A certain Hogwarts rune professor

Chapter 527 Hagrid's Experience

Felix stood at the castle gate, it was almost completely dark, and looking down from this angle, he could see the lights in Hagrid's cabin being lit.At this time, the sound of tapping footsteps and voices came from behind.

"I should have guessed it earlier, Neville said that his parents came back a week ago and took him to Diagon Alley to buy textbooks... I mean, since they went to the same place as Hagrid, no That's why Hagrid is so slow," said Harry.

"Because they performed different tasks." Sirius explained that they appeared at the gate of the castle. "The Longbottoms repelled the Death Eaters who rushed to support them, and they barely took revenge. They came back after the matter was over. Now, and Hagrid... hi, Felix," he greeted.

Felix nodded towards Sirius, not surprised by the arrival of the three of Harry, "Given the relationship between you and Hagrid... It's good to meet up, otherwise the next time may be a few months later."

"What's the matter with Hagrid?" Harry asked eagerly.

"He will stay in the Forbidden Forest most of the time, except for today. He has to deal with his injuries." Felix replied briefly, "Let's go, go back early."

Five people walked down the marble steps, Harry was full of doubts, Ron poked his ribs, "Look over there." Harry followed his gaze, the dim light of Hagrid's cabin cheer him up.

They walked across the large grounds to Hagrid's cabin.Before he got close, Yaya's barking sounded.

Sirius stood at the door and called, "Hagrid, here we come!"

There was a commotion in the house, and after a while the door opened.Hagrid came out of it, startling everyone.His face was dirty, and his head had turned into a strange shape, like a pumpkin that had been smashed and smashed: his left eye was swollen to a slit, and the blood stains at the corner of the eye had already solidified, and from the eye to the flat river, If the nose was not still bleeding, no one would have been able to find the correct position of the nose; the exposed skin-hands and face were bruised and purple, and bruised.

Hagrid closed the door carefully, using his inconvenient hand, and one had to suspect that his bones were broken.

"You, are you all right, Hagrid?" Hermione asked softly.

Hagrid tried to open his eyes, and seemed to recognize Hermione's shape, he grinned, "Ah, it's nice to see you all, I originally planned to show up again in a while--I don't have much time now, and it's like this I can't see people." He pointed to his face, trying to smile, but the wound on his face was affected.

"I didn't quite believe it when Dumbledore told me," Felix looked Hagrid up and down, "but it seems to be true... how was your journey with Olim?"

Embarrassment appeared on Hagrid's face, and he waved his good arm, "It's not a success, Olim and I... can only be said to have met the minimum expectations, the giants chose not to help each other, in fact, they have no time to care We... they, they are divided."

"Split?" Felix asked in surprise.

"It's unbelievable, isn't it? There aren't many of them left, but they're still fighting..." Hagrid led them into the depths of the Forbidden Forest, telling his story along the way, "At the beginning of the holiday, I and Olim set off to lobby the giants."

"Madame Maxime?" Harry asked.

"Yeah, she is a strong person, not afraid of hardship, which is rare, you know she is an elegant, well-dressed lady, when Dumbledore told me that she would also join the team, I was a little worried... the truth It proves that I think too much, whether it is climbing rocks or sleeping in rock caves, she never once complained, and she can always come up with all kinds of useful gadgets, she said you lent him?" Hagrid looked at Felix s.

"If you're referring to space capsules, that's true. This kind of product is still disposable at present. If you want to hold other things, you must prepare it in advance." Felix said.

"That's it," said Hagrid, and he stepped on the dead branch. "We got there quickly, without any accidents, and after wandering around the mountains for a few days, we finally found the cave where the giant lived."

"Don't you use magic?" Hermione asked.

"Oh, no." Hagrid muttered, "It's okay to use it on the road, but it can't be used near the giant tribe. Giants don't like magic, they hate wizards, and there are deeper reasons. Dumbledore is worried about the mysterious man We also sent envoys, so we must be very careful... In short, we connected with the giant, and according to the method provided by Dumbledore, we successfully sent the gift. This stage is rather exhausting. We must be patient and dissuade the vigilance of the giant. , it worked and we stayed in the tribe longer and longer."

Hagrid suddenly laughed at this.

