004.html \|title=J.K. Rowling's World Book Day Chat: March 4, 2004 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040313082316/https://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/JKRWorldBookDay2004.html \|archive-date=13 March 2004 \|website=] \|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, he is unable to produce a Patronus.<ref>{{cite news \|last=O'Connor \|first=Roisin \|title=JK Rowling reveals Harry Potter character Hagrid could not produce Patronus \|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/jk-rowling-reveals-harry-potter-character-hagrid-could-not-produce-a-patronus-10475057.html \|newspaper=] \|access-date=4 May 2017 \|date=27 August 2015}}</ref> He also has magical abilities that stem from his giant blood. For example, in ''Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'', many of the stunning spells thrown at him by Ministry officials simply bounce off him. Also, being half-giant gives Hagrid some level of superhuman strength, which allowed him to bend the barrel of a shotgun with one hand.
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			Being a half-giant, he is less vulnerable to jinxes and spells than full-humans. In ''Order of the Phoenix'', when Umbridge and some other wizards come to remove him from Hogwarts he fights back. They try to jinx and stun him, but the spells just bounce off him because of giant-inherited resistance to magic. Hagrid also shows this resilience at the end of ''Half-Blood Prince'', during the chapter ''Flight of the Prince'', withstanding a Death Eater's powerful curses. Some potions are also ineffective with him, such as ], which is designed for human-only use.<ref>{{HP7ref}}, chapter 5</ref>
	===Fluffy===
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	'''Fluffy''' is a giant three-headed ] used by Hagrid to guard the trapdoor leading to the underground chamber where the ] is hidden in ''Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone''. The only way to get past Fluffy is lull him to sleep by playing music.

			== Analysis ==
	In the book '']'', Harry, Ron, and Hermione accidentally run into Fluffy after running from caretaker ]. At Halloween, Harry and Ron witness Snape entering the door to Fluffy's chamber, and for the next few days he has a pronounced limp and is overheard saying "How are you meant to keep your eyes on all three heads at once?" However, it is later revealed that he followed ] into the chamber. Later, Professor Quirrell gets past Fluffy by playing a ], while Harry, Ron, and Hermione use a ] that had been given to Harry by Hagrid because Fluffy falls asleep to music.
			In her article "Harry's Fame", Rosemary Goring notes the ] is an influence on Rowling's work, and Hagrid is the only character that is "directly drawn from the Forest of Dean". According to Goring, Hagrid's "dropped word-endings are a ] speciality." She also claims that Hagrid is physically "modeled on the Welsh chapter of ] who'd swoop down on the town and hog the bar, 'huge mountains of leather and hair".<ref>{{cite web \|last=Goring \|first=Rosemary \|date=17 January 1999 \|title=Harry's Fame \|url=http://www.accio-quote.org/articles/1999/0199-scotlandsunday-goring.html \|access-date=11 April 2018 \|newspaper=]}}</ref>

			==In popular culture==
	Fluffy is based on ], the three-headed dog from ] that guards the gates to the ]. As with Fluffy, Cerberus was lulled to sleep with music by ].
			In ]'s '']'' show, Hagrid appeared in a sketch called "Louis Potter and the Philosopher's Scone", in which he was portrayed by Robbie Coltrane himself.<ref>{{cite web \|title=BBC One press release \|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2002/03_march/14/entertainment.pdf \|year=2001 \|access-date=20 May 2007\|work=]}}</ref> Hagrid is also parodied in ''Harry Potter and the Secret Chamberpot of Azerbaijan'', a story released by ] in 2003, and he was played by ].<ref>{{cite web \|title=Harry Potter and the Secret Chamberpot of Azerbaijan \|work=] \|url=http://www.tv.com/french-and-saunders/harry-potter-and-the-secret-chamberpot-of-azerbaijan/episode/255720/summary.html \|access-date=8 July 2007 \|date=14 March 2003 \|archive-date=2 November 2012 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102173132/http://www.tv.com/shows/french-and-saunders/harry-potter-and-the-secret-chamberpot-of-azerbaijan-255720/ \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=Harry Potter and the Secret Chamberpot of Azerbaijan \|work=] \|url=http://www.frenchandsaunders.com/rnd03/lineup/0302192116.shtml \|access-date=8 July 2007 \|publisher=]}}</ref> Hagrid also appears in the parody stage production ''Harry Potter and the Obnoxious Voice'', interacting with Draco Malfoy and a ].<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.angelfire.com/scifi/theaterscripts/harrypotter-obnoxiousvoice.html \|title=Harry Potter and the Obnoxious Voice \|work=] \|last=Jaquish \|first=Jeannette}}</ref>

