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* Mother was a giantess | * Mother was a giantess | ||
* Father was a tiny little man | * Father was a tiny little man | ||
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* 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'' | ** ''Looks too big to be allowed'' | ||
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* Vast, muscular arms | * Vast, muscular arms | ||
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| + | * Introduced while flying a huge [[Sirius's Motorcycle|motorcycle]] | ||
| + | ** Borrowed from [[Sirius Black]] | ||
| + | ** Bringing [[Harry Potter]] to [[Number Four Privet Drive]] | ||
| + | *** Retrieves Harry ''"right before the Muggles started swarmin' around." | ||
| + | ** Expects to return the motorcycle to Sirius | ||
* Has an issue with saying more than he should | * Has an issue with saying more than he should | ||
** Tells [[Minerva McGonagall]] that he would be taking Harry to the [[The Dursleys|Dursley]]'s. | ** Tells [[Minerva McGonagall]] that he would be taking Harry to the [[The Dursleys|Dursley]]'s. | ||
** McGonagall thinks he's careless, even if his heart is in the right place. | ** McGonagall thinks he's careless, even if his heart is in the right place. | ||
* [[Albus Dumbledore]] trusts Hagrid with his life | * [[Albus Dumbledore]] trusts Hagrid with his life | ||
| + | * Sobs into a large, spotted handkerchief | ||
Revision as of 22:45, 29 October 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
- Borrowed from Sirius Black
- Bringing Harry Potter to Number Four Privet Drive
- Retrieves Harry "right before the Muggles started swarmin' around."
- Expects to return the motorcycle to Sirius
- 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
