The Mightiest Badger at Hogwarts

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While the giant scratched his head and yawned, a large tree as thick as Harry's waist was directly broken.

The trio who witnessed this scene could almost lose their balance.

"What should we do now!?"

Ron screamed very quietly.

"Let's go back the way we came!" Harry said with a pale face, "Remember! Be gentle! Although we have an invisibility cloak, we must be gentle!"

Ron and Hermione nodded upon hearing this.

However, before they could actually make any move, they saw the giant's nose not far away twitching a few times, and looking in the direction of Harry and the others as if he smelled something.

At this moment, Harry felt goosebumps all over his body, and his heartbeat was about to stop.

"Escape!"

Ron couldn't bear it anymore, screamed, got out of the cloak and fled backwards.

Then, similar screams emerged from Hermione and Harry's throats uncontrollably.

When the giant saw this, he had an expression of surprise on his face. He used his hands and feet to chase Ron excitedly.

This frightened Ron so much that he almost ran the fastest speed in his life due to the rapid secretion of adrenaline.

But unfortunately, compared with the giant, his legs are too short.

Although the giant looks heavy and bulky, he can take more than ten steps ahead of Ron.

During this chase, the distance between the two people not only did not widen, but actually got closer.

"Ron!"

Harry became anxious when he saw this. He ignored that the giant might have been brought back by Hagrid and pulled out his wand.

"Stop stiff legs!"

A gray light suddenly appeared, streaked quickly between the trees, and accurately hit the giant's legs.

The leg-locking spell can stick two legs of a person tightly together.

This is indeed a great spell against fast running units.

Harry once saw an unlucky guy who was running and fighting in the corridor being hit and then fell down with blood all over his face.

But he missed one point.

That is the reason why giants are regarded as tigers by the Ministry of Magic, not only because of their huge size and terrifying destructive power.

It's because giants are born with extremely thick magic-resistant skin!

hum-

A soft whistle sounded from the forest.

The gray light disappeared the moment it hit the giant, but it did not take effect. The giant that was hit did not even pause for the slightest moment.

Unwilling to be reconciled, Harry swung 'Expelliarmus' again.

This can be said to be the spell with which he is most proficient.

However, the result is still useless.

"damn it!"

Harry cursed angrily, and without caring about anything else, he threw down his cloak and ran after the giant and Ron, still throwing spells as he ran.

Although this would not cause any harm to the giant, he still looked forward to attracting the giant's attention and letting him chase him instead of Ron.

This startled Hermione, who screamed and reached for Harry, but in vain.

Anxiously, Hermione gritted her teeth and also took out her wand.

The giant's magic-resistant skin is indeed very thick, but this does not mean that the opponent is immune to magic.

As long as the three of them work together and the attack is strong enough, it is not impossible to defeat the giant!

But just as Hermione took action, she caught sight of something out of the corner of her eye.

She instinctively turned her head to look, and then the expression on her face became a little strange.

Because it was a thick iron chain.

One end of this thing locked the giant's right leg, and the other end was tied to a big tree in the distance surrounded by five people.

At this time, driven by the giant's rapid running, the chain plowed out ferocious traces on the ground like a giant python.

jump--

Finally, the chains were straightened.

Splinters of wood and grass flew everywhere, and everything that stood in its way was smashed into pieces.

As for the giant who was chained, he fell to the ground like a dog eating food, motionless.

Both Harry and Hermione were stunned by this scene.

They stared blankly at the giant, not knowing what to say for a moment.

But Ron was still screaming and running away - he didn't dare to look back at all, or in other words, his mind was completely blank now and he could only rely on instinct to avoid obstacles.

Suddenly, a big hand grabbed the back collar of his clothes and lifted him up.

Ron was so frightened that he cried, kicking his feet and struggling.

"Hey! Hey! Ron, don't get excited, it's me!"

Hagrid tried to calm Ron's emotions, but Ron remained unmoved and struggled even more vigorously.

It wasn't until Hagrid's familiar big face came really close to his sight that he finally rolled his eyes and fainted.

"Ron!"

Harry and Hermione also shouted and chased after them.

They didn't have time to communicate with Hagrid. While Hagrid carefully placed Ron on the ground, Hermione took out a bottle of dark purple potion from her pocket. She first gave Ron some to drink, and then opened it. The bottle was handed to Ron's nose.

"Cough cough cough..."