"That Gugo—the leader of the giants, although he is lazy and greedy, he is surprisingly fond of listening to stories. Olim and I took the opportunity to say more good things about Dumbledore, and other giants who knew a few words of English also came over. Listen, it's going great."

The Forbidden Forest became darker and darker. Felix threw a milky white light ball towards the distance. The light ball emitted bright and soft white light, illuminating a large area in the forest. In the darkness, the silhouettes of different creatures could be vaguely seen. Pairs of glowing eyes make people frightened.

This is what the Forbidden Forest really looks like at night.

"We gave presents three times, and on the third time there was an accident, and we ran into Death Eaters."

"Death Eaters?" Ron exclaimed.

"As expected...there are two Death Eaters, a man and a woman," said Hagrid. "Like us, they were treated as guests by the giants, and the leader of the giants introduced each other to us foolishly..."

"You did it?" Sirius asked sensitively.

"Not at the time. Although the two sides hated each other to death, they reached a tacit understanding and did not fight in front of the giants, but—" Hagrid paused, "We came out of the tribe of giants, and we had a private fight, and the opponent was not an opponent. , ran away. They disappeared for a few days, I thought the two Death Eaters gave up, but then we found out when we were dealing with other giants, they changed their strategy and always gave gifts to the giant leader when we were away , so we approached the leader of the giants, and directly confessed to him that we hoped that he would stand by our side... Now that I think about it, I am a little anxious, after all, rushing is not a business... Later the Longbottoms appeared, and we knew that food The Dead Apostles sent reinforcements. One night, the giant tribe was in a mess, and the shouts were deafening, like thunder. The four of us decided to go out to observe the situation after discussing for a while, sneaking around. If the giants were having a bonfire party, we would come back continue to sleep."

There was a complicated expression on his face.

"The one who came to the aid of the Death Eaters was a witch, it was said to be Bellatrix, I didn't see it...she managed to convince the number two in the tribe of giants, and encouraged him to launch a rebellion at night and become the leader herself. Of course we Can't agree! So I joined the battle. By dawn, more than a dozen of the giants died, most of them killed each other, and one died on the Death Eater's side. The original giant's leader had an arm cut off. Not as good as before, only 30 giants are willing to continue to follow him, half of them are his wives and children. The remaining [-] giants formed a new tribe, stronger and more brutal. The giants split into two groups, The original leader fled into the depths of the mountain, and the new leader chased after him... If the winner is not determined, they have no time to care about other things... We are here."

Hagrid stopped suddenly.

The surrounding woods were dense, but below them was a clearing, which seemed very unreasonable. The clearing was surrounded by tangles of branches, and several pines had been uprooted.They heard a rumbling sound. In the middle of the open space, there was a huge round thing. With the help of the light from the lighting technique, everyone took a few steps closer.

"Hiss~" Ron took two steps back, "Is that a mound or a person?"

What was mistaken for mounds or stones was breathing rhythmically.Harry felt as if he was about to suffocate, when the smooth gray thing suddenly moved and made a loud grunt - he thought it was a stone, but now it didn't, it looked like a big-headed monster magnified countless times.

"My brother, oh—my half-brother." Hagrid said hoarsely, "I should have never told you that I am a half-blood giant. After my mother gave birth to me, she left my father. Another giant, where she gave birth to Glop."

Harry, Ron, and Hermione looked at each other uneasily. They had known for a long time that Hagrid was a half-giant.It was at the fourth grade dance, Harry and Ron overheard the conversation between Hagrid and Mrs. Maxime. In Ron's words, Hagrid was a complete fool who was dazzled by love. Whispering, the result is not much different from shouting in their ears.

"Hagrid, is he hurt?" Felix asked.

Only then did a few people notice that the rough 'rock texture' was actually wounds, and under the soft white light, it could be seen that the wounds had scabbed over.

"That's right, I, well, the first day I put him in the Forbidden Forest, he made a lot of noise, which ended up attracting Fluffy, and they had a big fight," Hagrid explained.Several people present - Sirius, Harry, Ron and Hermione's eyelids twitched violently, and Felix was also a little speechless. Lu Wei is not a human being, but a huge three-headed dog, a kind of quite Dangerous magical animals.

"...I had to ask Dumbledore for help," said Hagrid, wiping away tears, "Dumbledore is a good man, he got me some medicine, I mean, the three-headed dog has bad teeth Deal with it, Lu Wei bit too deeply..."

