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'''Properly named Rubeus Hagrid, prefers just his surname'''
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'' "Rubeus" means "red." Ruber is also Latin for "red" and can mean "ruddy" – a perfect representation of our favorite gamekeeper.''
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''J.K. Rowling said, "Hagrid is also another old English word meaning if you were hagrid... you’d had a bad night. Hagrid’s a big drinker. He has a lot of bad nights." Grid was a Norse giantess known for having a terrible temper. "Ha" is a variant of the Old West Norse name element "half." So "Hagrid" may just mean "half-grid" or more notably, "half-giant." "Haggard" can also mean "appearing worn and exhausted, gaunt," "wild or distraught in appearance," and "a disheveled individual." From The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy, the Old English term hag-rid means "indigestion" and is found in the exact same paragraph as "Dumbledore." Coincidence?''
 
''J.K. Rowling said, "Hagrid is also another old English word meaning if you were hagrid... you’d had a bad night. Hagrid’s a big drinker. He has a lot of bad nights." Grid was a Norse giantess known for having a terrible temper. "Ha" is a variant of the Old West Norse name element "half." So "Hagrid" may just mean "half-grid" or more notably, "half-giant." "Haggard" can also mean "appearing worn and exhausted, gaunt," "wild or distraught in appearance," and "a disheveled individual." From The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy, the Old English term hag-rid means "indigestion" and is found in the exact same paragraph as "Dumbledore." Coincidence?''
  
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* Mother was a giantess
 
* Mother was a giantess
 
* Father was a tiny little man
 
* Father was a tiny little man
* Introduced as flying a huge motorcycle
 
** Borrowed from [[Sirius Black]]
 
** Bringing [[Harry Potter]] to [[Number Four Privet Drive]]
 
 
* Almost twice as tall as a normal man, and at least five times as wide
 
* Almost twice as tall as a normal man, and at least five times as wide
** Looks too big to be allowed,
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** ''Looks too big to be allowed''
** and so wild
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** ''and so wild''
 
* Long tangles of bushy black hair and beard hid most of his face
 
* Long tangles of bushy black hair and beard hid most of his face
 
* Hands the size of trash can lids
 
* Hands the size of trash can lids
 
* Feet like baby dolphins in leather boots
 
* Feet like baby dolphins in leather boots
 
* Vast, muscular arms
 
* Vast, muscular arms
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* Introduced while flying a huge [[Sirius's Motorcycle|motorcycle]]
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** Borrowed from [[Sirius Black]]
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** Bringing [[Harry Potter]] to [[Number Four Privet Drive]]
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*** Retrieves Harry ''"right before the Muggles started swarmin' around."
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** Expects to return the motorcycle to Sirius
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*** ''"I'll be takin' Sirius his bike back."''
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* Has an issue with saying more than he should
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** Tells [[Minerva McGonagall]] that he would be taking Harry to the [[The Dursleys|Dursley]]'s.
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** McGonagall thinks he's careless, even if his heart is in the right place.
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* [[Albus Dumbledore]] trusts Hagrid with his life
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* Sobs into a large, spotted handkerchief

Latest revision as of 20:34, 21 November 2024

Properly named Rubeus Hagrid, prefers just his surname

"Rubeus" means "red." Ruber is also Latin for "red" and can mean "ruddy" – a perfect representation of our favorite gamekeeper.

J.K. Rowling said, "Hagrid is also another old English word meaning if you were hagrid... you’d had a bad night. Hagrid’s a big drinker. He has a lot of bad nights." Grid was a Norse giantess known for having a terrible temper. "Ha" is a variant of the Old West Norse name element "half." So "Hagrid" may just mean "half-grid" or more notably, "half-giant." "Haggard" can also mean "appearing worn and exhausted, gaunt," "wild or distraught in appearance," and "a disheveled individual." From The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy, the Old English term hag-rid means "indigestion" and is found in the exact same paragraph as "Dumbledore." Coincidence?

  • Half-giant
  • Mother was a giantess
  • Father was a tiny little man
  • Almost twice as tall as a normal man, and at least five times as wide
    • Looks too big to be allowed
    • and so wild
  • Long tangles of bushy black hair and beard hid most of his face
  • Hands the size of trash can lids
  • Feet like baby dolphins in leather boots
  • Vast, muscular arms


  • Introduced while flying a huge motorcycle
  • Has an issue with saying more than he should
    • Tells Minerva McGonagall that he would be taking Harry to the Dursley's.
    • McGonagall thinks he's careless, even if his heart is in the right place.
  • Albus Dumbledore trusts Hagrid with his life
  • Sobs into a large, spotted handkerchief