After a violent cough, Ron finally woke up.

He rubbed his nose in disgust and said:

"Merlin's beard! What are you smelling for me?"

"Ghoul urine extract."

Hearing what Hermione said, Ron couldn't even speak and turned around to vomit.

Just when he turned around, his eyes met Hagrid's.

Ron's eyes widened instantly, fear written on his face.

Everyone hurriedly gathered around him again, comforting and patting him on the back. Hermione also opened the potion bottle she was about to put away again.

After several people worked hard for a long time, Ron finally came to his senses.

He pointed his hand in the direction of the giant and stammered:

"Hagrid, that thing, that thing...could it be..."

Hagrid's expression became a little ugly when he saw this. He sighed and said:

"Have you already met Grawp?"

"Grawp?" said Harry.

"Yeah," said Hagrid, "that's his name, at least that's how it sounds to me."

"Wait! Now is not the time to discuss his name!" Hermione interrupted angrily, "The point is, Hagrid, you actually brought a giant back? And you even raised him in the Forbidden Forest? Did you Don’t you know how serious a mistake this is?”

"I know, of course I know it's inappropriate for Grawp to stay in the Forbidden Forest, but I can't leave him." Hagrid said, tears flowing down his scarred face and into his beard, "He is My brother!"

The trio fell silent for a moment.

Hermione and Ron stared at Hagrid with their mouths open.

Harry took a while before speaking very slowly:

"Hagrid, when you say 'younger brother', do you mean..."

"Actually, he is a half-brother." Hagrid said while crying, "At that time, I was following Moody and the others to chase Death Eaters, and by coincidence, I discovered the giant tribe where my mother had been in Poland. I asked them about it, and then I found out that after my mother left my father, she followed another giant, and then there was Graup."

The Harry trio looked at each other and could only remain silent for a moment.

Hagrid seemed to be addicted, or wanted to explain his behavior and find excuses, and then said:

"Originally, I didn't want to bring him back. After all, giants, like humans, are social animals. Under normal circumstances, it would be best for him to live with his own people. But he didn't live well there! Other giants They all bullied him because he was too small!”

"Too small!?"

Harry and the three asked in unison.

They somewhat doubted whether they heard correctly.

The giant just now was definitely over 5 meters tall!

Such a behemoth was actually said to be too small by Hagrid?

"Compared to other giants, he does seem a bit short," Hagrid said sadly. "My mother doesn't seem to like him very much, just like she didn't like me at the beginning. You know, for a female giant, the most important thing is to give birth to a child. A tall, decent kid, and he..."

Halfway through his words, Hagrid covered his face and burst into tears.

Harry and Ron couldn't bear to see this grief-stricken look.

Only Hermione said with a kind of hysterical ridicule:

"Oh, yes, it's small enough! Just a little bit!"

As soon as he said this, Hagrid cried even louder.

"Hey! Hermione, you really shouldn't have said that! That's Hagrid's brother!" Ron said dissatisfiedly, "You may not understand if you don't have brothers and sisters, but I know that if I stay in a certain place, I will always be surrounded by others. Bully, George and Fred will definitely overcome all difficulties and take me away!”

Harry also echoed:

"Yeah Hermione, maybe we really shouldn't be so mean."

Hearing this, Hagrid was so moved that he cried loudly and hugged Harry and Ron into his arms, almost strangling them to death.

Hermione, on the other hand, was so angry that her face turned red.

She stamped her feet fiercely and said:

"I'm mean? Don't you know it clearly? That's a giant, and there's no way to apply normal brotherhood! Look at the chains on his feet! Hagrid! If you really think he's not in danger, then how can you Use this thing?"

Hagrid's crying stopped and he said uneasily:

"That's right...I admit that Graup sometimes doesn't know how strong he is."

Harry and Ron looked at each other after hearing this.

They now finally understood why they saw no other animals when they arrived.

With an apex predator like Graup nearby, other creatures would be in danger if they dared to get close.

At this moment, an unpleasant roar came from not far away.

When everyone heard the sound and went away, they discovered that Graup, who had fallen to the ground, had gotten up at some point.

His nose was a little bit swollen, and there was a big black bluish bump on his forehead.

At this moment, he didn't care about any of this at all. He just kept yelling at Hagrid, and the expression on his face looked very happy.

"Are you okay, Grawp?" Hagrid said in what he thought was a cheerful voice. "You slept well, didn't you?"

