Early on in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, a character named Hagrid appears. Hagrid is part giant, very tall, with a deep, gruff voice, bushy hair and a long, rough, moleskin overcoat. Hagrid appears on Harry's 11th birthday with an important announcement for Harry and his aunt and uncle. Hagrid announces that Harry is actually a wizard and has been accepted to the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Like John the Baptist does for Jesus, Hagrid announces Harry's identity and foretells great things for him in the future.