Felix stood at the entrance of the castle. It was almost completely dark. Looking down from this angle, you could see that the lights in Hagrid's cottage were lit. At this time, there were footsteps and voices behind him.

"I should have guessed it long ago. Neville said that his parents came back a week ago and took him to Diagon Alley to buy textbooks... I mean, since they were in the same place as Hager, there was no reason Hager was so slower," Harry said.

"Because they performed different tasks," Sirius explained, they appeared at the entrance of the castle. "The Longbottoms defeated the Death Eaters who rushed to support, and barely avenged a revenge. They came back when the matter was over, and Hagrid...hey, Felix." He greeted.

Felix nodded at Sirius, not surprised by the arrival of Harry and the other two. "Given your relationship with Hager... it's better to meet each other, otherwise you might have to wait a few months next time."

"What's wrong with Hagrid?" Harry asked anxiously.

"He will stay in Forbidden Forest for most of the next time, today is an exception. He has to deal with his injuries." Felix replied briefly, "Let's go, go early and come back soon."

The five people walked down the marble steps, and Harry was filled with doubt. At this time, Ron poked his ribs and said, "Look there." Harry looked at him in his eyes, and the dim lights of Hagrid's hut cheered him up.

They walked through the spacious grounds and came to Hagrid's cabin. Before they could get close, the screams of teeth started to sound.

Sirius stood at the door and shouted, "Hagir, we are here!"

There was a messy sound in the room. After a while, the door opened and Hagrid walked out of the inside, which scared everyone. His face was dirty and his head turned into a strange shape, like a pumpkin that had been beaten and hammered: his left eye was swollen into a slit, and the corners of his eyes were still bleeding, and it was flat from the eyes. If it weren't for the nose still bleeding, no one would have found the right position of his nose; his skin, exposed outside, was blue and purple, and covered with scars.

Hagrid closed the door carefully, using his inconvenient other hand, which made people suspect that his bones were broken.

"You, are you okay, Hagrid?" Hermione asked softly.

Hager tried hard to open her eyes, as if she could recognize Hermione's shape, and he grinned, "Ah, I'm so happy to see you. I originally planned to appear again in a while and now I can't take any time, and I can't see anyone like this." He pointed to his face, trying to smile, but it affected the wound on his face.

"I didn't believe it when Dumbledore told me," Felix looked up and down Hagrid, "but it looked real... how about your journey with Mrs. Maxim?"

Hager felt embarrassed, and he waved his intact arm, "It's not a success... Olim and I can only say that we have reached the minimum expectations. The giants chose not to help each other. In fact, they have no time to take care of us... They are divided."

"Split?" Felix asked in surprise.

"It's incredible, isn't they? There aren't many of them in total, but they still fight..." Haeger led them to the depths of the Forbidden Forest, telling his story along the way, "At the beginning of the holiday, Olim and I set off to lobby the giants."

"Is it Mrs. Maxim?" Harry asked.

"Yes, she is a strong person, not afraid of hardship, which is rare. You must know that she is an elegant and well-dressed lady. When Dumbledore told me that she was going to join the team, I was still a little worried... It turns out that I was thinking too much. Whether it was climbing stones or sleeping in caves, she never complained once, and she could always bring out all kinds of useful things, she said you lent him?" Haegel looked at Felix.

"If you mean space capsules, it is true, this product is currently disposable. If you want to put other things in it, you must prepare them in advance," Felix said.

"That's it," said Hagrid, stepping on the dead branches, "we quickly got to that place, and there were no accidents in the middle. After wandering around the mountains for a few days, we finally found the cave where the giant lives."

"Did you not use magic?" Hermione asked.

"Oh, no," Hagrid muttered, "It doesn't matter if you use it on the road, but you can't use it when you get to the Giant Tribe. Giants don't like magic, they hate wizards, and there are deeper reasons. Dumbledore is worried that the mysterious people have sent envoys, so they must be very careful... In short, we connected with the Giant, and according to the method provided by Dumbledore, we successfully gave gifts. This stage is quite harsh. We must be patient and dispel the giant's vigilance. This practice works and we stay in the tribe for a longer time."

Hagrid suddenly laughed.

