Who brought Aragog to Hogwarts?

Hagrid got Aragog from Newt Scamander!!! Aragog, the Acromantula
Acromantula
An Acromantula was a giant magical species of spider native to the rainforests of Southeast Asia, particularly Borneo, where it inhabited dense jungles.
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, explains how he came to be with Hagrid in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: "I came to Hagrid from a distant land, in the pockets of a traveler."
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How did Aragog come to Hogwarts?

Aragog was originally brought as an egg in a distant land and came to Great Britain in the pocket of a traveller. Somehow, the egg came into possession of Rubeus Hagrid, who at the time was a student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
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Did Hagrid raise Aragog?

Hagrid raised Aragog from an egg as a Hogwarts student, keeping him inside a cupboard. In his third year at Hogwarts, Hagrid was caught talking to Aragog in the dungeons by Tom Riddle, who alleged that Aragog was the "Monster of Slytherin", and that Hagrid had opened the Chamber of Secrets.
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What did Tom Riddle do to Aragog?

Tom Riddle later falsely accused Aragog of doing what a Basilisk, the Serpent of Slytherin had done. Aragog run into hiding, and died decades later.
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Why did Hagrid keep Aragog?

In addition, Aragog had so consistently allowed (perhaps even encouraged) Hagrid to visit that Hagrid had promise of safe passage to that region of the forest. He considered Aragog to be a dear friend and as such he had clearly expected Aragog to show the same mercy to his other friends as well.
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Newt Scamander Gave Aragog to Hagrid - Harry Potter Theory



Who was the traveler that brought Aragog?

Hagrid got Aragog from Newt Scamander!!! Aragog, the Acromantula, explains how he came to be with Hagrid in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: "I came to Hagrid from a distant land, in the pockets of a traveler."
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Is Aragog bigger than Shelob?

It's explained that Shelob's size was roughly eight feet in length and seventeen feet across, which is by no stretch a small spider. However, Aragog is explained to be roughly the size of a small elephant with an eighteen-foot leg span.
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Is Aragog based on Shelob?

Rather than a spoiler alert, it's more of a spider alert. Aragog, the Forbidden Forest-dwelling spider from Harry Potter, is probably influenced by Shelob, the spider that lived in the Ephel Dúath mountains, near Mordor.
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Who is Aragog's wife?

Mosag was a female Acromantula, and the wife of Aragog. Sometime before 1993, Mosag gave birth to hundreds of baby acromantulas and co-founded the acromantula colony located in the Forbidden Forest near Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Her husband died later in 1997.
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Why are spiders afraid of Basilisk?

It has been theorised that spiders fear Basilisks because arachnids can see nearly 360-degrees around them and cannot shut their eyes, leaving them extremely vulnerable to the monster's killing gaze.
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What made Ernie apologize Harry?

In Herbology class, Ernie Macmillan apologizes for having suspected Harry, since after the attack on Hermione he now that Harry would never have been responsible for hurting a good friend.
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Does Dumbledore know about Aragog?

Hagrid knew about Aragog, but he didn't knew why the spiders were leaving. Possibly he didn't talk about it to Dumbledore because Dumbledore already knew about Aragog.
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Did Fang survive the Battle of Hogwarts?

Fang was present for the majority of the Second Wizarding War, such as the Battle of the Astronomy Tower and the Battle of Hogwarts. He survived the war and was still alive and well in the late 2000s.
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Did Newt give Dumbledore Fawkes?

Instead, it was likely Newt who acted as Fawkes's trainer before giving him to Dumbledore.
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Is Newt Hagrid's dad?

Short and sweet - Newt Scamander.
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Why Newt Scamander was expelled?

He Was Expelled From Hogwarts

In the first Fantastic Beasts film, we hear that he was thrown out for endangering human life with a beast. J.K. Rowling has hinted that he took the blame for something someone else did, presumably the troubled Leta Lestrange and her experiments.
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Who was petrified the same time as Hermione?

The second opening in 1992 led to the Petrification of students Colin Creevey, Justin Finch-Fletchley, Hermione Granger and Penelope Clearwater, along with the cat Mrs Norris and the ghost Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington.
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Was Moaning Myrtle in Slytherin?

Myrtle Elizabeth Warren (1928/1929– 13 June, 1943), more commonly known after her death as Moaning Myrtle, was a Muggle-born witch who attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from 1940–1943 and was sorted into Ravenclaw house. She was killed in 1943 by the Serpent of Slytherin, under Tom Riddle's orders.
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What animal was Aragog?

A new species of wolf spider has been officially named after Aragog, the enormous, sentient arachnid character in the Harry Potter books and movies. Researchers from the University of Tehran discovered the spider during a search for butterflies in a mountainous area in southeastern Iran.
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Is Shelob a Maia?

Middle-earth: Shadow of War

The mobile version of Shadow of War classifies Shelob as a Maia, though J.R.R. Tolkien never specified her exact nature.
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Why is Shelob a woman?

So, there you have it - Shelob takes on human form both because it's in her power to do so, and also because she has a need to involve herself in Talion's quest. Presumably communicating with him is simpler in human form.
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Is Ungoliant Shelob mother?

Ungoliant (Sindarin; IPA: [uŋˈɡoljant]) was a primordial taking the shape of a gigantic spider. She was initially an ally of Melkor in Aman, and for a short time in Middle-earth as well. She was a distant mother of Shelob, and the oldest and first giant spider of Arda.
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Who killed Shelob?

The plan is foiled when Samwise Gamgee temporarily blinds Shelob with the Phial of Galadriel, and then severely wounds her with Frodo's Elvish sword, Sting.
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Why did Shelob take the ring?

After the forging of the New Ring, Shelob has a vision of Talion and Celebrimbor overthrowing and enslaving Sauron before going on to conquer Middle-earth as the Bright Lord. To prevent this vision from coming to pass, she abducts Celebrimbor and forces Talion to relinquish the New Ring to her.
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Can Shelob speak?

Shelob is an offspring of Ungoliant and maybe because of this he could speak in Westron, like the spiders in Mirkwood when Bilbo tries to save the dwarves from death. Bilbo heard some hideous voices and after some time he began to understand them.
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