Professor Rubeus Hagrid

> I would trust Hagrid with my life.
>
> Albus Dumbledore's trust in Hagrid, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

**Professor Rubeus Hagrid** (b. ***6 December*** ***1928***) was an ***English*** ***half-giant*** ***wizard***, son of ***Mr Hagrid*** and the giantess ***Fridwulfa***, and elder half-brother of the giant ***Grawp***. Hagrid stood at eleven feet, six inches tall.

## Relationships

### Family

* Mr Hagrid (father) †
* Fridwulfa (mother) †
* Grawp (maternal half-brother)
* Grawp's father (step-father)
* Jim Hamilton (possible relation)

## Naming Info Details

### Alias

* Hagger (by Grawp)
* Hagrid (by the Trio and the teachers of Hogwarts)

## Biographical Description Information

### Place Of Biography

Forest of DeanWest Country England, Great Britain

## Physical Appearance Description

### Occupation

* Keeper of Keys and Grounds at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (c. 1968-?)
* Professor of Care of Magical Creatures at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (1993-1995; 1996-?)

## Possession And Paraphernalias

Hagrid attended ***Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry*** in ***1940*** and was sorted into ***Gryffindor*** house. In Hagrid's ***third year***, he was framed by Tom Riddle for the crime of opening the Chamber of Secrets and using his pet Acromantula to attack several ***Muggle-born*** students and eventually killing one of them. Though ***Hagrid's wand*** was snapped and he was expelled, he was trained as ***gamekeeper*** of Hogwarts and allowed to live on the school grounds at the request of Albus Dumbledore.

In ***1991***, Hagrid was given the task of reintroducing Harry Potter to the wizarding world. In 1993, Hagrid would assume the post of ***Care of Magical Creatures*** professor after the retirement of ***Professor Silvanus Kettleburn***. As a member of both the original and the reinstated Order of the Phoenix, Hagrid fought in several battles of the First wizarding war.

It can be assumed that Hagrid kept in contact with the trio after the war. By ***2017*** he was still living, and presumably still teaching and tending to his gamekeeping duties at Hogwarts. When Harry's son, ***Albus Severus***, started school he invited him for tea, just as Hagrid had done for his father and his friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger.

## Biography

### Early life (1928–1940)

> My dad was broken-hearted when she wen'. Tiny little bloke, my dad was. By the time I was six I could lift him up an' put him on top o' the dresser if he annoyed me. Used ter make him laugh...
>
> Hagrid telling Olympe Maxime about his father, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Hagrid was born on ***6 December*** ***1928*** to ***Mr Hagrid***, a ***wizard***, and Fridwulfa, a ***giantess***, and grew up in the ***West Country*** of ***England***, near the ***Forest of Dean***, where he acquired his distinctive accent.

When Hagrid was about three, his mother returned to her ***giant colony***, leaving his father to raise him alone. Hagrid said he had very few memories of his mother from his childhood, but remembered his father fondly; as a ***half-giant***, he overtook his father in size by the age of six, and amused the "*tiny*" wizard by picking him up and setting him on top of a dresser when Hagrid was annoyed with him. Later, when talking to Harry, Ron, and Hermione about the death of his mother, Hagrid admitted that she was not a great mother at all. He grew to an height of eleven and a half feet tall, immense by human standards but very small by giant standards.

### Hogwarts years (1940–1943)

**Tom Riddle**: "*Evening, Hagrid. I'm going to have to turn you in, Hagrid. I don't think you meant to kill anyone. But...*"
**Rubeus Hagrid**: "*You can’t! You don’t understand.*"
**Tom Riddle**: "*The dead girl's parents will be here tomorrow. The least Hogwarts can do is make sure that the thing that killed their daughter is slaughtered…*"
**Rubeus Hagrid**: "*It wasn't him! Aragog never killed no one'! Never!*"
**Tom Riddle**: "*Monsters don't make good pets. Hagrid. () Now stand aside.*"
**Rubeus Hagrid**: "*No.*"
**Tom Riddle**: "*Stand aside, Hagrid*"
**Rubeus Hagrid**: "*No!*"
— Tom Riddle framing Hagrid for having opened the Chamber of Secrets[src]

Hagrid's father was thrilled when his son was accepted at ***Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry***, where Hagrid began his education in ***1940*** in which he was Sorted into Gryffindor House. During his ***third year***, Hagrid acquired one in what would be a long line of dangerous ***pets***: a young ***Acromantula*** which he named Aragog.

   That same year, fifth-year student Tom Marvolo Riddle, who would go on to become Lord Voldemort, opened the Chamber of Secrets and unleashed another monster, which Riddle used to attack and petrify a number of ***Muggle-born*** students until he finally caused the death of a girl named Myrtle Warren. When the school was threatened with closing, a consequence highly undesired by Riddle, the boy found out about Aragog and turned Hagrid in as the culprit. It likely didn't help that Hagrid had a habit of getting into trouble every other week; he'd once tried raising ***werewolf*** cubs under his bed and was known to sneak off into the ***Forbidden Forest*** to wrestle trolls (both of these statements were likely exaggerations on Riddle's part however). Hagrid protected Aragog and helped him flee to the Forbidden Forest; however, he was shortly thereafter expelled from Hogwarts, a fate that he was relieved that his father never knew of, having died during Hagrid's second year.

Following his expulsion, the ***Ministry of Magic*** forbade Hagrid from practising magic and destroyed his ***wand***. The then-***Transfiguration*** teacher Albus Dumbledore, who was convinced that Hagrid was innocent, nonetheless convinced then-Headmaster ***Armando Dippet*** to have Hagrid trained for the job of ***Gamekeeper*** and allow the orphan to remain a resident of the school. Hagrid continued to do magic using his ***pink umbrella***, which most likely contained the broken fragments of his wand, with varying degree of success. At some point after he came of age in ***1945***, Hagrid was entrusted the responsibility of helping out with the security of the school when he was named the school's ***Keeper of the Keys***, in which capacity he was tasked with, among other things, opening the ***Entrance Gates*** to let visitors in and out of the school grounds and escorting new students to the castle for their first-ever arrival at Hogwarts school.

At some point following the graduation of ***Molly Weasley*** around ***1968***, Gamekeeper ***Ogg*** retired or otherwise left the position, and Hagrid officially succeeded him in the role as gamekeeper of the school and took over his duties full-time.

### First Wizarding War (1970–1981)

> No, sir — house was almost destroyed but I got him out all right before the Muggles started swarmin' around. He fell asleep as we was flyin' over Bristol.
>
> Hagrid to Dumbledore on rescuing young Harry Potter in 1981, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

   Sometime in the ***1970s***, Hagrid joined the original Order of the Phoenix. It was a secret organisation founded by Albus Dumbledore to oppose Lord Voldemort and his ***Death Eaters***. The Order was constructed after Voldemort returned to England from abroad and started his campaign to take over the ***Ministry of Magic*** and persecute Muggles and ***Muggle-borns***.
Voldemort's first reign of terror lasted years and turned friends against each other. It was said that during this time it was difficult to trust one another, as you did not know for sure who had gone over to the dark side, partly due to the Death Eaters' access to the Imperius Curse. The Order worked with the Ministry to oppose the Dark Lord and his followers, even allowing ***Aurors*** the use of ***Unforgivable Curses***. Voldemort also had a number of magical dark creatures under his command as well, such as giants.

    At the abrupt end of the First Wizarding War, Albus Dumbledore sent Hagrid to rescue a one-year-old Harry Potter from the ruins of his house in Godric's Hollow, after Lord Voldemort murdered both James and Lily Potter in 1981. Using ***Sirius Black's motorcycle***, he brought Harry Potter to Albus Dumbledore and Minerva McGonagall, who were waiting to deliver the boy to his only remaining family — Lily's ***Muggle*** elder sister, ***Petunia***, and her husband ***Vernon Dursley***. Hagrid was very sad at the thought of James and Lily Potter being dead.

### Between the wars (1981–1995)

**Unidentified seventh-year**: "*Hagrid has saved my life on more than one occasion.*"
**Unidentified first-year**: "*Hagrid was the first person to welcome me to Hogwarts.*"
— Unidentified students reminiscing on Hagrid's actions, Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery

#### Before Meeting Harry Potter

Early in the ***1984–1985 school year***, Hagrid rescued ***Jacob's sibling*** from ***Devil's Snare***. He also met ***Ben Copper***. Around this time, he also got a puppy, which he later named ***Fang***.

Shortly before one of his birthdays, Hagrid lost one of his pets and stopped being as cheerful as he usually was. Around this time, Dumbledore recruited Jacob's sibling to help throw him a huge birthday party to cheer him up and show just how much everyone appreciated him.

