<P> Hagrid is introduced in the opening chapter of the first novel . Following the death of James and Lily Potter , Dumbledore entrusts Hagrid with rescuing the infant Harry from his parents ' house after they have been murdered by Lord Voldemort . When Minerva McGonagall expresses her concern about the fact that it was Hagrid who would carry Harry to the Dursleys ' , Dumbledore says that he would trust Hagrid with his life , a fact that is demonstrated several times during the series , as Dumbledore frequently asks him to carry out secret tasks . Ten years later , he is tasked to bring the Philosopher 's Stone from Gringotts to Hogwarts , and provides the three - headed dog Fluffy to guard it . Dumbledore also gives him the task of locating Harry , helping him to find his bearings in the wizarding world and to buy his school things . Hagrid is the first member of the Hogwarts staff to be introduced to Harry before he began attending the school . Hagrid later becomes friends with Ron and Hermione as well . Later in the book , a hooded person ( Quirinus Quirrell in disguise ) gives him a dragon egg to elicit details about Fluffy . Hagrid lets slip to Harry , Ron , and Hermione that the way to get past Fluffy is to play music , for which they use the flute Hagrid himself carved for Harry , which allows them to pursue the potential thief . The three also assist Hagrid after the dragon egg hatches , by helping to remove the baby dragon Norbert , who is taken to live in a dragon sanctuary in Romania where Ron 's older brother , Charlie Weasley , works . </P>
<P> Hagrid is introduced in the opening chapter of the first novel . Following the death of James and Lily Potter , Dumbledore entrusts Hagrid with rescuing the infant Harry from his parents ' house after they have been murdered by Lord Voldemort . When Minerva McGonagall expresses her concern about the fact that it was Hagrid who would carry Harry to the Dursleys ' , Dumbledore says that he would trust Hagrid with his life , a fact that is demonstrated several times during the series , as Dumbledore frequently asks him to carry out secret tasks . Ten years later , he is tasked to bring the Philosopher 's Stone from Gringotts to Hogwarts , and provides the three - headed dog Fluffy to guard it . Dumbledore also gives him the task of locating Harry , helping him to find his bearings in the wizarding world and to buy his school things . Hagrid is the first member of the Hogwarts staff to be introduced to Harry before he began attending the school . Hagrid later becomes friends with Ron and Hermione as well . Later in the book , a hooded person ( Quirinus Quirrell in disguise ) gives him a dragon egg to elicit details about Fluffy . Hagrid lets slip to Harry , Ron , and Hermione that the way to get past Fluffy is to play music , for which they use the flute Hagrid himself carved for Harry , which allows them to pursue the potential thief . The three also assist Hagrid after the dragon egg hatches , by helping to remove the baby dragon Norbert , who is taken to live in a dragon sanctuary in Romania where Ron 's older brother , Charlie Weasley , works . </P>
giant three-headed guard dog in harry potter and the philosophers stone
giant three-headed guard dog in harry potter and the philosophers stone
Fluffy
Fluffy