Talk:Rubeus Hagrid/Archive 1

Hagrids age
Hagrid was around 69 on the Second Wizard War because as explained by him, he was expelled on his third year and as later explained he was thought to be the heir of Slytherin. Tom Riddle was a prefect at that time meaning he was on his sixth or fifth year. So, knowing Riddle died at the age of 71 on 1998 helps us conclude that Hagrid would be around 86 on 2015. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.82.110.73 (talk) 16:30, 13 May 2009 (UTC)

Hagrid's house?
I don't remember any mention in the books of Hagrid being rumored to be Gryffindor. Sources? (Personally I suspect he's a Hufflepuff, but this is not, after all, Speculationpedia.) I've put it to "unknown" for now. Friday 16:52, 29 July 2005 (UTC)

Hagrid's house, acording to JKR is Gryffindor.

http://www.scholastic.com/harrypotter/author/transcript2.htm

or

http://www.quick-quote-quill.org/articles/2004/0304-wbd.htm

i also think hes in Gryffindor
 * Nope, neither of those links actually state that Hagrid is in Gryffindor. --Deathphoenix 19:56, 29 July 2005 (UTC)

I am sorry for my insiting on Hagrid's house without proof but I can now give you the accurate house by means of this website;

Why is Hagrid in the catogory "Gyffindors"?


 * I saw the same. Mention of OTHER Gryffindors, yes.  But no Hagrid. Friday 19:58, 29 July 2005 (UTC)

IN the first book, he says something like "Everyone thinks Hufflepuffs are wimps. I don't know what they're talking about, myself, I was a Hufflepuff"--SexyIrishLeprechaun 12:03, 31 July 2007 (UTC)


 * Very good. Page # please! --203.173.168.209 (talk) 11:40, 20 November 2007 (UTC)


 * He doesn't say anything about being Hufflepuff himself. I'll quote the sentence of Hagrid from the 1st book: "Everyone says Hufflepuff are a lot o’ duffers, but —" and in this moment Harry interrupts and says : "I bet I’m in Hufflepuff". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.13.130.242 (talk) 20:15, 7 August 2008 (UTC)

Head of House?
When is Hagrid identified as being head of Gryffindor house? I'll remove that note unless someone can prove me wrong.--Lkjhgfdsa 22:13, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

I'm deleting the box that shows him as head of house after McGonagall becomes Headmistress. If there's proof of this, let me know and we can replace it. --Lkjhgfdsa 20:53, 31 May 2006 (UTC) we just think that he may but yes do delete it because it's speculatory stuff


 * No, Hagrid is not head of Gryffindor house. In fact, if I'm not mistaken, he was expelled as a child from the school and is now groundskeeper. Lovecherry (talk) 07:09, 6 February 2014 (UTC)

WP:3RR violation
This user has violated WP:3RR. I've reported it to Administrators' noticeboard/3RR. This page has a lot of new instructions since the last time I went there, so if I've messed it up, please fix my report. Thanks, --Deathphoenix 20:12, 29 July 2005 (UTC)
 * User has now been blocked for twelve hours diff. Keep an eye out for a little while (in case the user changes IPs), but definitely keep an eye out in about twelve hours (I won't: I'll be asleep by then). --Deathphoenix 20:17, 29 July 2005 (UTC)

I am sorry for my insiting on Hagrid's house without proof but I can now give you the accurate house by means of this website; http://www.harrypotterfanzone.com/?ID=jkrowling/transcripts/7&dir=Barnes%20and%20Nobel%20Chat


 * According to this link, Hagrid was in Gryffindor. Hermione1980 20:35, 31 July 2005 (UTC)

Much better. Thank you, folks. :-) --Deathphoenix 21:38, 31 July 2005 (UTC)

I think the books are canon tho, and there's definately a mention of Hagrid being in Hufflepuff in the first book. --SexyIrishLeprechaun 12:22, 31 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Anything directly reported by the author is also canon, as are the Comic Relief books. I believe the order of precedence goes:
 * The 7 novels & anything directly said by JKR
 * The Comic Relief books
 * The films
 * The video games (questionable?)
 *  A u l a T P N 13:35, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

