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Rubeus Hagrid's hut

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Hagrid's hut
Location information
Location

Hogwarts

Permanent Resident(s)
Behind the scenes
First appearance

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Latest appearance

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Rubeus Hagrid's hut served as a home to Rubeus Hagrid (and some of his pets including Fang.) during his years teaching in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.[1] It is a small wooden cabin located outside of the Hogwarts Castle, on the edge of the Forbidden Forest.[2]Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley were amongst the Hogwarts students who occasionally visit the place just to meet and talk to Hagrid.

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[edit] Inside the hut

Inside the hut

There was only one room inside. Hams and pheasants hung from the ceiling, There's also a fireplace where, most of the time, a copper kettle was used to boil water, and in the corner stood a massive bed with a patchwork quilt over it.[1] Sometimes, when Hagrid didn't used his personal belongings, including his pink umbrella, His mokeskin coat and his crossbow, he placed those items inside the hut. Other items found inside the hut are ingredients for foods and items used by him in teaching the Care of Magical Creatures.

[edit] History

[edit] 1991-1992

Argus Filch heading towards Hagrid's hut.

The 1991–1992 school year was Harry Potter's first year in Hogwarts, along with Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. They visited Hagrid's hut occasionally and in April of 1992, the trio saw a dragon for the first time which hatched from an egg. Hagrid named it Norbert.

On the same night, they noticed Malfoy sneaking from the window of Hagrid's hut and listening to their discussion. The four students received detention for being outside the castle late at night. As punishment, they had to go to the Forbidden Forest with Hagrid. Argus Filch escorted the four from the castle to Hagrid's cabin and they split into two groups.

[edit] 1992-1993

Lucius Malfoy, Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge and Hogwarts Headmaster Albus Dumbledore inside Hagrid's hut.

Minister for Magic, Cornelius Fudge and Draco's father, Lucius Malfoy along with Prof. Dumbledore visited the hut to discuss the incident of the re-opening of the Chamber of Secrets. The Ministry decide to send Hagrid to Azkaban prison. They assumed that Hagrid was the one who reopened the Chamber. Unnoticed by the Minister and Draco's father, Harry and Ron hid inside the Invisibility cloak and were present in Hagrid's hut. Before Hagrid's departure, he instructed Ron and Harry to "...follow the spiders." and reminded them to feed Fang.

[edit] 1993-1994

Hagrid's hut, view from the Stone circle.

[edit] 1994-1995

Hagrid's hut in 1994.

In one lesson of Care of Magical Creatures subject, Hagrid introduced to the Gryffindor and Slytherin students his newly-bred creatures called Blast-Ended Skrewts in front of his hut. Hundred of these creatures were placed in several open wooden crates. They looked like deformed, shell-less lobsters, horribly pale and slimy-looking, with legs sticking out in very odd places and no visible heads, about six inches long, crawling over one another, bumping blindly into the sides of the boxes. They gave off a very powerful smell of rotting fish. Draco Malfoy questioned Hagrid about the purposes of those creatures.[2]

[edit] 1995-1996

Hagrid's hut in 1995, during the visiting of Dolores Umbridge.

In the first quarter of the 1995–1996 school year at Hogwarts, The Ministry appointed Dolores Umbridge as the new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor. Prof. Dumbledore sent Hagrid in search of other Giants. When he came back to Hogwarts, Dolores Umbridge visited Hagrid's hut to ask Hagrid where he had been and to him ask what sort of mission he had been sent on. Because of Umbridge's strong dislike of Half-breeds, including Half-giants, she wanted to sack Hagrid from Hogwarts. Umbridge succeeded in doing so when she became headmistress (replacing Prof. Dumbledore as Headmaster). Near the end of the school year, Hagrid was forcibly removed from the Hogwarts grounds by Umbridge with the assistance of some Ministry of Magic employees, including the Auror John Dawlish.

[edit] 1996-1997

Hagrid's hut being burned down by some Death Eaters.

Before the end of the 1996–1997 school year, Death Eaters attempted to penetrate the walls of Hogwarts Castle. Professor Snape escorted the Death Eaters to fulfil the mission appointed to him. After he casted the Killing Curse on Professor Dumbledore, Harry chased him and the Death Eaters, how were now joined by Draco Malfoy, until they reached the grounds outside of the castle. They continually fought until Death Eater Thorfinn Rowle yelled, "Incendio!" Then Harry heard an explosive bang and a dancing orange light spilled over all of them: Hagrid’s cabin was on fire. Hagrid was forced to rescue his dog Fang who been trapped inside the hut. The Death Eaters then disapparated. Hagrid together with Harry used the Aguamenti charm to put out the flames in Hagrid's hut.[3]

[edit] 1997-1998

Hagrid's Hut was repaired after the fire. Later in the same school year, Hagrid held a "Support Harry Potter" party in his hut.

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