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Traveling from the Gobi Desert to the Marianas Trench, they explore ancient temples and bottomless caves and tangle with twisted villains, including the masked madman V.V. Argost and his half-human/half-giant spider.
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Dumbledore hires Hagrid to teach at Hogwarts, despite the fact that he is a half-giant, and when Rita Skeeter reveals his half-blood status,
The Color of Blood: Racial Dynamics in Harry Potter (Part 2) 2009
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Rubeus Hagrid is the half-giant friend of Harry Potter.
Archive 2009-06-01 Michael James 2009
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Indeed, as in all the Harry Potter movies, grace notes abound: A baby dragon here, a massive dead spider there (the latter representing one of the movie's standout scenes, featuring Robbie Coltrane as the salty half-giant Hagrid).
Gregory Weinkauf: Half-Blood, All Brilliant: The Sixth Harry Potter Movie Enchants and Enthralls 2009
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Traveling from the Gobi Desert to the Marianas Trench, they explore ancient temples and bottomless caves and tangle with twisted villains, including the masked madman V.V. Argost and his half-human/half-giant spider.
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"You're half-giant, " said Lupin, looking up at Hagrid.
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Rowling, J. K. 2007
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Early action favored Hagrid, Harry's bushy-bearded half-giant pal, though Harry's love interest, Cho Chang, is also the object of heavy betting.
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Early action favored Hagrid, Harry's bushy-bearded half-giant pal, though Harry's love interest, Cho Chang, is also the object of heavy betting.
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'Among those eccentric decisions are undoubtedly the controversial staff appointments previously described in this newspaper, which have included the employment of werewolf Remus Lupin, half-giant Rubeus Hagrid and delusional ex-Auror, "Mad-Eye" Moody.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Rowling, J. K. 2003
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Ron and Harry wasted no time in telling Hermione about the conversation they had overheard between Madame Maxime and Hagrid, but Hermione didn't seem to find the news that Hagrid was a half-giant nearly as shocking as Ron did.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Rowling, J. K. 2000
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