			Hagrid makes an appearance in the theme park attraction ] at ] in ], ] and ]. A new rollercoaster, ], opened at ]'s ] theme park on 13 June 2019, replacing the ] dual roller coasters and is themed around Hagrid and his love for magical creatures.
	In the book, Hagrid acquires Fluffy from a Greek he meets in a ], while in the film Hagrid says he got Fluffy from an Irish person instead. ] says when he wrote the script it said "Greek," but was changed somewhere down the line. ] was asked in an ] what happened to Fluffy after he was no longer needed to protect the Stone. She said Fluffy was released into the Forbidden Forest.
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			==Notes==
	===Norbert (Norberta)===
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	'''Norbert''', later renamed '''Norberta''', is a Norwegian Ridgeback dragon that Hagrid had acquired as an egg from a mysterious, hooded stranger, who turned out to be Lord Voldemort who had concealed himself in the body of Hogwarts' (then) current Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher, Professor Quirrell. The ] classifies dragon eggs as Class A Non-Tradeable goods. Hagrid helps the dragon hatch from the egg. Norbert becomes very dangerous and much bigger in the weeks following, so Harry, Ron, and Hermione finally persuade Hagrid to give her to Ron's older brother Charlie, who is studying dragons in Romania. While helping Hagrid take care of his new pet, Ron is bitten and is in the Hogwarts hospital wing the night Charlie's friends come to collect the dragon. Harry and Hermione take Norbert up in a crate under Harry's invisibility cloak. However, Malfoy also sneaks out in the dead of night and is caught by Professor McGonagall. After Norbert is taken away by Charlie's friends, Hermione and Harry are also caught, as is Neville who was found lurking in the corridors on his way to warn them about Malfoy. Norbert is frequently mentioned throughout the rest of the series. Most of Norbert's story was cut out of ''the Philosopher's Stone'' film for time reasons.

	In '']'', Charlie Weasley revealed to Hagrid that Norbert was actually female, and had been renamed ''Norberta''. Charlie notes that female dragons are more vicious than the males.
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			*{{cite journal\|last=Hugosson\|first=Annika\|year=2021\|title=The "Care" of Magical Creatures? A Moral Critique of the Animal Lover Trope in ''Harry Potter''\|journal=]\|volume=11\|issue=2\|pages=60–72\|doi=10.5406/janimalethics.11.2.0060 \|jstor=10.5406/janimalethics.11.2.0060\|s2cid=246643624 }}
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			* {{cite web \|last1=Linder \|first1=Brian \|last2=Pirrello \|first2=Phil \|last3=Goldman \|first3=Eric \|last4=Fowler \|first4=Matt \|date=14 July 2009 \|title=Top 25 Harry Potter Characters \|url=http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/100/1002569p3.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319140052/http://uk.ign.com/articles/2014/07/11/top-25-harry-potter-characters \|archive-date=19 March 2016 \|access-date=3 April 2011 \|work=]}}
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			* {{cite web \|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2010/11/03/the-top-10-harry-potter-characters \|title=The Top 10 Harry Potter Characters \|first=Joe \|last=Utichi \|date=3 November 2010 \|work=IGN \|access-date=3 April 2011 }}
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Fictional character

Rubeus Hagrid
Harry Potter character
Robbie Coltrane as Hagrid
First appearance	Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (1997)
Last appearance	Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (2016)
Created by	J. K. Rowling
Portrayed by	Robbie Coltrane Martin Bayfield
In-universe information
Species	Half-giant
Family	Fridwulfa (mother) Grawp (half-brother)
Nationality	British
House	Gryffindor
Born	6 December 1928

Rubeus Hagrid (/ˈhæɡrɪd/) is a fictional character in the Harry Potter series of novels by J. K. Rowling. He was introduced in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) as a half-giant who is the gamekeeper and groundskeeper at the wizarding school Hogwarts. He is a member of the Order of the Phoenix and eventually becomes the Care of Magical Creatures professor. Hagrid is portrayed by Robbie Coltrane in all eight Harry Potter films.

