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Funeral of Aragog
Event information
Location

near Rubeus Hagrid's cabin

Date(s)

21 April, 1997

Participant(s)
Description

Aragog was buried in Rubeus Hagrid's pumpkin patch

The funeral of Aragog was an event commemorating the life of Aragog, an acromantula, after he passed away. It took place in Rubeus Hagrid's pumpkin patch, behind Hagrid's cabin. Harry Potter used this opportunity to obtain the Horcrux memory from Horace Slughorn.

Before the Burial

"Aragog died last night. Harry and Ron, you met him, and you know how special he was. Hermione, I know you'd have liked him. It would mean a lot to me if you'd nip down for the burial later this evening."
Rubeus Hagrid extends an invitation to the funeral[src]

Aragog, the acromantula cared for by Rubeus Hagrid for over fifty years, became ill over the summer of 1996. Despite Hagrid's ministrations, his health continued to deteriorate over the next several months.

Finally, on the 20th of April, 1997, the elderly acromantula passed away. Hagrid, determined that his lifelong friend should receive a proper burial, removed Aragog's body from the Forbidden Forest to prevent the other acromantulas from cannibalizing the corpse. Hagrid sent an invitation to Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger to join him for the burial, but the trio decided to decline. Ron's previous encounter with Aragog, not to mention his arachnophobia, set him firmly against attending, and Hermione reasoned that it was not worth the risk of punishment for being outside the school at night. Although he felt sorry for Hagrid, Harry reluctantly agreed with his friends.

As it so happened, that night Harry took a small dosage of the luck potion Felix Felicis in an attempt to obtain a vital memory from Professor Horace Slughorn. To Ron and Hermione's shock and eventual alarm, Harry was filled with an overwhelming urge to visit Hagrid and help him with the burial. Trusting in the Felix Felicis, Harry left the castle and headed for Hagrid's hut, encountering Slughorn near the greenhouses along the way. Harry subtly persuaded Slughorn to attend the burial as well by baiting him with the possibility of obtaining valuable acromantula venom.

The Funeral

"Farewell, Aragog, king of arachnids, whose long and faithful friendship those who knew you won't forget! Though your body will decay, your spirit lingers on in the quiet, web-spun places of your forest home. May your many-eyed descendants ever flourish and your human friends find solace for the loss they have sustained."
Aragog's eulogy, delivered by Horace Slughorn[src]

Slughorn arrived at Hagrid's hut shortly after Harry, bringing with him several bottles of wine. They proceeded to the pumpkin patch, where Hagrid had laid Aragog's body next to a large, freshly-dug grave. After discreetly obtaining some of Aragog's venom while the emotional Hagrid was distracted, Slughorn gave a moving eulogy in Aragog's honour that Hagrid described as "beautiful". Hagrid then hefted the acromantula's body into the pit, and Slughorn filled in the grave with a wave of his wand.

Aftermath

"Be brave like my mother, Professor..."
Harry Potter persuades Horace Slughorn to divulge a vital memory[src]

Returning to the hut, Slughorn and Hagrid indulged in several bottles of wine, while Harry used a Refilling Charm to keep things going. After Hagrid passed out, Harry used the opportunity to persuade Slughorn to give him a memory pertaining to Voldemort's Horcruxes that Dumbledore had tasked him with retrieving for their private lessons. By stirring Slughorn's sympathies with tales of his mother, Harry was able to obtain the memory at last.

Behind the scenes

  • In the film version of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, there is no mention of Aragog before the funeral itself, nor does Hagrid send an invitation to Harry, Ron, and Hermione. After drinking the Felix Felicis, Harry simply walks down to Hagrid's hut with Slughorn in tow to find the funeral already in progress.
    Harry Potter Aragog&#039;s Funeral

    Harry miming Aragog's pincers in a brief comic line introduced in the film.

  • There is an added portion in the film version where Slughorn tells Harry of how Lily gave him a pet fish named Francis. This is not mentioned in the novel.
  • Fang could be counted as a fourth participant because he howls unexpectingly at Aragog's funeral.

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