Birthday
Where did 1928 come from? Enochlau 09:09, 2 October 2005 (UTC)

Well, in CoS, set in 1992, Hagrid was a third year fifty years ago. Take away the 50 years from 1992 makes 1942. Hagrid was third year (13 years old) then, so subtract another 13 years to make 1929. I don't know where the other year came from, but perhaps like Hermione, his birthday is early and thus was 14 in the majority of third year ... To sum up, CoS : 1992 Hagrid at Hogwarts - 50 years: 1942 Hagrid 14 years old, - 14 years: 1928

Squidward2602 15:24, 2 October 2005 (UTC)


 * Very interesting, thank you. Enochlau 23:25, 2 October 2005 (UTC)


 * Found a better more official like timeline - Squidward2602 17:59, 4 October 2005 (UTC)


 * To clarify: was in his third year 1942/43. First 1940/1. Had to be 11 before 1 Sept 1940 - therefore, Dec 1939. Born Dec 1928. He was NOT 13 at the time chamber opening, he was 14 (I - now - understand the reference to his being 13 above, but it set me entirely wrong at first). —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Michaelsanders (talk • contribs) 23:05, 8 December 2006 (UTC).

Quote
The Hagrid quote in the article seems to have no context whatsoever. Could it be given some context or removed, please?

Missing info from Actor sentence
"Hagrid is played by Scottish actor Robbie Coltrane, and, in some shots where Hagrid's height needs to be emphasised."

This doesn't make sense, so I've commented out everything after Robie Coltrane. I suspect that something like the name of another actor is missing here. I've not been able to find what it is from a quick look at the history though. Thryduulf 21:57, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

Edit
The last sentence of the intro was confusing: did the writer mean that he was first to be introduced to Harry before his coming to school, or before he became his teacher? If its the latter, Harry did not officially meet his teachers (save Quirrell in Stone, Lupin in Azkaban, the fake Moody in Goblet, Umbridge in Phoenix and Slughorn in Prince) until he got to school. I rewrote it with the first view in mind.--Aaronhumes 20:56, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

Under the section Fouth to Sixth Books, there appears to be a word missing from the second to last sentence. "Later in the book, Alastor Moody (impersonated by Barty Crouch Jr) suggests Hagrid should show Harry that the first task of the would involve dragons." The word tournament should be added between the words the and would. --Valueofpi (talk) 19:26, 18 November 2008 (UTC)
 * ✅! -- THE DARK LORD TROMBONATOR  21:00, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

Hagrid's Pets section
The Hagrid's Pets section is long enough to be its own article. Shouldn't it be broken off? -Phi*n!x 14:57, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

Should we include the Threstrals i'll add that as a maybe saince he is a creature person

No, as the thestrals don't "belong" to Hagrid, and if you were to put them in, you would have to put every animal in the forbidden forest in. The thestrals belong to Hogwarts Loopywelshemz 21:12, 21 July 2007 (UTC)

Titles
Are gamekeeper and keeper of keys actually different positions? We've got two succession boxes now, and it looks cluttered, and my impression was that Hagrid is referred to as one or the other during the series interchangeably, but not in a manner suggesting that he's been double-hatted or anything. Scharferimage 03:23, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

It has always been my impression that they are the same thing. The Keeper of Keys is just a fancier title for it since he will mostly likely have the keys to all outdoor buildings and gates of Hogwarts (most noticabally, the main gates).81.151.137.252 20:11, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

Hagrid's House
In Hogwarts Houses page, Hagrid is listed as a Ravenclaw. What's up?

I think there was something about Hagrid being in Gryffindor in one of the movies or books because I'm pretty sure he is a Gryffindor.


 * He was a hufflepuff. - Amog  |T a l k 08:37, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

Norbert to return for Book 7
Norbert the dragon is set to return for this book, as an important part of the plot.

