Chapter 488 Giant and hybrid giant, half-brothers (1/2)
Chapter 488 Giant and hybrid giant, half-brothers
"Hagrid, who is this?" Hermione's face was pale, but she already had the answer in her heart.
"Obviously, a giant." Aaron looked at Hagrid with a strange look, "We can barely accept that you raise a giant monster, a three-headed dog, an acrosantula and even a fire dragon, but this time it is really exaggerated.
I would like to ask, did Dumbledore know about this before he left? "
"I don't think I know." Hagrid said hesitantly with evasive eyes, "It took me several months to bring him back."
"Why?" Hermione was about to cry, "I remember you said they didn't want to come."
"Yes, he doesn't want to come, but I have to bring him here." Hagrid said frustratedly, "He is too small, and the other giants bully him."
"Small?" Hermione laughed angrily, "You are just a little person in front of him. We are probably only slightly bigger than bugs in front of him."
"It's good to have compassion, but it's your fault if you have too much compassion." Aaron patted his forehead speechlessly, "You are a hybrid giant, and he is a giant. Although they are both giants, there is still a big difference.
You are not related to him, and he has left you covered in bruises..."
"He's my brother." Hagrid said suddenly, tears sliding down his cheeks and into his thick beard.
"What did you say?" Aaron looked at Hagrid in surprise, and then at the sleeping giant, as if he understood something, "Half brothers?"
Hagrid choked and nodded, and Hermione couldn't help but open her mouth.
"Now you understand?
My mother is gone and now we are the only two brothers left to depend on each other. "
"I understand your feelings very well, but..." Aaron paused and said awkwardly: "Maybe it would be better to leave him in the giant tribe."
"No." Hagrid's attitude was very firm, "The giant's brain is not very good, he will get into fights every now and then, and he is the smallest, so he will only get bullied if he stays there.
And the Dark Lord has already formed an alliance with the Giant. If I don't bring him back, maybe, maybe..."
"Needless to say." Aaron interrupted, "I have to admit that your worries are very reasonable. It is not impossible for brothers to kill each other."
"But he is dangerous, very dangerous." Hermione pointed to a thick rope around the giant's waist. The other end of the rope was tied to a towering tree. "It was so dangerous that you had to tie him up."
“He had no one to teach him since he was a child, and my mother didn’t like him because of his small stature, so he was a little mentally weak.
The giant is very powerful, and it is inevitable that he will be bumped when he comes into contact with it, but he has made great progress during this time. "
"You raised him as a magical animal?" Aaron asked meaningfully, "I mean tamed."
"He is different from magical animals, just like the difference between friends and relatives."
"Okay! Okay!" Hermione looked at him worriedly, "What do you want us to do?"
"Keep an eye on him while I'm away."
"This is a bit hard to do." Aaron said with some embarrassment, "It's not me who is ruining the scenery, this is really difficult to handle.
It's dangerous enough to go deep into the Forbidden Forest. We simply don't have that much time and materials to take care of a giant's daily life. "
"I don't have that much energy." Hermione added, "We are about to take the O.W.L.s exam."
"It's not as troublesome as you think." Hagrid said hurriedly, "He can get food by himself, and there will be no shortage of food in the Forbidden Forest.
I just hope you can take some time every week to talk to him.
He can take care of himself, but he needs friends. "
"Yes!" Aaron said angrily, "But if we communicate with him, our lives will be in danger at any time. If he slaps us, we might be gone."
"But there must be nothing wrong with you, right?" Hagrid looked at the two of them expectantly, and for some reason they couldn't bear to refuse when they saw his sincere and teary eyes.
"Phew!" Aaron took a deep breath, sighed to himself that he was too caring, and turned to look at Hermione, "What do you think?"
"Ah?" Hermione was stunned for a moment and said with some uncertainty: "I can only say that I will do my best."
"Then I will reluctantly agree."
"Great." Hagrid cried with joy, "I'm going to wake him up. You two need to get to know each other."
"Grawp." Hagrid picked up a long branch and poked the giant's back, "Grawp, I'm down there, you big fool."
Hearing the sound, the giant shook his body and stood up slowly. The earth trembled slightly with his movements.