#### Meeting Harry Potter

**Hagrid**: "*If he wants ter go, a great Muggle like you won't stop him. Stop Lily an' James Potter's son goin' ter Hogwarts! Yer mad. His name's been down ever since he was born. He's off ter the finest school of witchcraft and wizardry in the world. Seven years there and he won't know himself. He'll be with youngsters of his own sort, fer a change, an' he'll be under the greatest headmaster Hogwarts ever had, Albus Dumbled—*"
**Vernon Dursley**: "*I AM NOT PAYING FOR SOME CRACKPOT OLD FOOL TO TEACH HIM MAGIC TRICKS!*"
**Hagrid**: "*NEVER-INSULT-ALBUS-DUMBLEDORE-IN-FRONT-OF-ME!*"
**Vernon Dursley**: "*Hagrid threatening Vernon Dursley*"
— Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
    After Harry was accepted to Hogwarts in 1991, Hagrid was given the task of finding Harry, as Harry's uncle ***Vernon*** was doing everything in his power to prevent his nephew from receiving his Hogwarts acceptance letter. On Harry's eleventh birthday, Hagrid found the Dursleys and Harry in an isolated Hut-on-the-Rock, and accidentally broke the door down from the force of his knocking. Vernon threatened him with a gun, only for Hagrid to contemptuously seize the gun and twist it into a knot.
Hagrid gave Harry a birthday cake and revealed to Harry that he was a ***wizard***, and several times came close to losing his temper at Vernon due to repeated insults, but lost it entirely when Vernon called Albus Dumbledore, a "crackpot old fool". In retaliation, Hagrid attempted to turn Harry's spoiled cousin, ***Dudley***, ***into a pig***, but only managed to give the boy a pig's tail. Hagrid credited this to Dudley being "*so much like a pig already, there was not much left to do*".

    Once it was confirmed that Harry would be attending Hogwarts, after Hagrid decidedly ignored the Dursleys' protests, he helped Harry find his bearings in the magical world by taking him to ***Diagon Alley***, through the ***Leaky Cauldron***, to buy his school necessities. While in Diagon Alley, Hagrid took Harry to Gringotts Wizarding Bank to withdraw some funds from the Potters' vault, and to retrieve the Philosopher's Stone from high-security Vault 713, to be transported to Hogwarts for even safer keeping. Hagrid also bought ***Hedwig***, a snowy white owl, for Harry's eleventh birthday. He comforted Harry about his upcoming attendance at Hogwarts school and provided him with a ***ticket*** detailing the date, time and place that he would need to catch the ***Hogwarts Express***.

#### Protecting the Philosopher's Stone

> Now, listen to me, all three of yeh — yer meddlin' in things that don' concern yeh. It's dangerous. You forget that dog, an' you forget what it's guardin', that's between Professor Dumbledore an' Nicolas Flamel —
>
> Hagrid trying to convince the trio to stop nosing in about the Philosopher's Stone, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

When news got out that Vault 713 had been broken into (shortly after it had been emptied by Hagrid), Harry, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger quickly realised that whatever Hagrid had moved from ***Gringotts*** to Hogwarts was being hidden in the off-limits ***third-floor corridor*** and guarded by a massive ***three-headed dog***. Hagrid refused to disclose what the vault had contained, but he mentioned that the secret was "*between Professor Dumbledore an' **Nicolas Flamel***".
In the spring of ***1992***, Hagrid met a hooded man (Quirinus Quirrell in disguise) at the ***Hog's Head*** and was enticed to play a game of cards when the mysterious person bet a ***dragon*** egg. Assuming the man was a ***dragon dealer*** and fellow dangerous ***creature*** enthusiast, and under the influence of a fair amount of mead, Hagrid was convinced to divulge details about ***Fluffy***, the three-headed dog Hagrid had lent to Dumbledore to help guard the Philosopher's Stone.

    Harry, knowing that Hagrid had always wanted a dragon and thinking it far too much a coincidence that a man just happened to bring a rare dragon egg to the local pub, questioned Hagrid alongside Ron and Hermione about what had exactly happened during the card game. This time, Hagrid let slip to the trio what he had told the hooded man: the secret to calming Fluffy was that one simply had to play music and Fluffy would fall asleep. This allowed the trio to pursue the potential thief.

Once the dragon egg hatched, Hagrid lovingly named the hatchling ***Norbert***. Hagrid was initially blind to the chaos that the hatchling caused, but eventually, Harry, Ron, and Hermione convinced him to allow Norbert to be taken to a ***dragon sanctuary*** by friends of Ron's brother, ***Charlie***, who worked with dragons. After learning that Voldemort had attempted to steal the Stone using the information Hagrid gave him while drunk, Hagrid was distraught with guilt, but Harry assured Hagrid that he did not blame him. As an apology, Hagrid spent the time that Harry was unconscious sending off owls to some of his parents' old school friends, assembling an album full of wizarding photos of Harry's parents for him.

#### Imprisonment in Azkaban

> If anyone wanted ter find out some stuff, all they'd have ter do would be ter follow the spiders. That'd lead 'em right. That's all I'm sayin'.
>
> Hagrid cryptically telling Harry and Ron how to uncover the truth, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

    During the ***1992–1993 school year***, Hagrid showed public disdain for the new ***Defence Against the Dark Arts*** teacher ***Gilderoy Lockhart***, although he never did so for any other teachers. In ***1993*** Hagrid was sent to the wizarding prison, ***Azkaban***, when the Chamber of Secrets was re-opened. It was assumed he was the one who reopened the Chamber because his expulsion from Hogwarts was for the same occurrence. Even with Dumbledore backing Hagrid, ***Minister for Magic*** ***Cornelius Fudge*** insisted on taking Hagrid anyway. So on the same night Dumbledore was asked to step down as Headmaster by the school governors, Hagrid was escorted to ***Azkaban***. However, he was able to help Harry and Ron solve the mystery surrounding the Chamber, by advising them to "*follow the spiders*."

> Follow the spiders. Follow the spiders. If Hagrid ever gets out of that Azkaban, I’ll kill him.
>
> Ron's anger at Hagrid's suggestion, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)

Following the spiders led the boys to ***Aragog***, the ***Acromantula*** believed to have attacked students during the ***1942***-***1943*** school year, and his ***family***. Though Harry and Ron barely escaped the encounter with their lives, they managed to obtain some valuable information over the course of their conversation with Aragog: the monster within the Chamber had nothing to do with Hagrid, and the ***girl*** it had killed in the ***1940s*** had died in a bathroom. Harry was thus able to find the ***entrance*** to the Chamber of Secrets, slay the ***basilisk*** within, and destroy ***Tom Riddle's diary***.
As it turned out, the actual perpetrator had been the person who had turned Hagrid in in 1943. Hagrid was exonerated and released from Azkaban. He returned to Hogwarts at three o'clock in the morning and joined in the ongoing celebration of the closure of what had been a terrifying incident, accidentally knocking Harry and Ron face-first into their plates of trifle when he cuffed them on the shoulders.

## Physical description

> A giant of a man was standing in the doorway. His face was almost completely hidden by a long, shaggy mane of hair and a wild, tangled beard, but you could make out his eyes, glinting like black beetles under all the hair.
>
> Hagrid's physical description, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)

    Hagrid was born to a wizard father and a ***giant*** mother, making him a half-giant. As a half-giant, Hagrid possessed great physical strength and endurance, including a resilience against some spells, though his ability to withstand spells was not as great as that of full giants. He was about twice as tall as an average man, standing at eleven feet, six inches tall (too big for an ordinary-sized broomstick) and three times as wide, with a long mane of shaggy black hair and a beard that covered most of his face.
Hagrid's hands were as big as dustbin lids and his feet in their boots were like baby dolphins. He had dark eyes that glinted like black beetles. Hagrid's size often makes it difficult for him to enter rooms or buildings that are designed for ordinary sized people or not built with airy or grand designs, such as him not being able to fit easily into the Hospital Wing or the Burrow yet having no trouble moving in the Great Hall.
He often wore an exceptionally large ***moleskin overcoat*** with several pockets that held many things, though that sometimes caused him to spend a lot of time searching for what he wanted to find. Objects within the pockets have included any number of items, such as mouldy dog biscuits, the key to Harry Potter's Gringotts vault, peppermint humbugs, a squashy package of sausages, a copper kettle, a fire poker, wizard money, a birthday cake, birthday presents, a dirty spotted handkerchief, slug pellets, and a living owl. Hagrid's clothing is largely hand-made due to the descriptions of his clothing as being crafted of animal skin and far too large for a full-blooded or non-hybridised human being.
Despite his love for beasts, Hagrid was allergic to ***cat***s.

## Personality and traits

> I'm not saying his heart isn't in the right place, but you can't pretend he's not careless.
>
> Minerva McGonagall describing Hagrid's personality, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)

Hagrid was an incredibly warm, kind-hearted, intelligent, perceptive man, and would often forget his exceptional size and strength when patting people on the back. Another of Hagrid's greatest traits was his courage. He was also very loyal to his friends and was ready to defend them or fight for them if necessary. He was particularly loyal to Albus Dumbledore, describing him as a "great man". He would react with fury if anyone dared insult the headmaster and wouldn't hesitate to magically assault or rough up the offender. However, despite his loyalty, Hagrid was not good at keeping secrets and accidentally told Quirinus Quirrell, Harry Potter, Ronald Weasley, and Hermione Granger, the secret of how to get past his three headed dog, Fluffy, which all four of them used to get through to the Philosopher's Stone. This was again shown when he revealed his ***half-giant*** status to Olympe Maxime, which Harry, Ron and Rita Skeeter all overheard, with the latter exposing it to the wizarding world by an article in the *Daily Prophet*.

