Professor Rubeus-Hagrid's Hut

Hagrid's Hut served as a home to Rubeus Hagrid (and some of his pets, including Fang) during his years as Gamekeeper and teaching at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It was also the home of at least one preceding gamekeeper in the 1890s.It was a small wooden cabin located outside of Hogwarts Castle, on the edge of the Forbidden Forest. Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley were amongst the Hogwarts students who regularly visited Hagrid in his hut.
==History==
At some point in or before the 1980s, Hagrid tried using the Fire-Breathing Potion, and his hut nearly burned down.
===1991–1992===
The 1991–1992 school year was Harry Potter's first year in Hogwarts, along with Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. They visited Hagrid's hut occasionally and in April of 1992, the trio saw a dragon, a Norwegian Ridgeback, for the first time which hatched from an egg. Hagrid named it Norbert.On the same night, they noticed Draco Malfoy sneaking from the window of Hagrid's hut and listening to their discussion. The four students received detention for being out of bed late at night. As punishment, they had to go to the Forbidden Forest with Hagrid. Argus Filch escorted the four from the castle to Hagrid's cabin and they split into two groups.
===1992–1993===
Minister for Magic, Cornelius Fudge and Draco's father, Lucius Malfoy along with Prof. Dumbledore visited the hut to discuss the incident of the re-opening of the Chamber of Secrets. The Ministry decided to send Hagrid to Azkaban prison. They assumed that Hagrid was the one who re-opened the Chamber. Unnoticed by the Minister and Draco's father, Harry and Ron hid inside the Invisibility cloak and were present in Hagrid's hut. Before Hagrid's departure, he instructed Ron and Harry to "...follow the spiders." and reminded them to feed Fang.
==Interior==
There was only one room inside, with hams and pheasants hanging from the ceiling. There was also a fireplace where, most of the time, a copper kettle was used to boil water. In the corner stood a massive bed with a patchwork quilt over it. Sometimes, when Hagrid did not use his personal belongings, including his pink umbrella, his moleskin coat, and his crossbow, he kept those items inside the hut. Other items found inside the hut were ingredients for foods and items used by him in teaching Care of Magical Creatures.
==Behind the scenes==
*In , it is stated that the hut is made of wood, but in the films, it is made of stone.
*In the first two films, the hut is made up of only one room and is located close to the entrance to the Bell Towers and Greenhouses. From the third film onwards, the hut is expanded to now feature two rooms and its location moves down the hill to the back to the castle, halfway between the Entrance Gates and the Stone Circle and now features a pumpkin patch next to it.
*In , production designer Stuart Craig revealed that the appearance and location of the hut as seen from and subsequent films was closer to his original design for the hut, which had been compromised for the first two films due to the scenes being filmed in a small patch of land outside the studio, rather than on location in Scotland.
*A possible explanation for this change, in-universe, could be that Hagrid was promoted to new bigger living quarters closer to the castle after taking up the post of Professor of Care of Magical Creatures enabling him to perform both his teaching and grounds-keeping duties easily.
*A Special Feature on the 2-Disc DVD of allows viewers to tour the inside of Hagrid's hut.
*There is an exact replica of Hagrid's hut built in at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida.MuggleNet: Hagrid's Hut at Wizarding World park
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==Notes and references==
Category:Rarely Known Care of Real Magical Creatures
Category:Foundables
Category:Hogwarts School Grounds
Category:Houses
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