He roared loudly, and all the birds around him flew away in fear.
Aaron raised his head and looked at this giant. He had a big, outrageous face, a thick and short nose, and a crooked mouth full of crooked yellow teeth.
After Grawp climbed out, he stretched out his huge palm and touched the trees, as if checking whether there were any birds in the nests.
"Gan! I agreed too early." Aaron secretly regretted it. In his opinion, except that Graup was more powerful than the troll, there didn't seem to be much difference in other aspects.
Hermione trembled slightly, and her right hand unconsciously grasped Aaron's arm.
"Don't be nervous." Aaron said softly, "It's not like we haven't seen bigger ones before. Think about three-headed dogs. Giants are actually just like that."
"You are so comforting," Hermione said on the verge of tears.
"There's nothing to be afraid of. I'm still here."
Hearing this, Hermione's eyes flashed brightly, "Do you mean you will protect me?"
"Haha! You underestimate me, do you still need me to protect you in such a small scene?"
Hermione was stunned for a moment, then threw away Aaron's arm, "You are such a straight man."
Aaron: ...
This is indeed a small scene!
"Grawp." Hagrid patiently shouted from below, "I've brought someone to see you. I'll let them take care of you for the time being while I'm away. Do you hear me?"
Grawp ignored him. He was in a bad mood because he didn't find the bird. He began to struggle with the big tree where he was tied, grabbing the top of the tree and pulling it out.
"No, Grawp, you can't do this." Hagrid shouted loudly, and then poked Grawp in the knee with the branch in his hand.
Grawp seemed to have come to his senses and lowered his head to look at Hagrid.
"This is Aaron." Hagrid walked up to Aaron and Hermione and introduced, "Aaron Gaius, the other one is Hermione...oh, no."
Before he could finish speaking, Grawp sped up and rushed over, grabbing Hermione with one hand.
"Ah!" Hermione was frightened and screamed trembling on the spot.
Aaron made a prompt decision and pulled her behind him.
"Abe."
Abe, who had been squatting next to him, received his master's order and let out a deafening roar.
"Roar!"
White light suddenly illuminated the surrounding area of tens of meters, and a pure white dragon of about ten meters flapped its wings and slowly rose off the ground.
Its whole body exudes blue-white light, which is extremely sacred without losing the slightest majesty.
Gulu!
The sound of swallowing was particularly clear, and Hermione and Hagrid looked at this scene with shocked faces.
They have never seen such a beautiful dragon, and even the Australian opal eye is probably not one-tenth of its size.
The dragon took a deep breath, and sprayed white breath on Grawp, which seemed to be a silent taunt: Little one.
The giant who had been so aggressive before suddenly fell to the ground. It wasn't that he couldn't afford it, he really couldn't afford it.
This dragon was more than twice his size, taller than the giants who often bullied him in the tribe, and had no intention of confronting him at all.
"This, this, this..." Hermione said a little awkwardly, "Abe, I remember it's not this big!"
"How fresh!" Aaron said dumbfounded, "The last time you saw it change was probably a few years ago. My dragon cub has not changed at all in a few years, right?
He is no longer a cub now, he can be considered a qualified young dragon. "
"Young dragon?" Hermione's eyes widened in astonishment, unable to comprehend: "This is a young dragon? How big will it grow when it becomes an adult?"
"Uh... I don't know, but I can definitely keep it as a cat.
And it can definitely handle small scenes like this. "
Hermione's mouth twitched, knowing that Aaron was explaining what he said before, but she still felt uncomfortable.
"It's so beautiful." Hagrid admired from the bottom of his heart, "I have never seen such a beautiful creature, a unicorn, and a Veela is far behind it."
"Hagrid, let's get down to business, okay?
I think your brother won't be so impulsive now. "
Hagrid reacted, smiled sheepishly, and then looked at Grawp sitting on the ground.
“Group, don’t arrest people randomly, that’s impolite.
The two of them will come to see you on my behalf in the future, and they can be regarded as your new friends. "
Grawp nodded in understanding, then pointed at Abe nervously, "It...it..."
"What do you mean?" Aaron asked confused.