    Hagrid had a great love of magical creatures, including cross-breeds such as the ***Blast-Ended Skrewt***, and had a better relationship with most of the inhabitants of the Forbidden Forest than most people, including the ***centaur***s, though he had little interest in tame magical creatures due to the lack of a challenge they offered. Despite this, he did show a good understanding of such creatures when he returned to his post as ***Care of Magical Creatures*** teacher, continuing lessons on ***unicorn***s after Professor ***Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank***. Unfortunately he tended to overlook the dangers behind certain magical creatures, such as his dragon Norbert, and his pet Acromantula Aragog, which was alleged by Tom Riddle to be the monster of Slytherin in 1943, resulting in Hagrid's expulsion from the school. Hagrid never spoke about why he was expelled and would ignore any inquiries about it. Hagrid was fond of creatures in general and seemed to want to own any creature was even slightly fierce — his desires included a ***warthog*** and any dragon that he could get his hands on. He tended to give his pets ironic names, such as Fluffy for a vicious three-headed dog, and Fang, an affectionate Boarhound.
Hagrid had a fondness for drinks and was sometimes known to be aggressive, especially when people insulted or dishonourably attacked those he cared about. After ***Vernon Dursley*** claimed that James and Lily Potter deserved their fates and called Albus Dumbledore a "*crackpot old fool*", Hagrid threatened Vernon with his pink umbrella. When ***Igor Karkaroff*** accused Dumbledore of treachery and spat at his feet, Hagrid lifted Karkaroff off the ground and slammed him against a tree, roaring at him to apologise to Dumbledore. When some ***Auror***s stunned Fang and Minerva McGonagall, he was so outraged and disgusted that he attacked the Aurors, furiously denouncing them as cowards and when he was younger, threw Tom Riddle to the ground when he framed Aragog of opening the Chamber of Secrets.
Despite this, Hagrid was a very sensitive person and was known to burst into tears when someone close to him was harmed or killed, or when he felt responsible for something that put his friends in peril, such as drunkenly telling Quirinus Quirrell how to get past his giant three headed dog, Fluffy.
His courage also concealed a deep fear of rejection and insecurity which was notably shown when he isolated himself after he was revealed as a half-giant and he attempted to resign from his position as the Care of Magical Creatures teacher until he was convinced otherwise by Dumbledore, Harry, Ron and Hermione.
He also enjoyed cooking for his friends. However, his tendency to mostly cook foods suitable for himself and a lack of understanding of what his friends preferred eating meant that his cooking was usually turned down politely.

## Magical abilities and skills

> Be grateful if yeh didn't mention that ter anyone at Hogwarts. I'm — er — not supposed ter do magic, strictly speakin'. I was allowed ter do a bit ter follow yeh an' get yer letters to yeh an' stuff — one o' the reasons I was so keen ter take on the job —
>
> Hagrid explaining to Harry his rare usage of magic, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)

    For a man who was expelled during his third year and rarely used magic as a result, Rubeus Hagrid was a rather good wizard, being considerably advanced, with some of his abilities even comparing to the N.E.W.T.-level academical difficulty. Being a Half-Giant, he also had magical abilities which stemmed from his giant blood, such as great superhuman strength and endurance along with a certain degree of magical resistance. Hagrid's hands-on and outdoor style of living allowed him to acquire other skills such as looking after magical creatures, craftsmanship, crossbowmanship and social networking within the magical community.

> I would trust Hagrid with my life.
>
> Albus Dumbledore's trust in Hagrid, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)

> He brought the umbrella swishing down through the air to point at Dudley — there was a flash of violet light, a sound like a firecracker, a sharp squeal, and the next second, Dudley was dancing on the spot with his hands clasped over his fat bottom, howling in pain. When he turned his back on them, Harry saw a curly pig's tail poking through a hole in his trousers.
>
> Hagrid attempting to turn Dudley Dursley into a pig, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)

* **Transfiguration**: Hagrid was at least moderately proficient in the field transfiguration, as shown in the Hut-on-the-Rock when he pulled off a partially successful transfiguration when he put a pig's tail on ***Dudley Dursley*** in a failed attempt to transfigure him into said animal. He could also perform conjuration; in 1991 he used the Fire-Making Spell. This is impressive as transfiguration, especially Human Transfiguration, is considered one of the most difficult branches of magic and even experienced wizards struggle with it. In the latter case, however, Harry had to inform him of the incantation for the spell, which Hagrid's response suggested he didn't correctly memorise.

**Rubeus Hagrid**: "*Gettin' on well, aren't they? Fer the Hallowe'en feast... should be big enough by then.*"
**Harry Potter**: "*What've you been feeding them?*"
**Rubeus Hagrid**: "*Well, I've bin givin' them — you know — a bit o' help —*"
**Hermione Granger**: "*An Engorgement Charm, I suppose? Well, you've done a good job on them.*"
— Hagrid's use of the Engorgement Charm to enlarge pumpkins[src]

