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Rubeus Hagrid's letter to Harry Potter
Letter information
Sender	Rubeus Hagrid
Addressee	Harry Potter
Date of writing	31 July, 1993
Subject	Prof. Hagrid sends Harry a book required for his subject.
Delivered via	Unidentified handsome Tawny Owl[1]

[Source]

This letter was written by Rubeus Hagrid to Harry Potter on 31 July, 1993. The letter came with Hagrid's birthday present to Harry, a copy of The Monster Book of Monsters. This is what Hagrid believed to be a practical gift for Harry, as unbeknownst to him at the time, Hagrid had just been promoted to Professor of Care of Magical Creatures.^[1]

Contents

Dear Harry,

Happy Birthday!

Think you might find this useful for next year.

Won't say no more here. Tell you when I see you.

Hope the Muggles are treating you right.

All the best,

Hagrid

Behind the scenes

• In the GBA version of the Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry only receives Hagrid's parcel after arriving at the Leaky Cauldron.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (First appearance)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)
• Pottermore

Notes and references