"That Gugo is the leader of the giant. Although he is lazy and greedy, he unexpectedly loves to listen to stories. Olim and I took the opportunity to say more good things about Dumbledore. Other giants who know a few English words also came to listen, and the progress was gratifying."

The Forbidden Forest became increasingly darker. Felix threw a milky white ball of light into the distance, emitting bright and soft white light, illuminating a large area of ​​the forest. The outlines of different creatures can be vaguely seen in the darkness, and the pairs of glowing eyes make people frightened.

This is what the Forbidden Forest looks like at night.

"We gave gifts three times, and on the third time there was an accident and we saw the Death Eater."

"Death Eater?" Ron exclaimed.

"What was expected... There were two Death Eaters, one man and one woman," said Hager. "Like us, they were also regarded as guests of honor by the giants, and the giant leader also foolishly introduced each other to us..."

"You guys did it?" Sirius asked sensitively.

"Not at that time. Although both sides hated each other to death, they still reached a tacit understanding and did not take action in front of the giants, but "Higher paused, "From the Giant Tribe, we fought in private, and the opponent was not the opponent, so we ran away. They disappeared for a few days. I thought the two Death Eaters gave up, but later when we were dealing with other giants, they found that they had changed their strategies and always gave gifts to the giant leader when we were away, so we found the giants.

The leader of the man confessed to him and hoped that he would stand on our side... Now that I think about it, I was a little anxious. After all, it was not a business to go on... Later, the Longbatons appeared, and then we realized that reinforcements had been sent by the Death Eaters. One night, the giant tribe was in chaos, and the shouts were deafening, just like thunder. After discussing for a while, we decided to go out to observe the situation and sneakily. If the giants were having a bonfire party, we would come back to continue sleeping."

A complicated expression appeared on his face.

"The Death Eater's support was a witch, said to be Bellatrix. I didn't see it... She successfully convinced the No. 2 figure in the Giant Tribe, and encouraged him to launch a rebellion at night and be the leader himself. Of course we cannot agree! So we joined the battle. By dawn, more than a dozen people died on the Giant's side, most of whom were killed by themselves, and one of them died on the Death Eater's side. The original Giant's leader was cut off one arm, and his power was not as strong as before. Only twenty giants were willing to continue to follow him, half of which were his wife and children. The remaining thirty giants formed a new tribe, stronger and more brutal. The giants split into two strands, the original leader fled into the depths of the mountains, and the new leader chased behind... If the winner was not decided, they would have no time to care about other things... we are here."

Hagrid suddenly stopped.

The surroundings were densely covered with woods, but below them was an open space, which seemed unreasonable. The open space was surrounded by messy branches and several pine trees were uprooted. They heard a rumble. In the middle of the open space, there was a huge round thing. Everyone took advantage of the light emitted by the lighting technique and took a few steps closer.

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

The thing that was mistaken for a mound of soil or a stone was breathing rhythmically. Harry felt that he was about to suffocate, and the smooth gray thing suddenly moved and made a loud snoring sound. He thought it was a stone, but now it seemed not. It was like a big-headed monster that had been magnified countless times.

"My brother, oh my half-brother." Hagrid said in a low and hoarse manner: "I probably didn't tell you that I am a mixed-race giant. After my mother gave birth to me, she left my father and found another giant, where she gave birth to Glopp."

Harry, Ron and Hermione looked at each other uneasyly. They had known that Hagrid was a mixed-race giant. It was during the fourth-grade dance. Harry and Ron accidentally heard Hagrid and Mrs. Maxim's conversation. In Ron's words, Hagrid was a complete fool, dazzled by love. He thought he was whispering, but it turned out to be almost as good as shouting into their ears.

"Hagge, is he injured?" Felix asked.

Only then did the few people notice that the rough "rock texture" was actually a series of wounds. Under the soft white light, it could be seen that the wounds had scabbed.

"That's right, I, alas, I put him in the first day of the Forbidden Forest. He made a lot of noise, which led to Lou Wei, and they fought hard." Hager explained. Sirius, Harry, Ron and Hermione were pounding their eyelids, and Felix was also speechless. Lou Wei was not a human, but a huge three-headed dog, a very dangerous magical animal.

