Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Character analysis

Character: Rubeus Hagrid

Have you ever heard the saying "don't judge a book by its cover?" People judge each other this way as well. People underestimate Hagrid because he got expelled from Hogwarts school of witch craft and wizardly on his third year for some unknown reason, but Dumbledore saw something in him and let him stay and be the games keeper, and do important jobs. This is the book, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" by J.K. Rowling a world renowned author. It is about a boy named Harry Potter who's parents died when he was little and how he is being raised by his aunt and uncle who were not very nice to him because they kept a really big secret from him. They didn't want Harry to become a wizard and they thought that if they made his life as normal as possible he wouldn't become a wizard like his parents. When Harry discovered the secret he then realized why is aunt and uncle are so cruel. He then questioned what the giant Rubeus Hagrid told him about being a wizard. Rubeus Hagrid is one of the most trustworthy, sneaky, and friendly people you will ever meet at Hogwarts.

Hagrid is trustworthy because he was the only one Dumbledore could trust to get Harry from his home after his parents were killed. Another example of this trait is, when Harry wasn't getting his letter for Hogwarts and the Dursley's kept making them move. Hagrid kept making sure that the letter would find Harry no matter where the Dursley's hid him no matter what. Hagrid realized Harry wasn't getting his letter and took him away and brought him to Diagon ally. While they were there, Hagrid had to pick something very important up for Dumbledore from Gringotts, the bank for wizards.

Next, Hagrid is sneaky because one night he went to the town near Hogwarts and went to the local pub. While he was there, he met a strange man in a hood. This man told Hagrid that if he played a game of cards and won he could get a dragon egg. Hagrid had always wanted a dragon egg even though they were illegal. During the game the strange man kept buying Hagrid alcohol, which made Hagrid talk, and Hagrid told him about the Philosopher stone and how to get past Fluffy the 3 headed dog. Since he had won the game the strange man gave the dragon egg to Hagrid. For many days Hagrid kept the dragon undetected until Ron, Harry and Hermione told him he would have to give the dragon away. Hagrid was devastated. Another reason why Hagrid is sneaky is, when Hagrid came to get Harry from the Dursley's he used magic on Dudley to turn him into a pig, but all he did was put a tail on him. Hagrid is not really supposed to use magic because he is technically not a wizard anymore. He is only allowed to do magic under the order of Dumbledore.

Hagrid is sneaky, but he sometimes says to much. In this case, the one time Harry, Ron and Hermione went to Hagrid's hut, he accidentally told them about the philosopher's stone, and Nicholas Flammel the creator of the Philosopher's stone. He stopped when he realized he had said too much because they weren't supposed to know about it.

Hagrid is one of the friendliest people you will ever meet because he makes friends so easily. He made friends with Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger. He invites them for tea on the days they don't have school. They talk about a many of things such as, school work, and Quidditch. Hagrid and Harry are very good friends, especially since Hagrid was the one that brought Harry from his house to the Dursley's, then 12 years later they saved him from the Dursley's to bring him into the wizarding world.

By the end of the book, it is clear that Hagrid is trustworthy, sneaky, and friendly because of all the important tasks Dumbledore gave him, he kept a dragon egg, and he makes friend very easily. These traits affects the story because if Dumbledore could not trust Hagrid, he would have been left stranded with no place to go, and the night Harry's parents died the one person Dumbledore trusted to complete the job was Hagrid, or if he wasn't sneaky he could not have used magic to bring Harry to Diagon alley. On a number of occasions Hagrid has shown that his trustworthiness has payed off. I believe Hagrid acts the way he does so that Dumbledore will keep letting him stay at Hogwarts and because he thinks he has something to prove that he is not the kid that got expelled from Hogwarts.