* **Charms**: Hagrid was also accomplished with charms as he could cast a spell of his own that can enchant a boat to move on its own to a destination, which he used to transport himself and Harry back to the mainland from the Hut-on-the-Rock and used it on the Hogwarts boats to transport the first years across the Black Lake. Hagrid was skilled in the Engorgement Charm as he used it to enlarge his pumpkins to a giant size, his success impressing Hermione and Fred and George. Although he admitted to not having perfected it, he was competent enough in the Stamina Charm to successfully instruct members of the Statute of Secrecy Task Force who pursued a profession as a ***Magizoologist*** how to cast them.
* **Non-verbal magic**: Hagrid was quite skilled at using non-verbal magic, as shown when he both lit a fire non-verbally and transfigured a pig's tail on Dudley. These spells show that, even though Hagrid never graduated from Hogwarts, he had a powerful command of magic, as non-verbal magic was difficult to use (Hogwarts does not teach non-verbal magic until students are in their sixth year).
* **Care of Magical Creatures**: Hagrid was also extremely knowledgeable in ***Magizoology*** and was highly skilled in looking after magical creatures, interacting with them, and gaining their trust, including dangerous creatures which likely contributes from his experiences in the Forbidden Forest and with his pets. Hagrid's skill and knowledge in handling creatures allowed him to be the Care of Magical Creatures professor even though he was not a fully qualified wizard. Despite his skill and knowledge, many students considered Professor Grubbly-Plank a more qualified teacher for the subject as Hagrid preferred teaching dangerous creatures and could lose his confidence if students tried to disrupt his classes or if he believed they did not like his classes. However, when Hagrid stopped dealing with dangerous creatures too much and began to become more experienced in teaching, his skills proved to be impressive enough to make him a reasonable teacher, as he proved to be able to improve all of the students excluding Slytherin view on him that they all expressed shock that Dolores Umbridge would sack him, although many of them did not choose to continue the subject for N.E.W.Ts due to their past experiences with the dangerous creatures he taught. The dangerous and unpredictable creatures which Hagrid taught included ***hippogriff***s, ***Blast-Ended Skrewt***s, and ***thestral***s. Although he believed that tame and less harmful magical creatures did not pose many challenges, Hagrid nevertheless possessed a remarkable amount of knowledge on them as well as monstrous creatures, enough that he was able to effectively continue Grubbly-Plank's lessons on ***unicorn***s and he also taught **niffler**s and ***flobberworm***s. Some of the creatures Hagrid looked after included a three headed dog named Fluffy, his pet boarhound Fang, a baby dragon named Norbert, an Acromantula named Aragog, a hippogriff named Buckbeak and his half-brother Grawp, who was a giant. While his teaching methods were questionable, his knowledge helped Harry and his friends on numerous occasions, such as when they got past Fluffy while protecting the Philosopher's Stone, helped Sirius Black escape on Buckbeak, faced a Blast-Ended Skrewt during the ***Triwizard Tournament***, and went to the ***Ministry of Magic*** using Thestrals. It should also be noted that his knowledge was such that he was initially the only person apart from Dumbledore who knew how to subdue Fluffy through music as even Severus Snape was unable to get past Fluffy without getting injured, and Quirinus Quirrell, under Voldemort's influence, had to gather the secret from a drunken Hagrid on how to get past Fluffy (which Harry, Ron and Hermione later learnt) especially considering Voldemort and Snape were both already highly powerful and intelligent wizards even in their youths while Quirrell had experience with handling dangerous animals like trolls.
* ***Potion***s**: Although not a well known skill of his and his actual level as a potion maker is unknown, Hagrid displayed a remarkable amount of knowledge in the subject. When he asked Jacob's sibling to brew the Fire-Breathing Potion in order to burn the Devil Snare holding Fang in the year 1985, he was able to thoroughly explain to the student all the ingredients needed to brew the potion and was aware that mint had cooling properties that would allow them to consume it without harming themselves.**
* **Superhuman strength**: Due to his giant blood, Hagrid possessed great levels of superhuman strength, as shown when he broke the door to the Hut-on-the-Rock completely off its hinges along with refitting it and easily twisted ***Vernon Dursley***'s gun to a knot as if the gun was made of rubber when the latter threatened him. Hagrid's great strength also proved to be a big advantage when in battle such as when Dolores Umbridge brought ***Auror***s with her during her ***attempt*** to sack and arrest Hagrid in ***1996***, throwing one of them about ten feet across the grounds and punched the other Aurors into unconsciousness, with the exception of one. This was again shown during the ***Battle of Hogwarts*** when he threw ***Walden Macnair*** across the Great Hall, a space which can easily fit all the students and staff at Hogwarts. The great strength of Hagrid was also seen whenever he tried to gently pat someone on the back, an act which usually sent the recipient flying. He also easily pulled apart Arthur Weasley and Lucius Malfoy when they got into a fist fight at ***Flourish and Blotts***, pinned ***Igor Karkaroff*** against a tree when the latter insulted Dumbledore and later restrained ***Olympe Maxime***, another half-giant, when she attempted to attack two Death Eaters during their mission to recruit the giants. His strength also helped, given the kind of creatures he tended to look after, such as Fluffy, a gigantic three-headed dog, a 10-foot long Blast-Ended Skrewt and Aragog, an ***Acromantula*** the size of a small elephant (though seeing as he was Hagrid's friend, he might not have been that bad to look after). Given Hagrid's absurd ease in handling creatures as large as Acromantulas, three-headed dogs, and his half-brother, Grawp, it can be safe to assume that Hagrid is capable of lifting well over ten-thousand pounds and exerting far more force in combat. Hagrid was also able to control Madame Maxime's horses which were each described as being the size of an elephant and required forceful handling. Hagrid's own massive size would take extreme power just to be able to move, so for him to be able to move as effortlessly as he does, let alone exert his strength as he does must mean that his strength is enhanced by magical means as well as physical. In fact, his strength was such that he was described to have wrestled ***troll***s in the Forbidden Forest *as a boy*. Even at the age of six, Hagrid was able to lift his ***father*** onto a dresser if he sometimes annoyed him, showing that his superhuman strength was present even in his early childhood, and before his third-year expulsion, knocked a teenage Tom Riddle to the ground when he attempted to attack Aragog. Hagrid also regularly hauls in the massive Hogwarts Christmas trees simultaneously by himself with no discernible strain, even though each one weighs at least several thousand pounds based on their described height and probable species. Based on this, the full extent of Hagrid's superhuman strength, while never seen explicitly in the series, most certainly makes him a force of nature in his own right.
* **Superhuman endurance**: Hagrid is also known for being able take quite a beating. Due to his outdoorsy line of work, Hagrid is able to exert himself at the peak of his superhuman strength for hours at a time without any known limits to how long he can maintain his stamina. Given that he is capable of keeping up with tutoring and taming his full-giant half-brother, Grawp, and still keep up with his lessons as a Hogwarts Professor, his duties as gamekeeper, maintaining a social life, and his various hobbies of tending to and caring for injured and sick animals in the Forbidden Forest, all while nursing injuries from Grawp, Hagrid certainly has vast levels of superhuman stamina that no other character has matched in the series. Hagrid's bodily tissues are also extremely strong, enhanced due to his giant blood, allowing him to endure beatings from his half-brother that would absolutely kill any ordinary man, regardless of their physical conditioning, although he still experienced visible and rather nasty wounds in the form of bruising and various minor cuts and lacerations throughout his body. Hagrid is also capable of withstanding torture from the likes of Voldemort and his Death Eaters, as evidenced by his maintaining of full consciousness after being captured during the first half of The Battle of Hogwarts.
* **Spell resistance**: Hagrid was resistant to ***stunning spells*** because of his giant blood. This also gave Hagrid some protection against curses, including moderate levels of Dark Magic as even the Death Eaters attempts to curse him after Dumbledore's death failed, which gave him an advantage whenever he was involved in a battle.
* '''***Poison*** resistance**: Due to Hagrid's work with various magical creatures, many of which are venomous and highly likely to carry disease, it can be assumed that Hagrid's magical resistance afforded him a degree of foreign chemical resistance as well. This can also be assumed in part due to his enormous size in accordance with his giant heritage, as toxicity in the body is relative to one's size and the amount of a foreign substance circulating within. This can also be seen in his difficulty with becoming intoxicated, as it took Quirrell several hours to get Hagrid drunk enough to divulge the information of how to get past Fluffy in the first chamber in 1992. In fact, Hagrid's resistance to alcohol toxicity was so strong that he was able to down an entire bottle of brandy in a single swig without any notable effects on his behaviour or cognitive functioning following the Battle of the Seven Potters in 1997. Such a feat would likely be impossible for anyone of entirely human heritage without the aid of magic.**
* **Arbalist skills**: Hagrid was also a skilled crossbowman, a crossbow being his primary means of defence as he was not (officially) allowed to use magic, limiting his experience in magical duelling.
* **Physical combat skills**: Hagrid was highly proficient at fighting physically. This was displayed in 1996 when Hagrid was attacked by ***Dolores Umbridge***, along with some Aurors, who attempted to sack and arrest him. Hagrid managed to physically defeat all the Aurors effortlessly, which enabled him to escape from Umbridge. It should be noted that his combat was such that even Umbridge's remaining Auror was hesitant to attack Hagrid. Before that, he also rescued ***Firenze*** from the other centaurs in the Forbidden Forest after they attempted to kill him for accepting a ***teaching post*** in Hogwarts and escaped from the entire Acromantula colony of the Forest to give Aragog a proper burial all without any injuries, which is another testament to Hagrid's combat skills especially as both centaurs and acromantulas were powerful creatures in their own right. Also, in **1998**, during the ***Battle of Hogwarts***, Hagrid easily physically defeated ***Walden Macnair*** by throwing him across the Great Hall and he survived the battle. As Hagrid rarely used magic, he normally relied on these skills, his great strength, magical and physical endurance and possibly his crossbowman skills to fight in a battle and presumably used his skills to participate in the First and Second Wizarding Wars when he was a member of the Order of the Phoenix. However, he did occasionally use his umbrella-concealed wand when battling, indicating that he was willing to use magic against his opponents alongside his physical battling abilities when the time was right.
* **Gamekeeping skills**: Hagrid began his training as a Hogwarts Gamekeeper in 1943 after his third-year expulsion, possibly under Gamekeeper ***Ogg***; it is known he would have been Ogg's assistant during the 1960s. Hagrid most likely was an efficient and skilled Keeper of Keys and Grounds as there was no mentioned blunder, replacement or substitute (with the exception of Professor ***Grubbly-Plank*** on two occasions) throughout his time in this position, and was able to keep up this position alongside his teaching duties as the Care of Magical Creatures professor and his duties for the Order of the Phoenix. These duties included escorting first-year students to Hogwarts, looking after the school keys, preparing for the Hallowe'en and Christmas feasts by preparing the pumpkins and Christmas trees respectively, performing secret and special tasks for the other Hogwarts teachers, and tending to matters which would be difficult for ordinary people and wizards to do such as tending to matters in the Forbidden Forest and looking after the magical creatures around the Hogwarts grounds.
* **Cooking skills**: Living alone in his cabin, Hagrid cooked for himself, though he would have meals in the Great Hall on occasion, such as the various school feasts. He apparently enjoyed his own food, though, being a half-giant, his tastes often clashed with those of his guests. He has been known to serve such foodstuffs to his guests as ***rock cake***s that were too hard for a normal human to chew and a "beef ***casserole***" that was actually made of some taloned creature. Hagrid had a tradition of making a festive ***treacle fudge*** for the other staff members at Christmas. Although he was under the impression that they loved it, this wasn't the case. But making it made him so happy that even Professor Snape couldn't bring himself to tell him so. Guests used to his cooking would often politely decline his food, even if it was something of his they had never tried, such as when Harry and Ron turned down some ***Bath bun***s he had made in 1994. However, one occasion when his cooking was appreciated was when he cooked some sausages for Harry the first time they met at the Hut-on-the-Rock, which Harry noted was tastier than anything he had eaten before starting Hogwarts.
* **Tactical thinking and resourcefulness**: Hagrid was also good both at being resourceful and thinking tactically when he was in a serious situation. When Aragog was accused of being Slytherin's Monster, Hagrid sent him to the Forbidden Forest to protect him, knowing it was the only safe place for him when Hagrid was expelled on suspicion of opening the Chamber of Secrets, also preventing Hagrid from getting in further trouble for his possesion of the Acromantula. This was again shown before he was temporarily sent to Azkaban when he sent a coded message to Harry and Ron, indirectly telling them to visit Aragog which, while it was almost fatal, allowed them to discover that Hagrid was innocent and determine the location of the Chamber of Secrets, in turn also resulting in Hagrid's release from Azkaban.
* **Extreme dexterity**: Given Hagrid's superhuman size and strength, his dexterity and coordination is well above average considering he is able to handle people and objects that are extremely delicate and fragile, such as Harry when he was just a baby without the slightest bit of difficulty. This level of control over his massive form is to the extent that he is able to weave bindings from stray unicorn tail hairs to secure bandages and splints on injured animals that he finds in the Forbidden Forest. Given that unicorn tail hair is an unusually fine material, Hagrid must have amazingly deft hands to be able to craft it in such a way. His lack of control over his strength is usually in response to his emotions, but it can be assumed that given a moment to concentrate he can control his massive bulk enough to achieve incredible manual feats.
* **Craftsmanship skills**: Due to Hagrid's hands-on style of living, he has developed great skill at building or creating things by hand, such as his clothes, his cabin, and various other items. He is a fine whittler as he crafted a flute from wood that he gave Harry for his first Christmas at Hogwarts that when played made a sound like an owl. He likely also made his commonly worn moleskin overcoat that contains a wide variety of items. Hagrid also likely built the pen that he used to hold the hippogriffs for his first lesson as Professor of Care of Magical Creatures, in autumn of 1993.
* **Social networking**: Due to Hagrid's work in the Order of The Phoenix and his skills at negotiating and making great connections within the magical community, especially with creatures of great pride such as the centaurs, he has great ability to make allies. Dumbledore specially chose Hagrid for this skill to be an envoy to the giants during the summer of 1995. Despite his lack of success due to the Death Eaters' interference and Golgomath's usurpation of the current Gurg, Karkus, Hagrid had great initial strides with the giant colony, showing his impressive social aptitude with magical creatures and beings of all levels of sapience and intellect.
* **Musical skills**: While not a very well known skill of his, Hagrid has shown adequate aptitude for music and would sing while enjoying a drink at events like Bill and Fleur Weasley's wedding and after Aragog's funeral. He also possessed enough skill in the area to create the wooden flute he gave Harry for Christmas in 1991, which when played created music that sounded a lot like the hooting of owls. His aptitude in music also helped him when dealing with certain magical creatures, such as being capable of playing a good enough music to easily make Fluffy fall asleep in order to calm him.
* **Teaching skills**: At first, due to his nervousness, teaching inexperience and desire to teach more dangerous magical creatures due to believing their greater quality, Hagrid was a poor teacher and his teaching ability was disliked by all, with only Harry, Hermione and Ron supporting him. In his first year as a teacher, his teaching ability was also hampered due to his first lesson being disrupted by Draco Malfoy, along with his concern over Buckbeak's safety after he attacked Malfoy for insulting him.
* **Leadership skills**: Although mostly taking orders from Dumbledore and after he was gone the other professors, by 2019, Hagrid had clearly became at least a competent enough leader to be trusted with handling the Magizoologist faction of the Statute of Secrecy Task Force, which clearly shows considerable leadership, being able to lead a rather large amount of magical beast handlers into handling Foundables that included Beasts without attracting the attention of Muggles.

