How exactly does that work? · 6:05pm Jun 13th, 2023
OK, so I was looking up information about Rubious Hagrid. So according to Tom Riddle's diary, (from the canon material) Hagrid was forever getting into trouble and at one point even tried raising werewolf cups under his bed. A werewolf is by definition a human that can a) transform into a wolf or wolf-like creature, and b) a human who is cursed and/or infected such that they turn into a wolf and/or wolf-like creature. Typically transform against their will when exposed to the light of a full moon.
Did Hagrid gather up a bunch of lycanthropic babies and stash them under his bed when he was in Hogwarts? Oh, and as a side note, Hagrid was suspended in his third year. On the other side of the coin, I suppose it is possible the passage refers to wild cubs that had been exposed to lycanthrope. Still, though, the idea that he'd gone out and collected human babies infected with lycanthrope just strikes me as the most bizarre thing about him ever.
I think at this point we just have to accept that Rowlling is a bad writer. she doesn't think through the things she comes up with. she's too much of a blareite to think about the consequences of the world she's built.
1. Bad writing
or
2. unreliable rumors/narration, not everything you read is true in the world.
Take your pick
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We do have to consider that it was Riddle telling this to Harry Potter. This begs the question, is the Diary a magical form of AI? The Horcruxes do seem to think for themselves. And given that AI software is prone to making things up, I'd say that everything it told Harry would have been suspect.
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In hindsight it could be explained as such, but considering the time of writing, I'd say it's highly unlikely.
But malicious rumors for the sake of lowering reputation isn't too far fetched when considering the source, so if we consider that the horcruxes are basically mini Riddles, manipulating others and spreading misinformation is entirely in character.
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I hate how much sense this makes.