"Roar--"

Grawp roared happily after hearing this.

He stretched out as big as a parasol and broke a big tree next to him, then grabbed a bird's nest from the fallen tree crown, roared and threw the eggs inside at Hagrid.

Those bird eggs were extremely fast under Graup's huge force, like cannonballs.

Hagrid instinctively used his arms to protect his head, but the eggs flew over his head and hit the ground hard.

The egg liquid and soil splashed, and Hagrid raised his head with lingering fear, and said excitedly to the Harry trio who were already so shocked that they couldn't open their mouths from ear to ear:

"Look! Grawp is going to treat us to bird eggs! I have been trying to teach him some human etiquette and language in the past period, and now it seems that he has learned some. So Hermione, you Don’t worry too much, Glopp will get better and better.”

Hermione's face turned pale, and she stood there with clenched fists, unable to say a word.

Seeing this, Harry and Ron quietly nudged her with their elbows, showing pleading expressions at the same time.

They also knew how risky it would be for Hagrid to keep this giant, but they still couldn't bear to let Hagrid send Grawp away like this.

After all, if you leave here, where can Graup go?

His original tribe would never accept him again.

And the Ministry of Magic's attitude towards dangerous creatures like giants is so cruel.

If Grawp were released like this, death would be the only thing waiting for him.

Hermione seemed to have thought of this too, and her pale face showed some pity and entanglement. Finally, she pulled away from Harry and Ron, who were staring at her like two pugs, and sighed at Hagrid:

"Okay Hagrid, you can continue to keep... Grawp in the Forbidden Forest, but you must ensure that no one else discovers his existence!"

"Oh! Really?" Hagrid was extremely happy, "Don't worry, not every little wizard is as brave as you to break into the Forbidden Forest. No one will notice Graup if he stays here. !”

"I don't want to hear words like 'should, could, probably, maybe'! You must be able to hide him 100%!" Hermione said coldly, "You should know, right? The Ministry of Magic is having trouble with Professor Dumbledore Very vicious! What do you think will happen if Umbridge discovers Grawp's existence?"

Before Hagrid could answer, Hermione continued:

"Grawp will be killed! And you will be sent to Azkaban!"

Hearing this, Hagrid shivered and almost fell to the ground without losing his balance.

Azkaban is Hagrid's eternal nightmare, and he never wants to return to that hell in his life.

Harry said somewhat unbearably:

"Maybe you can hide him deeper in the Forbidden Forest. It's still too close to Hogwarts Castle after all."

"No, I can't do it. If you go further, you will be close to the centaurs tribe." Hagrid said in pain, holding his head. "Just putting Grawp here made the centaurs have a big fight with me. This It has almost exhausted all the friendship we had in the past. If I push further, they will definitely attack Graup!"

"what should we do then!"

Ron said as he stood up suddenly.

At this time, he had become involved in the brotherhood between Hagrid and Grawp, and completely forgot who had just scared him to death.

Hermione rolled her eyes at him and said:

"That's it for now. I'll come over later to arrange some fog spells and early warning spells. I hope they can be useful."

As soon as these words came out, Hagrid, Harry and others were overjoyed and thanked Hermione profusely.

But there was only worry in Hermione's eyes.

At the same time, in the shadow not far away, Newland was concentrating on the giant Grawp who was tearing apart the tree trunk and playing with it.

As the core member of the DA Army, he is the only one who stays at Hogwarts.

His job is to keep an eye on all the changes happening within Hogwarts.

Hagrid's return yesterday and Hagrid's subsequent abnormal behavior caught his attention.

But he never imagined that Hagrid would be so bold as to actually bring a giant into Hogwarts!

This is undoubtedly a huge gain.

At the moment, Umbridge's attitude towards him is actually still in a rather ambiguous and tentative stage. On the surface, she seems very close and trusting, but in reality, she is full of vigilance.

And if he informed Umbridge of this news.

Then there is no doubt that he will truly gain Umbridge's trust!

The only question now is whether this will offend Link.

After all, there have been rumors that Link and Hagrid have a very good relationship.

For a time, Newland fell into deep entanglement.

But at the next moment, the DA gold coin hidden in his chest emitted a huge amount of heat.

Nulan's expression changed and he hurriedly took out the gold coins.

However, he saw that the circle of numbers on the edge of the gold coin had suddenly changed:

24, 12, 1995.