Did Madame Maxime har egentligen bara stora ben?

Liksom Hagrid, hon har lite jätteblod.

Från Pottermore-posten för "Beauxbatons Academy of Magic":

Headmistress Olympe Maxime is (in spite of her protestations to the contrary) half-giantess; brilliant, elegant and undeniably awe-inspiring.

Alternativt har denna fråga antydits snett i en intervju med Döds Hallows :

Did Hagrid ever get married and have children?

No. […] No, no, Hagrid never did marry and have children. […] Realistically, Hagrid’s pool of potential girlfriends is extremely limited. Because with the giants killing each other off, the number of giantesses around is infinitesimal and he met one of the only ones, and I’m afraid, she thought he was kind of cute, but she was a little more, how should I put it, sophisticated than Hagrid.

— J.K. Rowling at Carnegie Hall, October 2007

Denna passage måste referera till Madame Maxime, och vi dras av att hon är jättehäftighet (även om det till skillnad från Pottermore, bekräftar detta inte att hon är hälften -godhet).

Även om vi aldrig uttryckligen nämnde, leder vi till att Madame Maxine faktiskt är en halvgigant.

Det här är svårt eftersom allt vi har (från böckerna) är Harrys synvinkel. och Harry hör bara allusioner till den här frågan, och mestadels i förbigående.

Men från det han hör, slutar han definitivt att hon måste vara halvgigant:

“I don’t know who Maxime thinks she’s kidding,” Harry said, watching Madame Maxime sitting alone at the judges’ table, looking very somber. “If Hagrid’s half-giant, she definitely is. Big bones . . . the only thing that’s got bigger bones than her is a dinosaur.”
-Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter Twenty-Three (The Yule Ball).

Med tanke på bevisen och Madame Maxines reaktion på Hagrid som tar upp ämnet, kan vi också säkert komma till samma slutsats:

“Eh?” said Hagrid blankly. “No, don’ go! I’ve — I’ve never met another one before!”
“Anuzzer what, precisely?” said Madame Maxime, her tone icy.
Harry could have told Hagrid it was best not to answer; he stood there in the shadows gritting his teeth, hoping against hope he wouldn’t — but it was no good.
“Another half-giant, o’ course!” said Hagrid.
“ ’Ow dare you!” shrieked Madame Maxime. Her voice exploded through the peaceful night air like a foghorn; behind him, Harry heard Fleur and Roger fall out of their rosebush. “I ’ave nevair been more insulted in my life! ’Alf-giant? Moi? I ’ave — I ’ave big bones!”
-Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter Twenty-Three (The Yule Ball).

Ledsen att upprepa detta.

Jag ska säga att svaret är ett ganska tydligt nej. Hon hade inte bara stora ben, hon var en halvgigant.

I The Fire of Fire , efter att Harry har sin vision går han till professor Dumbledore och hörs honom och Fudge talar om Barty Crouchs död:

'Or else - well ...' Fudge sounded embarrassed. 'Well, I'll reserve judgement until after I've seen the place where he was found, but you say it was just past the Beauxbatons carriage? Dumbledore, you know what that woman is?'

'I consider her to be a very able Headmistress - and an excellent dancer,' said Dumbledore quietly.

'Dumbledore, come!' said Fudge angrily. 'Don't you think you might be prejudiced in her favour because of Hagrid? They don't all turn out harmless - if, indeed, you can call Hagrid harmless, with that monster fixation he's got -'

'I no more suspect Madame Maxime than Hagrid,' said Dumbledore, just as calmly. 'I think it possible that it is you who are prejudiced, Cornelius.'

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - p.503 - Bloomsbury - chapter 29, The Dream