Hokay, so I'm in the process of writing a one-shot AU fanfic that diverges just after the SS/PS Gringotts with Hagrid leaving Harry to fend for himself shopping in the alley.

I'm just having a really rough time of writing Hagrid as a character though. I need a justification for him to bail on Harry in the alley that doesn't make Hagrid just completely out of character. And more than that I can't manage to get his dialogue right. Which consonants get replaced with apostrophes at the end of words? Does he prefer Ya or yeh or you?

What I really need is a PDF copy of PS/SS so I can essentially cut and paste. I can't find my paper copy... This computer has dial-up so trying to hunt it down on the pirate bay would be just shy of impossible.

Anyway, suggestions and insights into his character would be much appreciated. I know where the story needs to go, but getting it there from canon seems tricky.

 

The following two lines need to be used at least half a dozen times each. The underlined part is the important bit.

"A wizard, o' course, an' a thumpin' good 'un, I'd reckon."
"Haven't go' any brandy, have yeh, Molly?" asked Hagrid a little shakily, "Fer medicinal purposes?"

 

The internet is your friend.

The HP lexicon includes quotes of and about primary characters, which can often help with keeping dialogue working. It is also gratifyingly sparse of extraneous or overly large graphics.

http://www.hp-lexicon.org/wizards/hagridsez.htm

 

This site is invaluable for getting accents right when writing Harry Potter fanfiction. When in doubt, go easy on the accents--if a character is doing more than a few cameos, it's extremely annoying to read.

As for Hagrid's motivations, it's easiest to just borrow one of many reasons from canon. He needed a drink to calm his nerves after the cart ride. He saw an interstin' creature and lost track of time chattin' with the bloke. He was talking with a guy in the pub about magical creatures and lost track of time. He just remembered that he needed to pick up something obscure from Knockturn Alley and didn't want Harry to see that place in his first trip to Diagon Alley. Someone insulted Albus Dumbledore and he got into a kerfuffle.

 

Hagrid would be easy. He's a big, hairy pre-wave-arc Naruto.

 

Anything shiny will do.

 

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Dat ass.

 

Errands in Knockturn, mayhaps? An urgent call from hogwarts, maybe the acromantula approaching the school? Witnessing some sort of crime while getting Hedwig and having to provide the auror's/hitwizard's a statement? Thinking Harry is responsible enough, and not wanting to seem overbearing?

 

Fucking this. El oh el!

 

Fixed that for you.

 

Retribution

This. Pretty much only this.

 

Lol that's cheating. You wrote an educated, kick-ass wizard named Hagrid, not the canon character

But since you brought it up: what's good with that update ? :3

 

Thanks for the valuable info guys. Sorry it took so long to respond. Things got chaotic hereabouts. I found my copy of HPSS. Hopefully I'll have time to write this idea before the shit hits the fan again.