Hagrid’s 10 worst moments in Harry Potter, ranked

Hagrid (played by Robbie Coltrane in the movies) is a lovable character of the Harry Potter Series however makes some mistakes with lasting consequences. The worst things Hagrid does in the Harry Potter Books include giving away vital information, Endangering the kids through cluelessness, and just some generally dumb mishaps. Some moments around Hagrid’s character, including Harry remembering in the last book how he once gave Voldemort information by mistake, are based on Hagrid’s genuine goodness clashing with unfortunate circumstances.

Hagrid’s biggest flaw, which the other characters are well aware of, is his fondness for some of the most dangerous pets in Harry Potter; He is too fond of magical creatures to be wary of the deadly ones. However, Harry, Ron and Hermione always stick by Hagrid as he is one of the most loyal and protective people in their lives. Hagrid’s arc throughout the series can be interpreted as an object lesson in good intentions gone wrong, But he is also symbolically very important as he brings Harry into the wizarding world.

10

Hagrid idolizes Dumbledore

Like everyone else, Hagrid instills in Harry that Dumbledore is infallible

First and foremost, Hagrid is deeply loyal to Dumbledore, because Dumbledore advocated for him and got him a job after he was wrongfully expelled from Hogwarts. Because Hagrid is the first person Harry meets from the wizarding world, He is the first person to impress Dumbledore’s greatness on Harry. Throughout the rest of the series, all the adults in Harry’s life take Dumbledore’s word as absolute truth, following his exact orders without question.

Dumbledore is a movie character it took a long time to realize that is a villain, manipulating Harry’s whole life when he could have been more forward. Characters like Hagrid and the Weasleys follow Dumbledore’s orders when it comes to Harry’s upbringing When it does not make any sense for a teacher to have this kind of evidence, rather than the people that the child’s parents have named as his guardians. Hagrid can’t be blamed for this too much when it’s a problem with everyone, but refusing to hand Harry over to Sirius because Dumbledore said so was not his best moment.

9

Hagrid assigned vicious monster books

Hagrid could have at least included a comment about how to tame the books

The Wizarding World gimmick kicks off Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Is Hagrid sending Harry the Monster Book of Monsters to be your birthday, Which Harry had to deal with without waking up the Dursleys. When all the students come to Hagrid’s first lesson, they used various tools to close the books. Ron and Hermione also report that when they went to buy their books in Blooms and BlotsThe ” Assistant almost shouted when [they] Said they want two [books].”

Considering that Hagrid had an easy trick to quiet the books so they could be read, he caused a lot of trouble and possible harm to the shop and the students. Hagrid clearly knows his way around magical creatures, and it is possible that the textbook is well-researched and will be useful for the class. however, All it would have taken was to tell McGonagall to include a note in the book list of how to manage the books Until they came to school.

8

Hagrid tells the Golden Trio about Nicholas Flamel (and a bunch of other stuff)

Hagrid’s tendency to reveal information is a running gag

The golden trio quickly figure out that if they get Hagrid to talk, there’s a good chance he’ll reveal something he’s not supposed to. Dumbledore ordered Hagrid to take the Sorcerer’s Stone from Gringotts with Harry, so that Harry is locked in here and not on Hagrid. However, once they are in school, Hagrid reveals that he possesses Fluffy, that Nicholas Flamel is involved, which professors also provided magic to guard the stone, and that he gave away information about Fluffy.

This information leads to the trio trying to claim the stone before Voldemort, putting themselves in danger. What can be said in Hagrid’s defense is that he just met the kids this year, And let him convince himself that they will not undertake any dangerous adventures because of what he said. Notably, in the later books, he keeps a lot of secrets from them to prevent the same thing.

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Hagrid doesn’t tell Harry about Platform 9 3/4

Hagrid doesn’t mention that it doesn’t make any sense

In the book, Harry lives with the Dursleys for another month after getting his school supplies with Hagrid. He has to ask them for a ride to King’s Cross because no one has made any arrangements for Hagrid or anyone else to pick him up. Given that Hagrid had just figured that the Dursleys had gone 10 years without telling Harry anything about magic, Trusting them with this is a mistake. Aunt Petunia would go to Platform 9 3/4 with Lily, but she’s proven not to be invested in Harry actually getting to Hogwarts.

Therefore, it would have been wise for Hagrid to tell Harry how to get onto the platform, or to at least offer to Dumbledore to take Harry again. The movie makes this plot hole even more of a problem because Hagrid takes Harry straight from shopping to the train station, then leaves him there Without further instructions. In both cases, the oversight was mostly included to facilitate Harry’s initial meeting with the Weasleys.

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Hagrid brings Grupp back to Hogwarts

Hagrid wanted to help his brother but put the trio in a difficult spot again

off-screen during Harry Potter and the Order of the PhoenixHagrid and Madame Maxine are sent by Hagrid to try to make an alliance with the giant. During this adventure, Hagrid finds his half-brother, a (comparatively) small giant who is being abused by the others. Despite Grawp not wanting to leave, Hagrid brings him back to Hogwarts and asks the trio to look after him when Hagrid is inevitably forced to leave the school. Because of the runtime, the movie undermines just how scared the trio were when Hagrid asked this of them.