Creation and development

Rubeus Hagrid was one of the first characters Rowling created. In a 1999 interview, she explained that the name "Hagrid" is an Old English word. She said it means "you'd had a bad night" and she explained that Hagrid "has a lot of bad nights" due to his heavy drinking. In Latin, "Rubeus" means "red", and was chosen because Rowling conceived of Hagrid as an "earthy, warm and physical man".

The character of Hagrid and conversations between him, Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger in his hut are expository through the series, due to the fact that the trio frequently discover things about Albus Dumbledore and Hogwarts by talking with Hagrid, as he has a habit of letting slip bits of information that were specifically confided to him. He was also one of the first characters to imply that the idea of thinking of wizards as "pure-bloods" and "half-bloods" is a dated concept.

Rowling has stated in an interview that Hagrid was in Gryffindor house during his time as a student. When he comes into possession of an acromantula, he is expelled from Hogwarts as his pet is believed to be the "monster of Slytherin". However, persuaded by Dumbledore (who at the time was Transfiguration teacher), Headmaster Armando Dippet agrees to train Hagrid as gamekeeper, allowing the boy to remain at Hogwarts. By the time Harry attends Hogwarts, Hagrid is also the Keeper of Keys and Grounds: the former, according to Rowling, means "that he will let you in and out of Hogwarts." Part of his job includes leading the first years across the lake in boats, upon their initial arrival at Hogwarts.

When discussing the killing off of characters in her books, Rowling said that she always knew she was "working towards the point where Hagrid carried Harry out alive – but supposedly dead – out of the forest". She said she had planned from very early on that Harry would walk to his death accompanied by the 'ghosts', and that "he would emerge in Hagrid's arms". In her own words, "that's what always kept Hagrid safe". She said "Hagrid would have been a natural to kill in some ways", but that the mental image of this moment – a big fatherly Hagrid carrying the limp Harry in his arms – was so strong it decided his fate. Although some fans were afraid that Hagrid would die in the final novel, Rowling had always planned for him to survive. She also liked the circular notion of Hagrid both bringing Harry into the world, and then bringing him back from the dead. During an interview in 2007, when asked if Hagrid did marry, Rowling answered that Hagrid developed a relationship with a giantess but it did not work out.

Appearances

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Hagrid is introduced in the opening chapter of the first novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (1997). Following the murder of James and Lily Potter by Lord Voldemort, Albus Dumbledore entrusts Hagrid with the infant Harry Potter, who survived Voldemort's attack. Ten years later, Hagrid brings the Philosopher's Stone from Gringotts Wizarding Bank to Hogwarts, where it is guarded by an enormous three-headed dog named Fluffy. Dumbledore also gives Hagrid the task of locating Harry and helping him buy school supplies for his first year at Hogwarts.

Later in the novel, a hooded person—Professor Quirinus Quirrell in disguise—gives Hagrid a dragon egg in exchange for details about Fluffy. Harry and his friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger are also curious about Fluffy, and Hagrid lets slip that the way to get past him is to play music. When Harry and his friends decide to seek the Philosopher's Stone, they soothe Fluffy to sleep with a flute which Hagrid carved for Harry. When the dragon egg hatches, the three friends assist Hagrid by helping to remove the baby dragon Norbert, who is taken to a dragon sanctuary in Romania.

