Hagrid's Hut

**Hagrid's Hut** is a small wooden hut on the edge of the Forbidden Forest belonging to Rubeus Hagrid, the Keeper of Keys and Grounds at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It appears throughout the *Harry Potter book series*.

The hut is a place for Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger to hang out throughout their time at Hogwarts. Hagrid has pets who live at the Hut including Fang, Norberta and Buckbeak.

## About

The small wooden Hut has one room that contains the kitchen, bedroom and living room. The kitchen at one point has hams and pheasants hanging from the ceiling, a copper kettle that is boiled over the fireplace and a wooden table. In the corner is a large bed. There is a vegetable patch outside. It is down a sloping lawn if you are approaching it out of Hogwarts School.

## History

In September 1991, Hagrid invited Harry Potter and Ron Weasley for the first time to have tea. He had put a crossbow and a pair of boots by the front door, presumably for work. Fang was barking at the door when they knocked.

Later, Hagrid asked them round for the second time at the end of Harry's first Quidditch game, and they took Hermione Granger for the first time. They had a chat about who was responsible for jinxing Harry's broom and they spoke about Fluffy, to Hagrid's shock because they should not have known about him. He then told them by accident that what he was guarding was known only to Albus Dumbledore and Nicolas Flamel.

In spring 1992, Hagrid "won" a dragon egg. Even though the Hut was wooden and it was illegal to have a pet dragon, he wanted to keep it. He kept the Hut very warm, even in hot weather, and sent a note to Harry, Ron and Hermione when it was about to hatch. They named the dragon Norbert, but Draco had watched them from the window. Worried he would tell, Hagrid kept Norbert for a couple of weeks, but he had to let Charlie Weasley take the dragon to a sanctuary before other people found out about it.

In September 1992, Hagrid grew pumpkins in the vegetable patch by using the Engorgement Charm even though he should not technically be using a wand. In April 1993, Hagrid was visited by Harry and Ron who wanted to know if he opened the Chamber of Secrets the first time. Cornelius Fudge and Professor Dumbledore soon dropped by and Fudge took Hagrid to Azkaban, leaving Fang behind and banging at the door.

In September 1993, Hagrid was teaching Care of Magical Creatures and students had to find Hagrid by the Hut before their lessons. Harry, Ron and Hermione visited Hagrid the evening of their first lesson because of an incident involving Buckbeak, a Hippogriff. Hagrid had a pewter tankard to drink beer and was drunk. He soon started letting Buckbeak live in the Hut. In December, Harry, Ron and Hermione went to Hagrid's Hut and found him crying. He had just found out that Buckbeak was going to be investigated by the Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 8
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 6
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 7
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 11
5. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 11
6. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 14
7. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 14