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Re: "Goodbye friends of Hagrid..." Seriana Sedai Send a noteboard - 27/07/2010 09:08:24 PM
I'd have reacted rather like Ron, methinks. Or fainted and been eaten by huge spiders.

Hagrid's sweet, really. I am so glad that Film Hagrid hardly sticks in my head. He's one of the badly-done characters in the film. Book Hagrid is much, much better, and far less bombastic than Hollywood's version (surprise surprise).

I about lost it with that line. Can you imagine standing there with the huge spiders converging and then Aragog pronouncing judgement like that?


Indeed. Hagrid lost many, many points there.

Thank god for the return of the wild Ford Anglia!

Now, see, Hagrid didn't lose any points with me here, but it did speak to his character. He is so comfortable and trusting of all these creepy crawly animals that he doesn't think he's sending Harry and Ron into harm in any way. Just like when Aragog is sick in HBP and Hagrid is surprised that the other spiders want to eat him.
I hesitate to call Hagrid simple, I don't think it's the case, but he simply can't see the danger in some of these animals because of his fascination with them. He trusts these animals, so many of them reciprocate.
That's to me of course, I can see how he'd lose points in other peoples eyes.

Indeed, again. Do you think all Ford Anglias come with sentience, or did Mr Weasley's enchantments bring it about?
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