There is no proof of this except that there is a dragon on the deluxe US cover of Harry Potter And the Deathly Hallows that may or may not be Norbert. And since we don't know what he looks like now this dragon might not be Norbert at. Newboy123 18:25, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

Hagrid's Death???
Someone has stated Hagrid will die in the final book. I would like to see some proof otherwise removed from the article. JustShin 04:37, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

some1 should put spoilers on these discussions, cuse soon ppl r gonna start blabbing bout stuff


 * No, Hagrid does not die in the final movie, however, I am not yet on the last book so I'm not sure if it says otherwise. Lovecherry (talk) 07:04, 6 February 2014 (UTC)

Successions Box
Rubeus Hagrid does not die in the final Harry Potter book. At the end he is alive and well even after falling into Lord Voldemort's clutches.

Grawp the pet???
I disagree with Grawp being considered a pet of Hagrid's. Grawp is Hagrid's half brother and should not be labeled a pet.
 * ✔️ The last time I checked, Grawp was not listed anywhere as a pet of Hagrid's. It must have already been corrected and they failed to respond to you. Liamyangll (talk) 03:08, 6 August 2020 (UTC)

Magical Staus
Something has always confussed me is why has Hagrid not been given the right to parctise magic again after being cleared of opening the chamber or has he and has just not bothered to get a new wand. Could any one naswer this question


 * Hagrid was expelled during his 3rd year at hogwarts and thus is not sufficently qualified to preform magic; His wand is hidden in his umbrella, which he can therefore use as a wand. --124.197.54.130 15:12, 15 August 2007 (UTC)


 * It specifically states in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban that Hagrid is "allowed to perform magic again since his name has been cleared after the events of the previous book". Liamyangll (talk) 00:00, 8 August 2020 (UTC)

A thank you.
To whoever reversed what Grawp the Giant did. Since we cannot assume good faith, may we ban his IP address? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.255.90.147 (talk) 06:58, 3 September 2007 (UTC)


 * I've put in a request at the admin noticeboard. faithless   (speak)  07:27, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

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What's up with Fang?
Is anyone else getting the image of an Asian woman in Fang's infobox? Keyblade Mage 22:43, 19 September 2007 (UTC)Keyblade Mage
 * Someone thought they were being clever. I've fixed it. faithless   (speak)  01:31, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

u r krazy Asian woman? I don't think the question is what's up with fang I think the question is what's up with you're head? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.53.12.59 (talk) 17:25, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
 * No one is crazy. It was vandalism or perhaps a mistake that faithless corrected Nil Einne (talk) 07:42, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

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Hagrid's pets
I moved Talk:Hagrid's pets here (except for WPHP) and demoted each heading below. 210.50.104.63 (talk) 10:07, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

Fluffy
I moved Talk:Fluffy (Harry Potter) here then added the "Fluffy" heading above and made the following heading be one level down from before. Brianjd 09:25, 2005 Jan 2 (UTC)

Flute given by Hagrid?
Harry, Ron and Hermione used a flute that had been given to Harry by Hagrid.

Was this in the book? It definitely wasn't in the movie. The article seems to imply that Fluffy was only important in book 1. Brianjd 08:05, 2004 Dec 16 (UTC)


 * Yes it was. In the book, Harry, Ron and Hermione used a flute that was given to Harry by Hagrid for Christmas to lull Fluffy to sleep. They did see a harp left behind by Quirrell, but it didn't continue to play as it did in the film. Fluffy was only important in the first book/film, considering he hasn't been seen since.


 * Actually, in the film, they had to jump into the hole when it stopped playing unexpectedly. Brianjd 08:41, 2005 Jan 2 (UTC)


 * Actually, in the film, they had to jump into the hole when it stopped playing unexpectedly. While true, may I ask how this is relevant?

i dont remember the harp in the book at all he didnt give it to him just to lull him to sleep. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Greeknoitall234 (talk • contribs) 23:45, 14 February 2009 (UTC)

As his name suggests...
As his name suggests, Fluffy belongs to Hagrid, who got him from a Greek person he met in a pub.