This leads to Hermione’s craziest plan ever, improvised on the spot To get rid of Umbridge. Additionally, Grawp is easier to manage in the subsequent books, and Hagrid’s concern for his family is at least admirable. But this is just another time in the franchise that Hagrid makes life even more difficult for a group of teenagers who already have too much going on.

5

Hagrid & Argog

Hagrid’s almost gets Harry and Ron killed with Aragog

Hagrid’s lifelong friendship with Aragog began when Hagrid received Aragog’s egg from a traveler and tried to capture him secretly while at Hogwarts – not the smartest plan. However, the circumstances were made more dangerous by the Chamber of Secrets was opened, something completely outside of Hagrid’s control. When Aragog was accused of a student’s murder, Hagrid helped him escape. And start a life and family in the forbidden forest.

Hagrid then leaves Harry and Ron a clue that allows them to prove his innocence by finding Aragog and learning the truth from him. However, they were almost eaten by Aragog’s family. In Hagrid’s defense, He really had reason to believe that Aragog would spare the children in service of them going to prove his innocence. It is more likely that Hagrid just overestimated Aragog’s kindness and put the children in danger again.

4

Hagrid tells Voldemort and Quirrell how to get past fluff

Hagrid accidentally but willingly revealed how Voldemort could get the stone

Hagrid’s worst moment, which the books spend the most time on, underlining that it was a terrible mistake, is telling Quirrell how to get past fluff. If Voldemort’s plan had succeeded, it would have allowed him to regain his full strength three years earlier. While in the Hog’s Head at Hogsmeade, Hagrid meets a cloaked stranger who happens to have a dragon egg, Use this as a conversation starter to ask Hagrid about the other magical creatures he cared for.

Hagrid also drinks a lot during this conversation And isn’t on his guard about the sketchy stranger with a dragon egg asking about fluff. Hagrid certainly meant no harm and made an honest mistake, but his insecurity shows. The matter of the Sage’s Stone was taken seriously by the other staff members, and even Hagrid when he was sober, but he still talked about it in public.

3

Hagrid tries to catch Norbert in secret

Hagrid’s plan to capture a dragon is no plan at all

After Hagrid gets hold of a dragon egg, he hatches it and tries to trap the dragon in his wooden house (as Hermione points out). The trio feels honor-bound not to tell anyone what Hagrid is doing, And then ends up in detention because they passed out Norbert to friends of Ron’s brother Charlie in the middle of the night. They technically didn’t have to do this for Hagrid, but they still ended up in a lot of trouble because of him, which could have been even worse if they hadn’t gotten rid of Norbert before they were caught.

Which raises a lot of questions about what Hagrid thought he was doing. It was illegal for him to keep a snake, and Norbert eventually outgrew his house. There was no logic and Hagrid risked his job, Just because he always wanted a dragon. In this case, Hagrid’s motivations are completely selfish, and the situation is only ever going to end with him getting rid of Norbert.

2

Hagrid does months of blast-ending screeches for class

Hagrid’s teaching at its worst

Hagrid’s track record with his classes isn’t as bad as the students make it out to be, but there is one type of magical creature that his bringing to class has been disastrously dangerous: the blast-ended screwts. Hagrid may have bred the creatures himself, which are a cross between a manticore and a fire crab. He puts the class through months of avoiding getting stung or burned (and often failing) as they try to catch the screws. Hermione even tells Harry and Ron after class that she agrees with Draco, and that they should kill the Scruts While they are small.

Hagrid could be accused of raising them so that they could be used in the final task of the Triwizard Tournament, but it is unlikely that the organizers meant for students to raise them. The trio is always skeptical about what Hagrid is going to bring to class, however The hippogriffs and thestrals are good lessons. The screws where his supervision when it came to learning were unacceptable for classes.

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Hagrid curses Dudley to have a pig’s tail

Hagrid punishes the Dursleys with only malicious intentions

When Hagrid comes to get Harry and tells him that he is a wizard, He memorably gets so angry at the Dursleys that he curses Dudley to have a pig’s tail. Hagrid then discreetly asks Harry not to tell anyone at Hogwarts about it; It is an illegal attack on a muggle, which could lead to imprisonment. Furthermore, Dudley said nothing during this entire interaction, and Hagrid only wanted to punish Vernon and Petunia.

No one in the wizarding world finds out about him and Vernon and Petunia take Dudley to get his tail surgically removed. After years of being abused by the Dursleys, Harry wasn’t inclined to feel sorry about it at all, although Hagrid should have felt better. Petunia and Vernon should probably be in jail for child abuse, though Dudley was 11 years old at the time and was crippled his entire life. An attack on a child with only malicious intent is Hagrid’s worst act of all Harry Potter Series.