Hagrid hesitated for a moment, "Grawp was asking if Abe is a friend."
"Barely...that's it!"
"It's great, he wants to sit on it and try it."
Abe made a deep voice, and then a dragon claw pushed Grawp back.
"Uh... don't forget it now, Abe is going to break up with him."
...
On the way back, most of Hagrid's worries disappeared.
If Graup couldn't beat Abe, he wouldn't have the ability to hurt Aaron and the others, and he wouldn't have to worry about safety.
Hermione felt a lot more relaxed. She held the shrunken Abe in her arms. The sense of security made her feel that the Forbidden Forest was not that dangerous anymore and she could come and go freely.
With such a giant dragon protecting them, let alone a giant, they can handle it even if another one comes.
"Wait!" Aaron's ears twitched slightly, "Someone is coming. No, these footsteps...are centaurs. A group of centaurs are approaching quickly."
Hagrid was about to pick up the crossbow and became alert.
Hermione also picked up the wand, but her face was full of confusion, "Centaurs shouldn't be enemies, right?"
“It used to be like this, but now it’s really hard to say.
Firenze worked for Dumbledore to teach the students Centaurs' unique astrology, which made them feel betrayed. If I hadn't arrived in time, Firenze might have been trampled to death by them.
Coupled with the attitude of Umbridge and the Ministry of Magic behind her towards centaurs, we have become an unwelcome object to them. "
"You are absolutely right." A deep voice came from the side, followed by four or five centaurs, "You are not welcome in this forest."
"Hello, Margaery." Hagrid said warily.
"Let's leave now." Aaron said immediately.
"I didn't say you were not welcome, sir." said a centaur behind Margery. "The Gaius tribe is very special. The stars told us that you have saved the centaurs and are their friends."
"Holy shit! You can see this?" Aaron blurted out subconsciously. He was really shocked. He didn't expect that the horses could understand what happened in another world through the stars.
"Have you ever saved a centaur?" Hermione asked in a daze.
"When I was traveling last summer, I happened to encounter some centaurs who were in trouble, so I helped them out." Aaron said half-truthfully, then straightened his back and looked at the centaurs, "Then please give me a Face, don’t get into such a tense situation, you know Hagrid, there may be some misunderstanding.”
"I'm afraid this won't work." Margery said lightly, "You have great kindness to the centaurs. We will bear it in our hearts and be grateful. We will give you sufficient respect and necessary help.
But Hagrid is another matter. We have already discussed that this person will not be allowed to appear in this forest again. "
"Just because I stopped you from killing Firenze?" Hagrid said angrily.
"He should not spread our knowledge and secrets among humans. It is a shame." said Baine, the centaur. "Our habits and laws are different from humans. Firenze betrayed and insulted us."
Aaron and Hermione looked at each other, speechless.
It sounds like Professor Firenze really felt sorry for the centaurs, and I don't know how Dumbledore persuaded him.
"Hagrid, we warned you, but you still broke into our woods."
"Your forest?" Hagrid cursed angrily, "This is not your forest. It's not your turn to decide who comes and who goes."
"But it's not your turn to decide." Margery said, "We let you go this time because you have cubs with you."
"It's not his." Bain looked at Hermione coldly, "That's a student at Hogwarts. She may have benefited from the teachings of the traitor Firenze."
"I didn't." Hermione said immediately, "The elective course I chose was Arithmancy, which has nothing to do with Firenze."
Bain's expression froze, and a look of embarrassment flashed across his face.
"Okay, hurting cubs is a terrible sin. We can't hurt innocent people." Margery said, "Hagrid, don't come to this place from now on."
"I won't stop coming to the forest just because of a few words from you." Hagrid cursed.
"We know what you've got in the woods, and our patience is running out."
"Then just be patient for a while longer!" Aaron said helplessly, "We just promised to take good care of that creature when he is away."
"Creature?" Hagrid was stunned for a moment, "That's not appropriate!"
"It sounds better than talking about giants." Hermione said with difficulty.
The centaurs looked at each other, but it was Margaret who stood up and said, "If this is your request, we can agree, but he cannot leave that area."
