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Hagrid is as much as twice as tall as the average man. He loves magical creatures, particularly unusual or even dangerous ones although he usually insists most of them are only dangerous due to a handler's disrespect or ignorance. J. K. Rowling has said that Hagrid has little interest in tame magical creatures because of the lack of a challenge, although he has a cowardly boarhound called Fang. He befriends Harry Potter and his friends and looks out for them. They do the same for Hagrid. He is one of the first characters to imply purebloods and halfblood wizards is a dated concept. Hagrid is known for for his friendliness, and thick accent.

In the movies based on the Harry Potter novels, Hagrid is played by Scottish actor Robbie Coltrane, and in some shots where Hagrid's height needs to be emphasised, former England rugby player Martin Bayfield.

Hagrid was a student at Hogwarts but was expelled during his third year after an incident involving the Chamber of Secrets. Dumbledore nonetheless gave Hagrid the job of looking after the grounds (especially the magical animals). Since Hagrid did not complete his training, he was forbidden to practice magic, though this ban was lifted when he became a teacher.

Hagrid rescued Harry from his parents house, which was destroyed by Lord VoldemortLord Voldemort is a fictional character and the arch villain in the Harry Potter book series by J. He is an evil wizard bent on controlling the magic world and achieving immortality through the practice of dark magic. He is so feared by magical people tha, and in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's StoneHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is the first volume in an ongoing series of (eventually) at least seven books for children written by British author J. Rowling, and starring Harry Potter, a young wizard. The book has also been made into a film of he is given the task of locating Harry, as Vernon Dursley continually attempts to escape Harry's school letters. He helps Harry to find his bearings in the magical world, as well as helping him to buy his school things.

Although not a schoolmaster in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's StoneHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is the first volume in an ongoing series of (eventually) at least seven books for children written by British author J. Rowling, and starring Harry Potter, a young wizard. The book has also been made into a film of, Hagrid does have a measure of authority. When Draco MalfoyDraco Malfoy is a fictional character in J. Rowling's Harry Potter books. He was born c. 1980 to Lucius Malfoy and his wife Narcissa (cousin of Sirius Black). The Malfoy family is described as old, aristocratic and clannish, very affluent and proud of bei balked at completing a detention, Hagrid threatened him with immediate expulsion: "You'll do sommat useful, or you'll get out . . . go pack your bags." This could, of course, be that Hagrid knows that he will be expelled by others, because he knows the rules.

Hagrid's love of dangerous magical creatures is central to the plot of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's StoneHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is the first volume in an ongoing series of (eventually) at least seven books for children written by British author J. Rowling, and starring Harry Potter, a young wizard. The book has also been made into a film of: a hooded person ( Professor QuirrellProfessor Quirrell is a fictional character from Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone''. He was the Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher for years, but one year he took a year off to get some hands-on experience. It was rumoured he encountered vampir in disguise) gives him a dragonSaint George versus the dragon Gustave Moreau, c. This small one has the look of a griffin or a wyvern. In European mythology, a dragon is a serpent-like legendary creature. The Latin word draco as in the constellation Draco, comes directly from Greek dra egg to elicit details about Fluffy, the three-headed dog Hagrid has lent to Dumbledore to help guard the philosopher's stone. Hagrid again lets slip, to Harry, Ron and Hermione, about how to get past Fluffy (by playing music), which allows them to pursue the potential thief. The three also assist Hagrid after the dragon egg hatches, by helping to remove the baby dragon Norbert, who is taken to live with other dragons by friends of Charlie Weasley.

In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Hagrid is sent to the wizards prison, Azkaban, when the Chamber of Secrets is opened because of his prior expulsion. He is later exonerated when the real culprit is found, and released. He helps Harry and Ron in their quest to solve the mystery of the Chamber of Secrets by telling them to follow the spiders—leading them to Aragog, the giant spider blamed for the original attacks, which Hagrid had kept as a pet while a student at Hogwarts.

In Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Hagrid takes over the Care of Magical Creatures class. Draco Malfoy causes trouble in Hagrid's class by insulting Buckbeak the hippogriff (which then attacks him for the slight), and the Ministry of Magic issues an order for the beast's destruction, much to Hagrid's distress. Harry and Hermione Granger save the hippogriff by going back in time.

It is also revealed, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, that Hagrid is of mixed human and giant parentage, his mother having been a giantess which left his father. Since giants have a reputation for being horribly brutal, and were once allies of Lord Voldemort, Hagrid keeps his parentage secret and allows people to imagine other reasons for his great size. The book ends with Hagrid setting out, with Madame Maxime—a half-giantess with whom he has become romantically involved, as an envoy to the giants.

In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix we find out that his mission, despite early promise, was unsuccesful—though he does return with his half-brother, Grawp. Harry and Hermione agree to take care of Grawp in Hagrid's absence—Hagrid fears (correctly) that he is to be driven out by Dolores Umbridge. Grawp later helps Harry and Hermione, when they are under attack by centaurs.

In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, the date of that particular school year is firmly established as being 1992-1993. It also says that Hagrid was expelled 50 years prior to this (1942), during his third year at Hogwarts. A third year student is 13 years old making Hagrid's year of birth approximately 1929.

Hagrid also refers to a chess engine. See Hagrid (chess) .