## Hagrid's pets

Main article: Rubeus Hagrid's pets    As early as in his third year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and possibly earlier than that, Hagrid managed to gain possession of numerous magical creatures, many of them dangerous, including Aragog, Fang, Fluffy, Buckbeak, and Norbert (later Norberta). Hagrid's love for animals and his talent for taming and training them won him the post of Care of Magical Creatures Professor at Hogwarts.

## Relationships

### Pets and other creatures

Hagrid had a good relationship with most of his pets and other magical creatures, most notably Fang, Aragog, and ***Buckbeak***. His relationship with most magical creatures was arguably better then the ones most other wizards had.
Hagrid had a huge friendship with Aragog, whom he had hatched in an egg when he was a student at Hogwarts. Hagrid protected Aragog when he was suspected to be the monster that opened the Chamber of Secrets, throwing Tom Riddle to the ground when he tried to curse him and sending Aragog to live in the ***Forbidden Forest***.
Hagrid cared greatly about Buckbeak as he tried hard to prevent his execution by the Ministry of Magic and was overjoyed when he managed to escape with Sirius Black, unaware at the time that Harry and Hermione helped him escape. Hagrid was later reunited with Buckbeak and looked after him when Sirius was killed by ***Bellatrix Lestrange***. Hagrid briefly had a pet dragon named Norbert, whom he had acquired from a disguised Quirinus Quirrell in exchange for knowledge on how to get past Hagrid's three-headed dog Fluffy. However, since dragons were illegal, Hagrid reluctantly allowed Norbert to be sent to ***Charlie Weasley*** in Romania and was devastated to let her go. When inquiring about Norbert from Charlie six years later, Hagrid was shocked to learn that Norbert was a female dragon, having mistaken her for a male dragon, and of her being renamed Norberta. Although the full extent of Hagrid's relationship with Fluffy is unknown, Hagrid used Fluffy to guard the entrance of the Underground Chambers where the Philosopher's Stone was being kept and before he accidentally told Quirrell, was the only one apart from Dumbledore who knew how to calm him.

### Albus Dumbledore

> Great man, Dumbledore. 'S long as we've got him, I'm not too worried.
>
> Hagrid discussing his trust in Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Albus Dumbledore placed great trust in Hagrid, which Hagrid returned with fierce loyalty and unwavering admiration. This loyalty always flared up whenever someone insulted Dumbledore, one time causing Hagrid to give ***Dudley Dursley*** a pig's tail, and causing him to choke ***Igor Karkaroff*** another time. Hagrid would often describe Dumbledore as a "great man".
While a professor, Dumbledore believed in Hagrid's innocence when he was accused of opening the Chamber of Secrets, and convinced then-Headmaster ***Armando Dippet*** to train Hagrid as the Gamekeeper and allow him to remain at Hogwarts. Hagrid went on to join Dumbledore's Order of the Phoenix as an adult, and he was the one tasked with bringing Harry Potter to Dumbledore after James and Lily Potter were murdered in 1981.
Dumbledore also trusted him to move the Philosopher's Stone from Gringotts Wizarding Bank to the school and believed Hagrid could offer Harry as much protection as "a bunch" of Ministry ***Auror***s could while shopping in Diagon Alley, in ***1996***.

### Harry Potter

> Well. Hello. Yeh must be Harry. Hello, Harry Potter. I'm Rubeus Hagrid. And I'm gonna be yer friend whether yeh like it or not. 'Cos yeh've had it tough, not that yeh know it yet. An' yer gonna need friends. Now yeh best come with me, don't yeh think?
>
> Hagrid to baby Harry after the murder of the Potters, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Harry Potter and Hagrid shared a special relationship. Hagrid was one of the first people (if not the first) Harry could remember showing him genuine kindness and appearing to truly care for him. Hagrid was the one who introduced Harry back into the wizarding world, and he empathised with Harry's situation, as they were both a bit different from wizarding norm and were orphans who had been more or less left to fend for themselves.

> () This is for you.
>
> Hagrid giving Harry a special photo album, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Hagrid was Harry's first true friend, and the two helped each other get through many difficult situations and constantly looked out for one another. Though Harry often took issue with Hagrid's penchant for collecting dangerous pets. When Harry learned about Hagrid's half-giant status, he never showed any concern about it, citing his relationship to the Dursleys as an example of how people should not be judged by who they were related to but who they were themselves. Hagrid's kindness and friendship allowed Harry to come to terms with how being an orphan never leaves you, as Harry witnessed Hagrid still mourning his father's death even over fifty years since he passed. This bond between two orphans and Hagrid's reassurance that Harry's parents would be proud of him helped Harry to live with pride in his family. Hagrid was also the one who first told Harry about who his parents were and gave him his first true look at his heritage and family.

### Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley

**Hermione Granger**: "*Look, Hagrid's our friend, why don't we just go and ask him about it?*"
**Ron Weasley**: "*That would be a cheerful visit. "Hello Hagrid! Tell us, have you been setting anything mad and hairy loose in the castle lately?"*"
— Hermione and Ron about the monster in the Chamber of Secrets[src]

Like Harry, both Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley had a close relationship with the half-giant. Though Ron was openly outraged by some of Hagrid's more dangerous pets, particularly Aragog, Hermione was more reserved with her comments and tended to be more proactive than either Ron or Harry when it came to helping Hagrid protect his creatures.