Huh? Brianjd 09:52, 2005 Jan 2 (UTC)


 * Well, Hagrid's partically the only person on Earth who would name a giant three-headed monster "Fluffy."

Categories
Category:Fictional dogs and Category:Fictional dragons are appropriate categories. The original pages (Fang (Harry Potter) and Norbert (Harry Potter)) were under them, weren't they? Brianjd 09:33, 2005 Jan 2 (UTC)


 * But Norbert and Aragog aren't dogs. I think it would be prudent to stick to the categories all the entries fall into.


 * But then the categories are incomplete. What was wrong with the way it was before these articles were merged? Brianjd 09:46, 2005 Jan 2 (UTC)


 * Just my opinin, but adding categories that don't apply to everything makes the page look cluttered. Before they were merged, the category applied to the whole page, but now they do not.

What is up with this article?
I find it common to bump into people like this, who always use "hagger" or link to this page. Is there some type of cult fan following here or something? I'm just curious.  Digital Ninja  15:12, 7 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Go to Encyclopedia Dramatica and search for Hagger. That should explain it. (I can't provide a link, as ED is blacklisted. There has been much dramaz on WP concerning ED.) Be advised, ED contains very graphic content. It's not for the squeamish. faithless   (speak)  22:48, 7 November 2008 (UTC)
 * I'd been wondering the same thing myself, DigitalNinja. Wikipedia doesn't do "shrines to vandals" so thanks for the info, Faithless... and also thanks for that warning... :/ -- THE DARK LORD TROMBONATOR  21:08, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

Error in paragraph on expulsion
I have started reading the books and you actually learn that Hagrid has been expelled at the end of chapter 4 in Sorcerer's Stone not the second book. Here all you learn is that he was expelled in his third year and that AD kept him on as gamekeeper. The second book may flesh it out more - not there yet, obviously.

Copy Editing
This article needs some serious copy editing work. There are numerous grammatical errors and several sentences and paragraphs that are poorly written. For example there is one sentence that uses the word "latter" without it actually referring to anything. Whoever has locked this article and has access to working on it needs to take responsibility on the copy-editing. It's really a very bad example for the impressionable children who read these books and look to these referential articles for information only to come away with a worse grasp on grammar, proper sentence structure, and overall good examples of writing. Children learn how to write by reading from such resources as Wikipedia, and right now Wikipedia is doing them a great disservice by miseducating them in articles such as this. By no means is the whole article badly written; I am not saying that at all. However, there are enough mistakes and areas that require work that the topic needed to be raised.--74.235.39.50 (talk) 18:58, 5 December 2009 (UTC)

Source/ meaning of his name
Hagrid or Hag-rid is a colloquialism for 'out of sorts'; the terms's orginal folk meaning is cursed(i.e. ridden by a hag or witch), you can do seperate resarch to verify this. I have taken this out of book, quite ironic, though three names from the Harry Potter series were all put on the same page and chapter of the book The Mayor of Casterbridge(chapter 20). those names are dumbeldore, hag-rid, and Minerva. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.110.96.21 (talk) 18:20, 26 August 2011 (UTC)

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Needs to be fixed
The first "movie" it says he appeared in was "Harry potter and the philosophers stone" but it's actually a book that is called that. The movie is called "Harry Potter and the Socercers Stone". Greengrass2145 (talk) 16:45, 28 May 2022 (UTC)
 * No, both book and film are correctly called "Philosopher's stone". See here.  Chaheel Riens (talk) 16:56, 28 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Actually you are both correct Harry Potter and the sorcerer's stone is the US title while Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is the UK title. 174.240.250.220 (talk) 06:23, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 3 December 2023
8 foot 6 inches is 2.62 meters not 2.59 meters 174.240.250.220 (talk) 06:11, 3 December 2023 (UTC)
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