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Hagrid returns in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (1998). The novel reveals that Hagrid was a student at Hogwarts at the same time as Tom Riddle, the wizard who later became Voldemort. Hagrid was expelled after being caught in the company of Aragog, a gigantic spider. It was believed that Aragog was responsible for mysterious attacks upon students, and that Hagrid had released him from the Chamber of Secrets. The belief of Hagrid's guilt was encouraged by Riddle, the actual criminal, who had been using a different monster—a Basilisk—to assault students. In Chamber of Secrets, the Basilisk is unleashed again and Hagrid, seemingly guilty once more, is sent to the wizard prison Azkaban. Before being arrested, Hagrid tells Harry and Ron to follow spiders into the Forbidden Forest so they can meet Aragog and discover the truth about the monster. After Harry defeats the Basilisk in the Chamber of Secrets, Hagrid is freed from prison.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Hagrid becomes the Care of Magical Creatures professor at Hogwarts in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (1999). He was cleared of wrongdoing after the events of the previous novel, and is now allowed to perform magic. During his first class, he introduces Buckbeak and other hippogriffs to the students. After Draco Malfoy provokes Buckbeak, the hippogriff attacks him. As a result, the Ministry of Magic sentences Buckbeak to death. Near the end of the book, Hermione and Harry use a Time-Turner to save Buckbeak from execution.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2000), it is revealed that Hagrid is a half-giant. His mother was the giantess Fridwulfa, and his father was a human wizard. Hagrid's parentage is exposed in the Daily Prophet newspaper by the tabloid journalist Rita Skeeter, who portrays Hagrid as dangerous and incompetent. Hagrid is deeply affected by her article and attempts to resign from his position, but Dumbledore will not accept his resignation. During the course of the novel, Hagrid develops a romantic interest in Olympe Maxime, the towering headmistress of the French wizarding school Beauxbatons.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Hagrid is absent during the first part of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2003). He later reveals to Harry, Ron and Hermione that he and Madame Maxime travelled across Europe together on a mission to find giants and convince them to ally themselves with Dumbledore. However, Death Eaters managed to bring the giants to Voldemort's side. Hagrid was attacked by giants during the mission, and saved by Maxime. During the journey, Maxime became exasperated with Grawp, Hagrid's giant half-brother whom he was attempting to bring with them. Hagrid introduces Grawp to Harry and Hermione, and asks them to supervise him when Hagrid leaves Hogwarts. During the course of the novel, the High Inquisitor of Hogwarts Dolores Umbridge supervises classes and seeks an excuse to fire Hagrid. Eventually, Umbridge and other Ministry of Magic officials attempt to arrest him, but he manages to escape. He is later reinstated as a professor.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Harry, Ron, and Hermione are no longer Care of Magical Creatures students in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2005). Hagrid is both angry and disappointed, but he realises that it is not because they do not like him. When Aragog dies, Hagrid gives the spider a proper funeral. Afterwards, Hagrid and Professor Horace Slughorn drink large quantities of Firewhisky, which allows Harry the opportunity to retrieve an important memory from Slughorn. Towards the end of the novel, Death Eaters attack Hogwarts and set fire to Hagrid's hut as he tries to fight them.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (2007), Hagrid is part of the Order of the Phoenix delegation assigned to transport Harry to the Burrow. Hagrid takes Harry on his flying motorcycle, but the journey goes awry when the delegation is ambushed by Death Eaters. Hagrid and Harry manage to arrive at the Burrow after being attacked by Voldemort himself. When the Death Eaters take over Hogwarts, Hagrid is driven into hiding in the mountains. Later, during the Battle of Hogwarts, Hagrid is carried off by a swarm of spiders after attempting to protect them. He is later captured by Death Eaters and brought into the Forbidden Forest, where Harry intends to sacrifice himself to Voldemort. Harry seems to die at Voldemort's hand, and Hagrid carries his body back to Hogwarts. When Harry is revealed to be alive, Hagrid participates in the second part of the battle. He injures Walden Macnair, the executioner who nearly executed Buckbeak.

In the epilogue of Deathly Hallows, set nineteen years after Voldemort's death, Hagrid is still at Hogwarts. He invites Harry's son Albus Severus Potter to his hut for tea. According to Rowling, Hagrid acts as a guardian and guide for Harry throughout the series. She was planning for him to carry Harry to Hogwarts in Deathly Hallows before Philosopher's Stone was even published.