### Tom Riddle/Lord Voldemort

> Monsters don't make good pets, Hagrid.
>
> Riddle before he turned Hagrid in, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

    Hagrid was two years below Tom Riddle at Hogwarts, and in Hagrid's third year, Riddle opened the Chamber of Secrets, unleashing a Basilisk on ***Muggle-born*** students. After the death of Myrtle Warren, Hogwarts was in danger of closing, and to prevent that happening, Riddle framed Hagrid and his pet ***Acromantula***, Aragog, for the crime. Hagrid protected Aragog from Riddle, throwing him to the ground when he tried to curse Aragog, making Hagrid the only person to challenge Riddle while he was a student. Despite this, Hagrid was expelled from Hogwarts and had his wand snapped in half by the Ministry of Magic. Believing in Hagrid's innocence, however, Professor Albus Dumbledore convinced then-Headmaster ***Armando Dippet*** to allow Hagrid to stay on at Hogwarts as gamekeeper.
Tom Riddle never felt remorse for framing Hagrid and ruining his life. As Riddle went on to become Lord Voldemort, Hagrid joined the Order of the Phoenix to fight against Voldemort and his ***Death Eaters***. In 1981, Hagrid was devastated by the murder of his friends James and Lily Potter but was relieved when the Dark Lord disappeared after failing to kill young Harry Potter. Although many thought that Voldemort was dead, Hagrid, agreeing with Dumbledore, believed that he would return one day, as he believed that he did not "*have enough human left in him to die*". As with most of the wizarding community, he refused to speak Voldemort's name, and generally referred to him as "You-Know-Who." However, when he first explained Voldemort's background to Harry, he reluctantly said Voldemort's name. When Voldemort was searching for the Philosopher's Stone, he took advantage of Hagrid's love and knowledge of magical creatures and through Quirinus Quirrell, gathered the secret of subduing ***Fluffy*** through music from a drunken Hagrid, who was remorseful afterwards. Since Voldemort had a certain respect for Hogwart's professors, it is not known if that included Hagrid, who taught ***Care of Magical Creatures***. This is unlikely considering Hagrid's half-giant status.

Although Hagrid's expulsion, and much of his later reputation for clumsiness, was originally Tom Riddle's fault, Riddle at least did not attach any special importance to his relationship with Hagrid, and at the Battle of Hogwarts, made no mention of their past. Hagrid, in turn, is never seen to admit to having known Riddle in their youth, and never referred to him except as 'You-Know-Who', or (once) by his preferred alias of Voldemort; indeed, Hagrid is terrified of him in the Battle of the Seven Potters, in spite of having known him. It was never confirmed if he ever knew that his former classmate and the Dark Lord were one and the same; however, since Hagrid said to Harry in 1991 that Voldemort was in Slytherin, it is likely that Hagrid knew.

### Weasley family

> Another Weasley, eh?... I spent half me life chasin' yer twin brothers away from the Forest!
>
> Hagrid to Ron when they first met, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Hagrid was on good terms with Molly and Arthur Weasley, who had both attended Hogwarts during the ***1960s***, while still Hagrid served as an assistant to his predecessor Ogg. He met them again in 1992, at ***Flourish and Blotts***, when Arthur got into a fist fight with Lucius Malfoy. Hagrid broke up the fight and told Arthur that he should have ignored Malfoy, though he clearly sympathised with Arthur on acting the feelings Malfoy went out of his way to inspire. Hagrid was fond of the Weasley's due to their kind nature, immense courage, and their fair-minded views on Muggle-borns and half-humans like himself.
Twins ***Fred and George Weasley*** were friends of Hagrid since their time at Hogwarts. Hagrid seemed to be one of their favourite members of the staff, as he had a sense of humour and was not anywhere near as strict as many of the professors, though he mentioned that he spent "half his life" chasing the twins away from the ***Forbidden Forest***.
Hagrid also knew Charles Weasley quite well; Charlie had been one of the best ***Care of Magical Creatures*** students in his time at Hogwarts, and Hagrid described him as being "great with animals". He went on to study ***dragon***s in Romania, and Hagrid helped him with the dragons imported to Scotland for the Triwizard Tournament in 1994. Two years earlier, Hagrid had sent his pet dragon, "Norbert" to Charlie in Romania, and Charlie later informed Hagrid that "Norbert" was, in fact, actually "Norberta".
Bill Weasley also attended Hogwarts before working in Egypt with Gringotts Wizarding Bank, and Hagrid encountered him numerous times when he moved back to England. Bill arrived with the Order of the Phoenix at Hogwarts during the Battle of the Astronomy Tower, where he was attacked by Fenrir Greyback. Hagrid was invited to Bill's wedding to Fleur Delacour, in which Ginny, the youngest child and only daughter of the Weasley family, was a bridesmaid. Hagrid was quite fond of Ginny throughout her time at Hogwarts, and she was among the students who never even considered turning her back on Hagrid when she found out he was half-giant. Hagrid also knew she had a crush on Harry Potter, and playfully teased Harry about the fact in 1992.

### James and Lily Potter

> CAR CRASH! How could a car crash kill Lily an' James Potter? It's an outrage! A scandal! Harry Potter not knowin' his own story when every kid in our world knows his name!
>
> Hagrid defending Lily and James, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Hagrid had been a good friend of Harry Potter's parents, Lily and James, since the time they attended Hogwarts. Hagrid admired them for being amongst the best wizards and witches of their age. Hagrid became a member of the Order of the Phoenix around the same time as James and Lily, and they fought together throughout the First Wizarding War. Hagrid was beside himself when Lily and James were killed in 1981; Albus Dumbledore sent him to rescue their infant child, Harry, from the wreckage of their home in Godric's Hollow, and Hagrid later reintroduced Harry to the wizarding world in 1991.
Hagrid knew them very well and conveyed the truth about them to their son, who had been lead to believe insulting lies about them and their deaths, restoring and preserving their legacy in their son. Hagrid also kept a leather-bound family album of them which he gave to Harry, which Hagrid came into possession of through unknown circumstances, but might have been entrusted to him by Lily and James to give to their son. Hagrid was known to respect them for their desire to fight for what was right.

### Sirius Black

> Look ... I knew Sirius longer 'n yeh did ... he died in battle, an' tha's the way he'd've wanted ter go -
>
> Rubeus Hagrid to Harry Potter on Sirius Black, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

    Though Hagrid described Sirius Black as having been a "trouble-maker" in his youth, Hagrid had clearly been fond of him, as well as his best friend, James Potter, when they were students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. After graduating, Sirius, along with James, Lily Evans, ***Remus Lupin*** and Peter Pettigrew, joined the Order of the Phoenix around the same time as Hagrid.
When James and Lily discovered they were Voldemort's next targets, they went into to hiding with the use of the Fidelius Charm; Peter Pettigrew had been made their Secret-Keeper, unbeknownst to anyone else, and betrayed the Potters to Voldemort, framing Sirius for the crime. For many years, everybody, including Hagrid, believed Sirius was the betrayer. The night James and Lily died, Hagrid met Sirius in Godric's Hollow, where Hagrid had been sent to rescue the infant Harry Potter from the wreckage of the Potter's destroyed home, and Sirius lent Hagrid his ***flying motorbike*** to deliver Harry to Albus Dumbledore. By 1993, Hagrid was horrified to think that he comforted the "murdering traitor" that very night and deeply resented him for his betrayal, raging that had he knew, he would have attacked Black in retaliation.

### Hogwarts staff

Hagrid would have known Remus Lupin for about as long as he knew the Potters and Sirius Black, though they did not appear to be particularly close until ***1993*** when Lupin was appointed Defence Against the Dark Arts professor, and they became co-workers. Both Hagrid and Lupin knew what it was like to be within the wizarding community, yet still considered outsiders and face its prejudices, as Lupin was a werewolf and Hagrid was a half-giant

    Hagrid greatly respected Minerva McGonagall, the Transfiguration professor and Head of Gryffindor House. They attended Hogwarts around the same time (Hagrid having been expelled a few years before she started) and they later became members of the Hogwarts staff. As one of the most strict professors at Hogwarts, McGonagall sometimes disapproved of Hagrid's lack of refined behaviour, especially during the Sorting ceremony. However, they were close friends and fellow members of the Order of the Phoenix in both wars.
In 1995, when Dolores Umbridge brought several Ministry officials to either have Hagrid forcibly removed from the school grounds, arrested, or both, McGonagall immediately came to Hagrid's defence; she took four simultaneous stunners straight to her chest as she rushed to Hagrid's aid, and was incapacitated for some time at St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries. Hagrid was disgusted and outraged when McGonagall got stunned to the point that he attacked the Ministry officials who injured her, furiously denouncing them as cowards.

Hagrid always stoutly defended Severus Snape against Harry's doubts and allegations, on the basis that Albus Dumbledore trusted Snape completely. When Snape killed Dumbledore, Hagrid initially disbelieved the fact and told Harry he must be mistaken but was later furious to learn that Snape had indeed killed the late Headmaster.

Hagrid and Argus Filch regularly found themselves at odds; Filch thought that Hagrid was "an oaf," and even told Mrs Norris, his cat, to keep an eye on the Gateskeeper. Filch did not seem to care or even really acknowledge when Hagrid became a professor, possibly because he was a half-giant, and Hagrid, for his part, called Filch a "sneakin' Squib", when the latter insulted him.

