Rubeus Hagrid
Appears 2,027 times in the books
- Born:
- 6 December 1928
A half-giant expelled in his third year after Tom Riddle framed him for opening the Chamber. He brings Harry from the ruins of Godric’s Hollow, guards dangerous creatures with too much affection, and stays loyal to Dumbledore to the end.
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On the timeline
- 1709
Dragon breeding is banned
A wizards’ convention forbids breeding dragons. Hagrid will ignore the spirit of this more than once. - 1928-12-06
Rubeus Hagrid is born
A half-giant child is born. His mother leaves; his father raises him. - 1940
Hagrid starts at Hogwarts
Hagrid is sorted into Gryffindor. He will be expelled before he can finish, blamed for a crime Tom committed. - 1943-06-13
The Chamber opens; Myrtle dies; the diary becomes a Horcrux
In his fifth year Tom opens the Chamber. The basilisk kills Myrtle Warren. He frames Hagrid, and after the murder he makes his first Horcrux, the diary. - 1 November 1981
Harry is left at the Dursleys; Sirius is framed
Hagrid brings Harry to Privet Drive on Sirius’s motorcycle. Voldemort is bodiless in Albania. Pettigrew, as a rat, will find the Weasleys. Sirius is sent to Azkaban without a trial. - 1990
Cho and Katie start; Hagrid buys Fluffy
Cho Chang is sorted into Ravenclaw and Katie Bell into Gryffindor. Hagrid buys a three-headed dog from a Greek chap he met in the pub. - 1991-07-31
Hagrid takes Harry from the cupboard
On his eleventh birthday Harry learns he is a wizard. The letters stop because Hagrid has come in person. - 1991–1992
First year: the Philosopher’s Stone
Quirrell shares his body with Voldemort. Harry becomes the youngest Seeker in a century. The Stone is destroyed with Quirrell. Voldemort flees again. - Late July 1997
The seven Potters
The protective charm on Privet Drive is about to break. Harry is moved under Polyjuice. Hedwig and Mad-Eye Moody die. George loses an ear. The Ministry is already being taken from within: Yaxley has Pius Thicknesse under the Imperius Curse, and Charity Burbage is murdered.