Portrayal in film

The Scottish actor Robbie Coltrane portrays Hagrid in all eight Harry Potter films. Rowling had wanted Coltrane for the role from the start. Robin Williams was interested in the part, but was rejected because the film series had an "all-British and Irish cast" policy. Coltrane had read the Harry Potter novels to his son and was already a fan of them. Rowling discussed Hagrid's past and future with Coltrane to help him prepare for the role. She commended him for his ability to portray both the loveable and comic side of Hagrid and the "toughness underneath". Coltrane said that being part of the Harry Potter franchise is "a fantastic thing".

Former English rugby union player Martin Bayfield portrayed Hagrid as a stunt performer in longer shots due to his large size to emphasise Hagrid's height. Bayfield also appeared as a young Hagrid in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.

English actor Greg Draven portrayed Hagrid as an acting double in rollercoaster Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure pre-show. Draven's performance was required due to Coltrane's poor health at the time of filming.

Characterisation

Outward appearance

In Philosopher's Stone, Hagrid is described as being twice as tall as the average man and nearly five times as wide (later novels call him three times as wide). In the film version of Philosopher's Stone, his height is 8 feet 6 inches (2.59 metres).

Personality

Hagrid has a friendly, softhearted personality and is easily driven to tears. He is very loyal to his peers, especially Dumbledore, to whom he refers as the greatest wizard in the world multiple times. As first seen in Philosopher's Stone, he becomes extremely angry whenever anyone insults Dumbledore around him (a mistake made by Vernon Dursley, who called Dumbledore a "crackpot old fool"). He is also very loyal to Harry, suffered several times during the series because of this loyalty, and had to go into hiding twice to avoid prison. Rowling says of Hagrid, "Hagrid was always supposed to be this almost elemental force. He's like the king of the forest, or the Green Man. He's this semi-wild person who lives on the edge of the forest".

Magical abilities and skills

Following his expulsion from Hogwarts, the Ministry of Magic broke Hagrid's oak wand and forbade him to perform magic. Hagrid keeps the pieces of his wand in a pink umbrella, and performs small spells from time to time; however, he was technically forbidden to do magic until the third book, and since he is not a fully qualified wizard, he "will always be a bit inept" as compared to other adult wizards, but "occasionally surprises everyone, himself included, by bringing off more impressive bits of magic". However, he is unable to produce a Patronus. He also has magical abilities that stem from his giant blood. For example, in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, many of the stunning spells thrown at him by Ministry officials simply bounce off him. Also, being half-giant gives Hagrid some level of superhuman strength, which allowed him to bend the barrel of a shotgun with one hand.

Being a half-giant, he is less vulnerable to jinxes and spells than full-humans. In Order of the Phoenix, when Umbridge and some other wizards come to remove him from Hogwarts he fights back. They try to jinx and stun him, but the spells just bounce off him because of giant-inherited resistance to magic. Hagrid also shows this resilience at the end of Half-Blood Prince, during the chapter Flight of the Prince, withstanding a Death Eater's powerful curses. Some potions are also ineffective with him, such as Polyjuice Potion, which is designed for human-only use.

Analysis

In her article "Harry's Fame", Rosemary Goring notes the Forest of Dean is an influence on Rowling's work, and Hagrid is the only character that is "directly drawn from the Forest of Dean". According to Goring, Hagrid's "dropped word-endings are a Chepstow speciality." She also claims that Hagrid is physically "modeled on the Welsh chapter of Hells Angels who'd swoop down on the town and hog the bar, 'huge mountains of leather and hair".

In popular culture

In Alistair McGowan's Big Impression show, Hagrid appeared in a sketch called "Louis Potter and the Philosopher's Scone", in which he was portrayed by Robbie Coltrane himself. Hagrid is also parodied in Harry Potter and the Secret Chamberpot of Azerbaijan, a story released by Comic Relief in 2003, and he was played by Ronnie Corbett. Hagrid also appears in the parody stage production Harry Potter and the Obnoxious Voice, interacting with Draco Malfoy and a dementor.

Hagrid makes an appearance in the theme park attraction Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Orlando, Japan and Hollywood. A new rollercoaster, Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure, opened at Universal Orlando's Islands of Adventure theme park on 13 June 2019, replacing the Dragon Challenge dual roller coasters and is themed around Hagrid and his love for magical creatures.

Notes

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
Harry Potter film series
Chamber of Secrets (teenager)

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