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harry potter - Was Hagrid ever compensated for his wrongful expulsion?


In the early chapters of Philosopher's Stone, when Harry presses Hagrid about his time at Hogwarts, Hagrid tells Harry that he was expelled and banned from doing magic (for reasons that come to light in the Chamber of Secrets). After Harry finds out that the reasons for Hagrid's expulsion were actually due to the actions of Tom Riddle, did Hagrid get anything in the way of compensation (i.e. being allowed to use magic again) to make up for his unjust expulsion and ban from magic?


EDIT: I know Hagrid was able to do simple spells (i.e. lighting the fire in the lighthouse, and causing the boat to row itself from the lighthouse) using his primitive "wand-umbrella", but he asked Harry not to mention the how he had used said magic to anyone at Hogwarts; indicating he wasn't supposed to.



Answer



YES


While one can argue about forms of compensation, I am going to focus on your line "(i.e. being allowed to use magic again)". JK Rowling answered this herself back in a 2000 interview.




Q: Since Hagrid's name was cleared in Book 2, will he ever be allowed to do magic openly again ? (Jan Campbell)


A: He is allowed. He has been allowed to do magic openly ever since he became a teacher but because he was never fully trained his magic is never going to be what it should be. He is always going to be a bit inept.


-World Exclusive Interview with J K Rowling, South West News Service, 8 July 2000



Also, remember Dumbledore hired him in the first place because he knew Hagrid was innocent but had no way to prove / convince the courts of this.



To address some of the concerns on Hagrid's wand this what Rowling has said on that



Softballchicky32: What is the extent of Hagrid's magical powers?


JK Rowling replies -> Not great! He can do magic to a fairly basic standard and occasionally surprises everyone (himself included) by bringing off more impressive bits of magic. Of course, he is somewhat hampered by the fact that his wand is broken and disguised as an umbrella.



-JK Rowling's World Book Day Chat, March 4, 2004



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