Grawp
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| Harry Potter character | |
| Grawp | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Hair colour | 'Bracken-coloured' (Green) |
| Eye colour | Greenish Brown |
| Parentage | Giant |
| Allegiance | Hagrid |
| Actor | Tony Maudsley (voice) |
| First appearance | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix |
Grawp is the giant half-brother of Hagrid in the Harry Potter books. According to IMDb, in the film adaption of the book Grawp will be completely computer-generated using a new "soul capturing" process from Image Metrics. Voice of Grawp will be given by Tony Maudsley.
First introduced in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Hagrid brought Grawp from his mountain home to the Forbidden Forest outside Hogwarts.
Grawp and Hagrid were born of the same mother, the giantess Fridwulfa; Hagrid's father was a human, whereas Grawp's was a giant.
Grawp is about 16 feet (4.9 metres) tall, which Hagrid claims is small for a giant. His knuckles are the size of a cricket ball (~225 mm in diameter). Grawp was being bullied by the other giants, and this was a factor in Hagrid's decision to bring him to the Forbidden Forest. Big and dim, he only knows a few words in English and his manners are wild and unpredictable. At first he seemed indifferent to his brother's attempts to civilise him, preferring to spend his time tearing down trees.
When he first appears in the Order of the Phoenix, Grawp is looked after by Hagrid, who keeps him tied to several trees in the Forbidden Forest. However, after Hagrid leaves Hogwarts to continue his work for the Order of the Phoenix, he leaves Grawp in the care of Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley. Much to their surprise, when they find themselves trapped in the forest during a confontation with the local centaur population, Grawp manages to divert the centaurs' attention from Harry and Hermione.
In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Grawp is moved to the mountains, where he is apparently progressing much better. He also attends Dumbledore's funeral with Hagrid, much more civil and calm than before, and dressed formally.
Grawp's name perhaps is a play on the Latin name Battle of Mons Graupius or "Mount Graupius," site of the Roman general Agricola's defeat of the Caledonians. Grawp appears to be a hill or small mountain when first encountered asleep by Harry and Hermione.[HP5] some say his name might be a play on "grow up".