Hagrid had been very familiar with Divination Professor Firenze, long before he began working at Hogwarts, and when the centaur's herd turned on him for entering into "the servitude of a human" by accepting the position at Hogwarts as a favour to Headmaster Dumbledore, it was Hagrid who saved him. Of all the centaurs Firenze seemed to be the most active in working against Lord Voldemort and was not above allowing Harry Potter to ride on his back in the process of saving Harry's life — both of which elicited great respect and gratitude from both Harry and Hagrid.

Hagrid also seemed to be on good terms with Horace Slughorn, the Potions master in 1996. It is possible that Slughorn was one of Hagrid's teachers at Hogwarts, but they later became co-workers. Slughorn attended Aragog's funeral and comforted Hagrid, and while this was mostly because he wanted to extract some of Aragog's valuable venom, Hagrid was touched nonetheless, and the two enjoyed a drunken salute to the late Acromantula.
Hagrid initially held Quirinus Quirrell in high regard, considering him a very talented and clever wizard, and initially seemed to have a good relationship with him, especially when he introduced Quirrell to Harry in the Leaky Cauldron. However, due to his loyalty to Voldemort, a disguised Quirrell later took advantage of Hagrid's love for magical creatures and manipulated a drunken Hagrid into revealing the secret of getting past Fluffy in exchange for a ***dragon egg.*** Hagrid was later horrified and guilt-ridden when he learnt of Quirrell's true nature after his death, calling him an "evil git" and blaming himself for Harry's injuries during his encounter with Quirrell and Voldemort.
Hagrid had a mixed relationship with ***Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank*** as while she worked as a substitute for Hagrid in Care for Magical Creatures and his gamekeeping duties when Hagrid was absent or had a mission to do, he slightly envied her teaching skills, which made other students (including Harry, Ron and Hermione) consider her a superior teacher to him for Care of Magical Creatures. This also made him accept Harry, Ron and Hermione's untrue claims of Grubby-Plank being a "terrible teacher" when they attempted to reassure him that they still cared for him despite not taking the subject for their sixth year. Grubbly-Plank on the other hand seemed to respect Hagrid for his skills and abilities despite the students considering her a better teacher than him, as she complimented Hagrid's training of the school's Thestrals and also kept silent about his mission to recruit the giants when Harry inquired her about his whereabouts, understanding the importance of his classified mission.

Hagrid disliked Gilderoy Lockhart, as did the other teachers, due to him being an annoyingly obnoxious and an incompetent teacher. Hagrid did not read any of Lockhart's books, rejected his ideas of Harry trying to hog the spotlight, and openly criticised him, something that he would normally not do to a teacher.

### Dursley family

**Vernon Dursley**: "*[aiming his gun at him] I demand that you leave at once, sir! You are breaking and entering!*"
[As Petunia quietly gasps in fear, Hagrid grabs the gun and bends it upwards.]
**Rubeus Hagrid**: "*Ah, Dry up, Dursley, yeh great prune.*"
— Hagird insulting Vernon Dursley[src]
    Hagrid was sent by Albus Dumbledore to inform Harry Potter of his true identity on Harry's eleventh birthday in 1991 after it was revealed that Hogwarts's letters to him were getting blocked by his aunt and uncle, Vernon and Petunia Dursley, both ***Muggles*** who hated and feared magic.
Eventually, Hagrid found Harry and his family in an old shack out at sea (Vernon Dursley had become paranoid with the amount of Hogwarts letters arriving at their home, so he had temporarily vacated their home in the hopes that they would throw off any wizards possibly following them.) After giving Harry a birthday cake, he introduced himself to Harry, believing him to know everything about the wizarding world (from the letter left by Albus Dumbledore.) Upon learning that Harry knew nothing, Hagrid became furious at the Dursleys for not telling him anything.
When Hagrid proceeded to tell Harry that he was a wizard, Vernon became angry and admitted that they had known for years and had been trying to "stomp it out of him", including admitting that they lied to Harry in telling him that his parents had really been killed in a car crash. This further enraged Hagrid, but Vernon continued to try and keep Harry from going to Hogwarts, going so far as to call Albus Dumbledore a "crackpot old fool". This, however, sent Hagrid over the edge; he lost his temper and used his pink umbrella to give Dudley Dursley a pig's tail. This terrified Vernon and Petunia enough to let Hagrid take Harry. Eventually, they would remove the pig tail, but the encounter added a newfound fear of magic to the Dursleys' hatred of it. The incident scared Dudley so much that he instinctively grabbed his bottom when meeting the Weasleys, despite them being friendly wizards.

### Malfoy family

> Yeh should've ignored him, Arthur. Rotten ter the core, the whole family, everyone knows that — no Malfoy's worth listenin' ter — bad blood, that's what it is —
>
> Hagrid's scathing opinion of the Malfoy family, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Hagrid was disgusted by the Malfoy family's pure blood supremacist values, their open ill-treatment of ***Muggle-born***s and "***blood traitor***s", their allegiance to Lord Voldemort and their disrespect towards Albus Dumbledore; even going so far as to accuse them of 'bad blood', rather against the principles espoused by Dumbledore. In turn, the Malfoys disliked Hagrid, regularly mocking him and doing nearly everything in their collective power to get him sacked from his post at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
In 1992, Hagrid broke up a fight between Arthur Weasley and Lucius Malfoy in ***Flourish and Blotts***, though Hagrid was more sympathetic to Arthur. During the 1992–1993 school year, Lucius was indirectly responsible for reopening of the Chamber of Secrets, as he had used the earlier scuffle with Arthur Weasley to slip Tom Riddle's diary into Ginny Weasley's cauldron full of books. Hagrid was blamed for the attacks, just as he had been fifty years earlier when he was framed by Tom Riddle for the Chamber's first opening. Hagrid was arrested as a precautionary measure by Cornelius Fudge, where Hagrid reacted angrily to Lucius's unnecessary presence and ordered him out. Lucius mocked Hagrid by wondering how his small hut could be considered a "house" and claimed he was only there to inform Dumbledore that he and the other governors had voted on his suspension. Hagrid saw through Lucius and accused him of threatening the other governors, which later proved to have been exactly the case.

> What're you doin' here? Get outta my house!
>
> Rubeus Hagrid to Lucius Malfoy, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Hagrid did not get along any better with Lucius's son Draco. Even before meeting Hagrid for the first time, Draco slandered him when talking to Harry Potter for the first time, describing him as "...a sort of savage - lives in a hut in the school grounds and every now and then he gets drunk, tries to do magic and ends up setting fire to his bed". Hagrid first met Draco in 1991 when he was sorted into Slytherin. During that year, Draco was put in detention with Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley. Hagrid called Draco an "idiot" when he scared Neville, and in 1992, was outraged when he heard Draco called Hermione a Mudblood.

### Order of the Phoenix members

Hagrid was friendly with most members of the Order of the Phoenix. Some of them were Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, the Weasley family, ***Remus Lupin***, Sirius Black, James and Lily Potter, Severus Snape, and Minerva McGonagall.

## Etymology

*Rubeus* in ***Latin*** means "red". The name suited Hagrid, as red could be for passion or emotion, "an earthy, warm and physical man, lord of the forest".
Hagrid is the archaic past participle of the verb "hagride", which means "harass or torment with dread or nightmares", and its etymology in turn is "***hag***" and "ride". A hag is a nightmare spirit in English folklore. According to folklore, the Hag sat on a sleeper's chest and sent nightmares to him or her. When the subject awoke, he or she would be unable to breathe or even move for a short period of time. This state is now called sleep paralysis, but in the old belief the subject had been "hagridden".
Hagrid also may mean "hung over," as from ***alcohol***.[*citation needed*]Category:Articles with unsourced statements

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## Behind the scenes

* Hagrid was the first person to tell Harry that he resembled his father, but had his mother's eyes. He was also Harry's first friend.
* It is unknown why no one calls Hagrid 'Rubeus', which is his first name, although when Hagrid meets Harry for the first time he tells him to call him Hagrid as that's what everyone calls him. This probably means that Hagrid tells people to call him by this name. The only individuals known to call Hagrid by his first name were Garrick Ollivander and Tom Riddle, who have both known him since he was a child.
* Given Hagrid's interest in unusual pets, it is possible that his activities may have caught the eye of the ***Illegal Pets Detection*** service at some point.
* Hagrid was not charged for raising Aragog under the ***Ban on Experimental Breeding*** because it was enacted in ***1965***, 22 years later.
* There are two common interpretations of Hagrid's statement to Harry about failing to turn Dudley into a pig on their first meeting- the first is that he genuinely tried to do so but failed due to the spell's complexity, or Dudley's general pig-like nature as he stated. The other is that he intended to give Dudley a tail and was only joking about attempting a full transformation.

