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- Ollivander: "Good wand, that one. But I suppose they snapped it in half when you got expelled?"
- Rubeus Hagrid: "Er — yes, they did, yes. I've still got the pieces, though."
- Ollivander: "But you don't use them?"
- Rubeus Hagrid: "Oh, no, sir."
- — Garrick Ollivander on Rubeus Hagrid's wand inside his umbrella[src]
Hagrid's Pink Umbrella[2] was an umbrella owned by Rubeus Hagrid in which he concealed the pieces of his broken wand,[1] after he was expelled from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in 1943.[3]
History[]
During his third year at Hogwarts, Hagrid was falsely accused by Tom Riddle to have released a monstrous creature on the school that killed a Muggle-born witch named Myrtle Warren. As a result of this, his wand was destroyed by the British Ministry of Magic.[3] Although it was destroyed, Dumbledore allowed him to secretly keep the shards of his wand in the shaft of a pink umbrella as the shards still possessed a good portion of the wand's original power. However, since he never graduated, Hagrid's magic was never flawless; so even though he was able to use the pink umbrella as a wand substitute, he did not have the skill required for complex feats of magic. This caused him to rarely perform the spells that he wanted to.[1]
Uses[]
- In 1991 and 1996, Hagrid used his umbrella to gain access to Diagon Alley.[4][5]
Examples of unsuccessful magic[]
- On 31 July 1991, Hagrid lost his temper after Vernon Dursley insulted Albus Dumbledore, and tried to transfigure Dudley Dursley into a pig in retaliation, but instead just gave him a pig's tail sticking out of his backside. Hagrid later regretted his loss of temper, but then claimed that he couldn't turn Dudley into a pig because he was already much like one, the tail being the last pig-like part of him.[1]
- On 27 July 1997, during the Battle of the Seven Potters, Hagrid tried to save Harry from falling to his death by repairing the sidecar of Sirius Black's motorcycle, but instead destroyed it completely and made it fall away from the motorcycle. Harry, in sheer desperation, levitated the sidecar to stop it falling.[6]
Examples of successful magic[]
- On 31 July 1991, Hagrid conjured fire in the fireplace at the Hut-on-the-Rock.[1]
- Later in this day, Hagrid made the rowboat that him and Harry Potter were using to get back to the mainland go faster by tapping it twice on the side.[4]
- In 1992, Hagrid insinuated to Harry that he had used magic to enlarge the Hogwarts pumpkins to the size of boulders.[7]
- On 30 June 1997, during the Battle of the Astronomy Tower, Hagrid successfully cast the Water-Making Spell, after Harry reminded him what the incantation was and together, with Harry's help, they extinguished the fire that was consuming his hut.[8]
Behind the scenes[]
- J. K. Rowling has commented on Hagrid's wand wood: "Hagrid, for instance, has an oak wand though by this Celtic system he should have a wand made of elder; in Britain, the oak is ‘King of the Forest’ and symbolises strength, protection and fecundity; what other wood could ‘choose’ Hagrid?"[9]
- In Harry Potter: Magic Awakened, the pink umbrella was able to be obtained by the player in a limited time in 2021, but once the player got it, they can continue to use it as a wand.
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) (PS1 version)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Indirectly mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
- Pottermore (First identified as Hagrid's Pink Umbrella)
- Wizarding World (Mentioned only)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
- LEGO Harry Potter: Building the Magical World
- LEGO Harry Potter
- Harry Potter Trading Card Game
- Harry Potter: The Character Vault
- Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
- Harry Potter: Magic Awakened
- The Harry Potter Wizarding Almanac
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 4 (The Keeper of the Keys)
- ↑ From the Story: Hagrid's Pink Umbrella at Pottermore (Archived here)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 13 (The Very Secret Diary)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 5 (Diagon Alley)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 6 (Draco's Detour)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 4 (The Seven Potters)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 7 (Mudbloods And Murmurs)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 28 (Flight of the Prince)
- ↑ "Extra Stuff: Wands" from J. K. Rowling's official site (via The Internet Archive)