Rubeus Hagrid Rubeus Hagrid Rubeus Hagrid is a fictional character in the "Harry Potter" book series written by J. K. Rowling. He is introduced in "Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone" as a half-giant and half-human who is the gamekeeper and Keeper of Keys and Grounds of Hogwarts, the primary setting for the first six novels. In the third novel "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban", Hagrid is promoted to Care of Magical Creatures teacher, and is later revealed to be a member of the Order of the Phoenix. Hagrid was among the characters that Rowling says she created on "the
J. K. Rowling the 2011 British Academy Film Awards in honour of the "Harry Potter" film franchise. In September 2013, Warner Bros. announced an "expanded creative partnership" with Rowling, based on a planned series of films about her character Newt Scamander, author of "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them". The first film was released in November 2016 and is set roughly 70 years before the events of the main series. In 2016, it was announced that the series would consist of five films. The second, "", was released in November 2018. Rowling scripted and co-produced both films. In 2004, "Forbes" named Rowling