* Hagrid was portrayed by the late Scottish actor Robbie Coltrane in the film adaptations of *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, *Chamber of Secrets*, *Prisoner of Azkaban*, *Goblet of Fire*, *Order of the Phoenix*, *Half-Blood Prince*, *Deathly Hallows: Part 1* and *Part 2* and so is one of the 14 characters to appear in all 8 film adaptations.
	+ Robbie Coltrane was ***J. K. Rowling'***s first and only choice for the role of Rubeus Hagrid. She did not, however, create the character with Robbie Coltrane in mind. He was instead, according to Coltrane, "based on a she knew in the ***West Country***. ...he was just huge and terrifying. And then he would sit down and talk about his garden and how his petunias had been very bad that year." This is the reason why Coltrane is the only known actor to not speak in their native accent, instead speaking in a West Country accent, which is the only English accent noted for rolling of the 'r' sound, and often silencing 'h' sounds, which also became a stereotypical accent of pirates, because Robert Newton, who played the main character on Treasure Island, is actually from Devon in southwestern England.
	+ As well as being Rowling's first choice for the role of Hagrid, Coltrane was also the first person cast in the movie. Interestingly, Coltrane is one of the few actors to play a character *older* than themselves (Hagrid is in his 60s throughout the series, whilst Coltrane was 51 when he first played Hagrid and 61 the last time he did.)
	+ American actor Robin Williams wanted the role of Hagrid and called director Chris Columbus as well as casting director Janet Hirshenson if he could get the part. However, the *"strictly British and Irish cast"* rule imposed by J.K. Rowling prevented him from getting the role, and Columbus with Hirshenson had to reject him out of respect for Rowling's wishes.
	+ Robbie Coltrane returned to the part of Hagrid in 2014 and shot 3 different scenes for the official *Wizarding World of Harry Potter* website on which Hagrid welcomes the viewer in the Diagon Alley expansion.

* Since Robbie Coltrane is not really 8-feet 6-inches tall, he was usually filmed from a low camera angle to make him look bigger (usually Harry's angle) or the other actors are filmed from a high camera angle.
	+ Hagrid appears smaller in the films than in the novels, as the filmmakers describe him to be 8 feet 6 inches tall (as opposed to being 11 feet six inches in the books).
	+ Curiously, it says on Hagrid's Ministry card that he is 11.5 feet tall and weighs 289 pounds. However, this would mean that he is dangerously underweight, as his Body Mass Index (BMI) is only 10.6. The only other known character to be below the range is Porpentina Goldstein with a BMI of 17.8. The fact that Hagrid should be facing life-threatening symptoms from being all skin and bones is self-defeating: he is frequently described as huge and bulky in the books, and he is portrayed in the films by an obese actor (he weighed 280 pounds and was six feet tall). For Hagrid's weight to match his superhuman stature, he would like have to weigh in at over 1,000 pounds, as when you double an object's volume, you actually quadruple its weight to maintain structural integrity relative to the Earth's gravitational pull on its mass.
* played Hagrid as a teenager during the film adaptation of *Harry Potter and the Chamber-Of Secrets*, and was dubbed by Robbie Coltrane. Bayfield also often served as the role of Hagrid's body double, wearing a prosthetic Hagrid suit, in scenes such as the final scene of the film adaptation of *Harry-Potter and-the Sorcerer's S Stone (film)* in which Hagrid waved goodbye to Harry.
* In the extended version of 'JK Rowling and Daniel Radcliffe - A conversation',[*citation needed*]Category:Articles with unsourced statements it is revealed that Rubeus is pronounced Roo-Bay-Us. It is unknown why Rowling did not ask for this to be the same in the films, somewhat like Voldemort, which in the books is pronounced with a silent T, except in the British Audible Renditions and American Audible Renditions of the last 3 books.

* In the film adaptation of *Harry-Potter and-the Sorcerer's S Stone (film)*:
	+ Hagrid seems to have poor spelling, as seen when he shows Harry his birthday cake. In addition to this, when Hagrid tells Harry about how his parents were killed, Harry asked You-Know-Who's name. Hagrid responded he didn't want to say his name and when Harry suggested to write it down, Hagrid said he couldn't spell "Voldemort".
* Throughout the series, it is implied that Hagrid had been the Hogwarts gatekeeper since he was expelled from school in 1943. But at one point in *Goblet of Fire*, Molly Weasley, who attended Hogwarts between 1961 and 1968, reminisces about Hagrid's predecessor, ***Ogg***, in contradiction to this implication. However, it is stated by Tom Riddle in *Chamber of Secrets* that Dumbledore reportedly persuaded Headmaster Dippet to keep Hagrid on as part of the staff and have him trained for the position, meaning he started out as Ogg's apprentice.
* J. K. Rowling states on her website that Hagrid is allergic to cats, as well as being hinted at in the first book, which could explain why he dislikes Mrs Norris so much.
* Fans of the series raised an immediate outcry upon learning that Hagrid never married.[*citation needed*]Category:Articles with unsourced statements J.K. Rowling responded to the criticism by simply saying, "At least I didn't kill him."[*citation needed*]Category:Articles with unsourced statements
* His name (and Dumbledore's) come from a passage in chapter 20 of the *Mayor of Casterbridge* by Thomas Hardy. "Hag-rids" (as it is in the *Mayor of Casterbridge*) referred to indigestion.
* In the credits of the film adaptation of *Harry-Potter and-the Sorcerer's S Stone (film)* and *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1*, Hagrid is listed as "Hagrid the Giant", despite being a half-giant, technically-speaking.
* It is suggested, perhaps unintentionally on the author's part, in *Philosopher's Stone*, that Hagrid had previously met Harry's uncle Vernon Dursley, insofar as he addresses him familiarly when speaking to him in the Hut-on-the-Rock, and held something of a low opinion of him, calling him a 'great prune' and treating all he said with contempt.

## Appearances

**The 5D-Shared-Combined Crossovers for An The-Good/Evil-Hybrid Wiki** has 16 images related to ***Professor Rubeus Hagrid***.
* *Harry-Potter and-the Sorcerer's S Stone* (film) (First Entire Appearance)
* *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets* (film)
* *Harry Potter and the Prisoner Of Azkaban* (film)
* *Harry Potter and the Goblet Of Fire* (film)
* *Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix* (film)
* *Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince* (film)
* *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1*
* *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2*

## Notes and references

1. ↑ "JKRowling.com Archives: Birthdays" from Mugglenet
2. ↑ In ***Chamber of Secrets***, the date of that school year is firmly established as being 1992-1993. It is also said that Hagrid was expelled 50 years before this (1943), during his third year at Hogwarts. A third year student is 13-14 years old, making Hagrid's year of birth ***1928***.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Template:HPLE (see [[:{{{1}}}|this image]])
4. ↑ 2000 Barnes and Noble and Yahoo! webchat
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 *Harry-Potter and-the Sorcerer's S Stone* (film), Chapter 4 - "His face was almost completely hidden by a long, shaggy mane of hair and a wild, tangled beard, but you could make out his eyes, glinting like black beetles under all the hair."
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 *Harry-Potter and-the Sorcerer's S Stone* (film), Chapter 1 - "He looked simply too big to be allowed, and so wild — long tangles of bushy black hair and beard hid most of his face, he had hands the size of trash can lids, and his feet in their leather boots were like baby dolphins."
7. ↑ Hagrid couldn't produce a Patronus. It's a very difficult spell. by J.K. Rowling on Twitter
8. ↑ JK Rowling comments at Carnegie Hall
9. ↑ Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; no text was provided for refs named `born`
10. ↑ 1999 *Scotland on Sunday* article
11. ↑ 2000 Blue Peter interview
12. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Goblet Of Fire* (film)
13. ↑ 2000 Barnes and Noble and Yahoo! webchat
15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; no text was provided for refs named `OOTP`
16. ↑ The Leaky Cauldron and Mugglenet interview Joanne Kathleen Rowling: Part Three
18. ↑ Fang can be seen on the school grounds since the beginning of the ***1984–1985 school year***. Hagrid referred to him as a puppy during the ***1985–1986 school year***.
19. ↑ Extra Stuff from J. K. Rowling's official site via Internet Archive
20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; no text was provided for refs named `GOF`
21. ↑ Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; no text was provided for refs named `POA`
22. ↑ See the ***Ogg*** entry; Hagrid would have started his gamekeeper training in 1943 or 1944 after his expulsion from Hogwarts.
23. ↑ Template:Wtlink
24. ↑ Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Colours" at *Wizarding World (website)* - According to Rowling herself, the first names of Albus Dumbledore and Rubeus Hagrid were chosen based on "the white" and "the red", which were considered essential mystical components of ***alchemy***.
25. ↑ Template:Wtlink
26. ↑ Template:Wtlink
27. ↑  Hag on Wikipedia
28. ↑ Learn Hagrid's British Accent (HARRY POTTER) | West Country Accent
29. ↑ Robin Williams wanted to play Hagrid in Harry Potter
30. ↑ http://www.knowledgehound.com/khhow2s/make\_hagrid\_costume.htm link title
31. ↑ Standard BMI Calculator
32. ↑ Celebrity News: Robbie Coltrane Losing Weight for Knee Surgery