"My God," said Hermione vaguely.

"Yeah," Hagrid thought Hermione was echoing him: "Glop can actually heal by himself, but it's too slow, and I can't watch him bloody. I plan to teach him some etiquette, and then bring him He met people, I thought of you first, this will be a good start..."

"Hagrid, what are your plans for his future?" Felix asked softly.

"I, uh, I didn't think about it. Actually... it would be nice to let him stay in the Forbidden Forest. There is no shortage of food here, and there are not many creatures that can harm him," Hagrid stammered, "I think he can do it." My deputy. Of course—after his personality improved." He hastily added, because the three minors present seemed to be fainting.

Harry really couldn't imagine the scene that Hagrid described in a tender tone. He originally thought that Hagrid, who was twice the height of a normal person, could be considered a giant. Anyone who saw him for the first time would be impressed by Hagrid's huge size. Shock, like the Dursleys.Only after a few more contacts will he realize that Hagrid is a very friendly person, but now, when he thinks that when Hagrid patrols the Forbidden Forest in the future, he will be followed by a purebred giant who is much taller than him, and his scalp is numb. .

"Hagrid, how tall is it - er, is he?" he couldn't help asking.

"About sixteen feet," Hagrid estimated.

"My God, my God," said Hermione incoherently.

"Well, uh, I'll wake him up, and then—you know, he's got a much better temper than before, and he only gave me two punches today—while I'm trying to convince him to stay here." Hagrid was full of anticipation. Say, pick up a twig from the ground.

"Wh-no," Hermione jumped up, seemingly frightened, "well, I mean, I don't understand... wouldn't he like to be here?"

Hagrid stopped and said with a dark expression, "Yeah, he's been trying to go back, and I forced him out."

"But why—Madame Maxime agreed?" Hermione asked sharply.

"She—well, she understood what I did at first," Hagrid said anxiously, "You haven't seen how Grapp was bullied, and if left alone, he would definitely be beaten to death by other giants, he , He is too short."

"Short?" said Hermione. "Short?"

"In the crowd of giants, yeah," said Hagrid. "Olim would help me get Glop down when he was in a frenzy, but it didn't take long for her to get bored, I have to admit, Glop Her brain is not very good, her temper is still grumpy, and she is not easy to get along with... After helping me transport Grawp to the other side of the strait, she hurriedly said goodbye and left."

"But the situation is improving," Hagrid tried to strengthen their confidence, waving the long branch in front of him: "We have been back for three days, and he didn't lose his temper all day today. I think this is a good sign. He's getting used to life here. I can try to get closer, give him a hug or something. You know, make him feel like he's valued and liked so he doesn't always want to go back."

Hagrid poked the sleeping giant hard with a tree branch. The giant roared, and its huge body stretched out. A broad hand the size of a parasol rested on the ground. woke up.

Felix looked up, watching the curled giant get up from the ground.Legend has it that giants can fight fire dragons evenly, so he is very curious about this kind of creature.Gropp has gray-white skin, a surprisingly large face, and features that seem to be chiseled out of a round stone. The only thing that reminds Felix of similar associations is the face of Mad-Eye Moody.

Gropp rubbed his eyes vigorously, then, without warning, stood up with surprising speed and agility.Everyone could see more clearly. They looked at his short and thick nose, crooked mouth, yellow teeth, and cloudy brown-green eyes, and they were so shocked that they couldn't speak for a while.

Harry used to think that Room [-] was omnipotent, but now he finally knew what was missing. There were no giants in it. History of Magic textbooks described giants as completely unlike humans, but Harry always thought that these descriptions were a bit exaggerated , because there are more real examples around him.

Hagrid was a half-giant, but he looked like an oversized human, but this thing in front of him-this pure-bred giant, as the book said, was like a deformed humanoid monster.

Felix's gaze fell on the giant's ankle, where a rope was tied, and the other end of the rope was connected to a thick tree in the distance.

Harry, Ron, and Hermione kept stepping back, not feeling much comfort from the wand in their hands, and the creature in front of them—well, Hagrid's half-brother, Gropp seemed to have a stick Fingers can crush them.

"Roar--"

Gropp let out a deafening growl and rattled the other end of the rope, and except for the giant in front of him, the Forbidden Forest fell into dead silence.

(End of this chapter)