Rubeus Hagrid

Rubeus Hagrid (born December 6, c. 1928)http://www.mugglenet.com/jkrcom/birthdayarchive.shtml is a fictional character in the Harry Potter series of books. He is known to all simply as Hagrid. Hagrid is the groundskeeper and Care Of Magical Creatures teacher for Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

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December 6 - 1928 - Harry Potter - Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

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Hagrid is as much as twice as tall as the average man. He loves animals and magical creatures, particularly those that are unusual or dangerous. 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, Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger are friends.

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J. K. Rowling - Harry Potter - Ron Weasley - Hermione Granger

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He is one of the first characters to imply that the idea of thinking of wizards as "purebloods" and "half-bloods" is a dated concept. Hagrid is known for his friendliness, and thick accent.

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Pureblood - Half-blood

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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.

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Scottish - Actor - Robbie Coltrane - Martin Bayfield

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His name, Rubeus, has two meanings in Latin, one meaning "red" or "reddish," and the other meaning "of the bramble." Both could serve as descriptions of Hagrid, who has a reddish face and a brambly beard. "Hagrid", according to JK Rowling in an interview with the Boston Globe,http://www.masterfroggy1.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Interviews/interviews%20html/The%20Boston%20Globe%2018%20October%201999.htm comes from an old English word "hagridden," meaning to have a nightmarish night, particularly when hungover, which Hagrid is a great deal.

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Latin - Boston Globe

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