"...I have to ask Dumbledore for help," Haeger said, "Dumbledore is a good man. He helped me find medicine for the injury. I mean, the three-headed dog's teeth are not easy to deal with, and Lu Wei bites it too deeply..."

"Oh my god." Hermione said in an unknown manner.

"Yes," Hager thought Hermione was echoing him: "Glopp can actually heal himself, but it's too slow. I can't watch him bloody. I plan to teach him some etiquette and take him to meet people. I was the first to think of you, and this will be a good start..."

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

"I, uh, I didn't think about it. Actually... it's good to have him stay in the Forbidden Forest. There is no shortage of food here, and there are not many creatures that can hurt him," Hager said hesitantly: "I think he can be my deputy. Of course, it's after his personality has improved." He quickly added, because the three little wizards present seemed to faint.

Harry could not imagine the scene that Hager described in a warm tone. He originally thought that Hager, who was twice the height of a normal person, could be considered a giant. Anyone who saw him for the first time would be shocked by Hager's huge body shape, such as the Dursleys. Only when he contacted him a few more times would he realize that Hager was a very friendly person, but now, when he thought of Hager patrolling the Forbidden Forest in the future, a purebred giant that was much taller than him, his scalp was numb.

"Hagir, it uh, how tall is he?" he couldn't help asking.

"About sixteen feet." Hager said estimatingly.

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

"So, uh, I'll wake him up, and then you guys get to know him, he has a much better temper than before, and today I only gave me two punches when I tried to convince him to stay here." Hager said expectantly, picking up a branch from the ground.

"Well," Hermione jumped up, seemingly frightened, "Well, I mean, I don't understand...Is he not happy to stay here?"

Hagrid stopped and said with a gloomy expression: "Yes, he always wanted to go back, I forced him out."

"But why did Mrs. Maxim agree?" Hermione asked sharply.

"Hmm, she could understand what I did at first," Haegel said uneasy: "You didn't see how Glopp was bullied. If you let it go, he would definitely be beaten to death by other giants. He, he is too short."

"Short?" said Hermione, "Short?"

"In the giant group, yes," Hager said. "When Glopp was crazy, Olim would help me subdue him, but not long after, she became a little bored. I have to admit that Glopp was not very good at using his brain, had a bad temper, and was not easy to get along with... After helping me transport Glopp to the other side of the strait, she hurriedly said goodbye and left."

"But it's getting better," Hagrid tried to strengthen their confidence, waving the long branches in his hands: "We've been back for three days, and he didn't lose his temper all day today, and I think this is a good sign that he's about to get used to life here. I can try more intimate contact, such as giving him a hug or something. You know, let him feel that someone values ​​him and likes him so he won't always think about going back."

Hagrid poked the sleeping giant hard with the branch. The giant roared, stretched out its huge body, and a wide palm as big as an umbrella, supported on the ground, connected to the upper arm, and the thing suspected to be on the head moved, and he woke up.

Felix raised his head and watched the curled giant get up from the ground. Legend has it that the giant can tie the fire dragon, so he is quite curious about this creature. Glopp has gray-white skin, amazingly large face, and his facial features seem to be chiseled out of a round stone. The only thing that makes Felix have a similar association is the face of the crazy-eyed man Moody.

Glopp rubbed his eyes hard, and then stood up quickly without any warning with astonishing speed. Everyone saw more clearly. They looked at his short and thick nose, crooked mouth, yellow teeth, and turbid brown-green eyes, and were so shocked that they could not speak.

Harry used to think that Classroom 7 was omnipotent, but now he finally knew what was missing. There was no giant in it. The textbooks of the history of magic described giants as completely different from humans. However, Harry always thought that these descriptions were a bit exaggerated because there were more realistic examples around him.

Hagrid is a semi-giant, but he looks like a huge human, but this thing in front of him is like a deformed human-shaped monster, as the book says.

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

Harry, Ron and Hermione kept retreating, not feeling that the wand in their hands could bring much comfort. The thing in front of them was OK, it was Hagrid's half-brother, and Glopp seemed to be able to crush them with one finger.

"roar"
Chapter completed!