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He was holding a crossbow bolt in his hand. He seemed quite wary.
Hermione was eager to ask what dangers the Forbidden Forest held that would make Hagrid carry a crossbow.
Hagrid didn't bring any crossbows when he went to the Forbidden Forest when he first returned!
Darren answered her question.
"It's obvious that the creatures of the Forbidden Forest don't allow Hagrid to bring the giants back; they must have fallen out."
"So that's why Ferenze had me warn Hagrid to stop making futile efforts—was he referring to that giant?"
Harry said weakly.
They received nods of approval from Darren and Hagrid.
However, Hagrid said dismissively, "The Forbidden Forest belongs to them, but it also belongs to others. If they can live there, others can live there too!"
“But your giants… have clearly disrupted the ecological balance here,” Darren said helplessly, pointing to the mountain-like giants ahead.
"Glopp! His name is Grop!"
Hagrid pointed at the giant with delight.
With teary eyes, he looked at Darren and the others and said worriedly, "He's my brother. He's too short, my mom doesn't like him, and he's always being bullied, so I had no choice but to bring him back..."
Hermione and Harry were almost out of breath. Hermione clutched her clothes tightly.
She said sarcastically, "Short? He's really short!"
Harry could no longer laugh either.
He said, almost trembling, "You brought him back, why don't you take care of him yourself?"
Let them take care of this giant?
That giant could crush them to death!
“Someone threw a Niffler in Umbridge’s office, and Umbridge thinks I did it and she wants to get rid of me!”
Hagrid said sadly, "Now she thinks I did everything that a magical creature did!"
Darren looked angry.
He said angrily, "Why should I? I'm going to find her; she can't falsely accuse you for no reason!"
“Don’t go, Darren, don’t go. It’s not the end of the world. If she kicks me out, I can go do something for the Order of the Phoenix.”
"I can help Dumbledore too, so don't worry about me. I'm just afraid that if I'm not here, Groop will be left without anyone to take care of him!"
Harry and the others fell silent.
Darren said helplessly, "How do we take care of him? Feed him? Give him a bath? Or play with him?"
Harry and Hermione stared at the ropes binding Gromp. They swallowed hard.
Working with such giants, isn't that deadly?
"No, all you need to do is talk to him and let him know how much we like him!"
As Hagrid said that, Gropp rolled over. And a large tree fell down with him.
Darren pulled Harry and Hermione back several steps.
He almost laughed in anger as he said, "Hagrid, what if Hermione had a brother, and he had crushed her to death with a blow like that while she was talking to Grapp?"
You're always like this. In second grade, you gave your brother and Ron a hint about the Forbidden Forest, telling them to find spiders. If I hadn't been there, they would have died.
This time is the same. You want to kill someone for your brother, don't you?
You know perfectly well they can't do it, but you keep getting them to agree in advance along the way.
Hagrid, tell me, do you consider us friends, or do you consider us Headmaster Dumbledore?
[Ding, Fatherhood Value +100]
[Ding, Fatherhood Value +100]
[Ding, Fatherhood Value +100]
[bite……]
Hagrid looked at Darren uneasily...
He could barely speak. He looked at Darren with tears in his eyes.
“But I really don’t know… what he’ll do after I leave…” Darren gave a bitter smile.
He finally said, "Just leave this to me. Don't let your brother and Hermione agree. You should have only come to me in the first place. Do you want them to die?"
[Ding, Fatherhood Value +100]
[Ding, Fatherhood Value +100]
[Ding, Fatherhood Value +100]
[bite……]
He walked up to Gropp.
Look at this enormous giant.
He sighed deeply.
"I just hope Hagrid can stay a little longer. Even I'm a little scared!"
[Ding, Fatherhood Value +100]
[Ding, Fatherhood Value +100]
[Ding, Fatherhood Value +100]
[bite……]
They left the Forbidden Forest in silence.
After Hagrid left, Hermione's face darkened with anger. She growled:
"What was he thinking? What was he really thinking? He actually made us talk to the giants? Why couldn't he be a little more mature?"
Why does he, with his huge size, always make us kids think of solutions?
"Nober in first year, Spider in second year, and now Gropp—why does he insist on getting all this stuff that will get him into Azkaban?"
Darren gently hugged her.
"Alright, alright, Hermione, we haven't done anything yet."
If Hagrid really gets hurt, I'll go keep Gropp company. Anyway, I'm alive, don't be afraid!
Hermione nodded, wiping away her tears.
But she still said, somewhat devastated, "Why can't he just behave himself?"
Harry was speechless. He stared blankly at the pitch.
Then I heard a lot of people singing in unison: "Weasley is our king!"
The three of them fell completely silent.
Finally, Darren sighed and said, "Let's go back first! Ron might need our comfort!"
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Chapter 599 Final Exams!!
Harry initially thought Ron had lost the game.
But then he discovered that Ron hadn't lost. Ron had caught every single ball.
Gryffindor also achieved good results.
This honor made Ron happy for a day or two.
To keep Ron happy for a couple more days, Harry and the others kept quiet and didn't tell him about Hagrid.
I pretended to watch him play.
Listen to Ron boast about his catching skills.
On the third day, Ron was still talking enthusiastically. Hermione finally saw through the facade.
She said condescendingly, "Alright, stop talking. None of the three of us saw you play, nor did we see your amazing moves."
Don't look at me like that, we weren't looking.
Darren didn't look either; we don't need to keep an eye on him anymore. Hagrid called us to go see his 'dwarf' brother!
Hermione angrily recounted what had happened that day. Ron's expression changed from excitement to disbelief.
He stared at Harry and the other two in horror. It was as if the three of them were joking together.
But after Darren nodded seriously, he almost cursed out loud.
"He's insane! He's a complete..."
This time, Hermione wouldn't allow Darren to interrupt Ron's outburst. She simply made him lie down, covered his ears, and let them vent their anger to their hearts' content.