harry potter book of crimes

"Rupert, wait! Don't be impulsive——"

Seeing Hagrid running toward the woods in excitement, Mrs. Maxim quickly stood up and hurriedly chased him there. However, she wanted to chase him just now, but she had no time.

Hagrid ran all the way between the two giants, one big and one small, and used his body to block the big giant's fist without hesitation.

Suddenly, a sharp pain came from his back, and the next moment, he felt as if he had been smashed away.

No, it was really smashed!

Fortunately, probably because Hagrid stopped him early, the giant's fist could not be fully tightened. In addition, Hagrid was actually quite thick-skinned, so he managed to get up again with force.

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But no matter what, it was the fist of a giant, and that blow definitely caused Hagrid a lot of damage. Now that he was able to get up immediately, it was probably because of his passion to "protect his younger brother"

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At this moment, Madame Maxime finally arrived in a hurry. Without saying a word, she took out her wand from her waist.

"etc."

At this critical moment, with a rumbling sound, a mixed voice stopped Madame Maxime from moving.

That was Maka's voice. Mrs. Maxim did hear it, and she even paused because of it. But just at this moment of hesitation, the giant's fist almost hit Hagrid's head.

If this crushing was successful, Hagrid's life would undoubtedly remain in this valley forever.

But the expected blow did not come off after all, because at that critical moment, a huge figure suddenly flashed past everyone's eyes, and then the giant who attacked Hagrid was caught.

"Kakusgugo?" Madame Maxime was stunned, and then said in surprise.

And just behind the giant Gogokakus, Maka who was following behind concealed the wand in his sleeve, and then walked quickly towards this side.

"What's going on?" Mrs. Maxim asked in surprise, "How could that Gugo-"

"I just said to them, 'If the messenger dies here, there will be no gifts tomorrow,'" he explained casually, "It seems that our gifts are indeed very attractive to the giants."

At this moment, Cacus, who had just thrown the giant away, suddenly lowered his head and growled something at Maka.

"Gu Ge said, are there any more gifts?" The old giant who followed him lost no time in translating.

"Of course, of course!" Maka nodded, "A lot of gifts! A lot of fire dragon skins to help Gu Ge make armor!"

When the old giant heard this, he became excited first. When he translated the word "war armor", not only Karkus's eyes lit up, but also the eyes of other giants who gathered around him.

Staring wide.

For giants, making clothes is a very difficult task, let alone making "war armor".

And leather armor made of fire dragon skin can even directly greatly improve the combat effectiveness of giants, which is obviously much better than today's helmets for them.

Especially some of the strongest among the giants, their eyes were filled with jealousy.

While most of the giants were staring at Maka fiercely, Hagrid, who had fallen to the ground holding his back, staggered over despite the severe pain.

"Gu Ge, I want to take my brother away!"

Although it was very difficult for Hagrid to breathe at this moment, and the facial features on his face were even shrinking due to pain, his gaze was extremely firmly fixed on Karkus.

"Well?"

After hearing the old giant's translation, Karkus looked back and forth between Hagrid, who was hunched over, and Grawp, who was lying on the ground, and then waved his hand as if to shoo away flies.

In the eyes of the giant Gu Ge, this is nothing more than one waste taking away another waste, and it is not even a big deal.

After that, Maka simply asked to leave. At the end, she specifically mentioned the "war armor" thing again.

After Hagrid took Maka's potion and took a short rest, they took Grawp out of the giant tribe.

Of course, it is obviously not accurate to say that they "took" Graup. To be precise, it was Graup who chased them out of the camp like a duck.

"Let's rest here for a while! Hagrid, your injuries are still serious."

"But--"

"This has already left the giant's sight, it's okay..."

After Maka confirmed that there were indeed no giants in the direction of the giant tribe, he immediately took out his wand and waved it. A big hand suddenly rose from the ground, knocking down Grawp who was chasing after him.

"Grawp alone is already like this. The power of the giant is indeed not just something we talk about casually."

But he saw that the big hand made of soil and stones was almost broken by Graup at the first moment.

Seeing this, Maka had no choice but to increase the output of magic power again and enhance the transformation technique by a few points. As the mud and rocks continued to accumulate and solidify, Graup was pinned to the ground.

"Oh -" Mrs. Maxim couldn't help but said after seeing it, "McLean, I actually wanted to ask before - what kind of curse is this of yours?"

"Transformation!" Maka said while looking at Grawp who was still struggling.

"The rock giant that defeated the giant monster leader before was also a deformation spell?" Mrs. Maxim said hesitantly, "I mean - isn't that the summoning spell recorded in ancient magic materials?"

Maka couldn't help but smile when he heard this, then waved his hand and said: "Although I still haven't fully understood what the summoning technique is, I can say with certainty that this summoning of mine is definitely not from the ancient times.

Technique."

He paused, and then added with a hint of longing: "As far as I know, the real summoning technique summons... Well, I can't describe what it is..."

"In short, those summoned objects have a 'will' and can move on their own, and they are definitely not 'objects' like the ones I created that can only be moved by the control of a wizard."

"...Really?" After hearing this, Mrs. Maxim couldn't help but show a hint of fascination.

"Just like the humble spell 'Flock of Birds' - it is said to be a spell created by Rowena Ravenclaw, I think it is very likely that it has some connection with ancient summoning."

The spell Maka mentioned was included in the Hogwarts curriculum. To say it is inconspicuous, it is indeed very ordinary, and even most young wizards can cast it easily.

However, this spell can summon a flock of birds out of thin air that can move of its own will. Its magic principle is not the magic shaping in transfiguration, so Maka has to pay attention to its existence.

However, even if Maka could now "see" the incomplete rule runes that flashed quickly when the spell was cast, it would be in vain if he could not decipher them at all.

At present, he only knows that this curse is by no means simple, that's all.

"Flocks of birds?" Mrs. Maxim blinked, looking completely confused.

After Hagrid gradually recovered under the influence of the potion, Maka let go of Grawp again, seducing him to continue playing the game of "you chase me, run away", and walked away in the blink of an eye.

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After that, from the moment Hagrid discovered that he could jump around again, the chasing game turned into a fighting game between Grawp and Hagrid.

To be honest, Hagrid certainly couldn't beat Grawp.

Although Hagrid's younger brother is considered short among giants, he is only about 16 feet tall in Maka's opinion. But after all, he is still a serious pure-blooded giant. How can he be a hybrid giant like Hagrid?

Comparable.

Not long after, Hagrid was beaten to the bone by Grawp, who was full of violence.

It’s just...how should I put it?

Maka, who was refused help by Hagrid, finally saw Hagrid's true strength for the first time while watching the battle with Madame Maxime.

If we talk about how strong the giant hybrid is, to put it bluntly, if the wizard doesn't use magic, ten of them will definitely not be enough for Hagrid to fight alone.

Hagrid, who is almost two Macas tall, is actually only 4 feet shorter than Grawp, right?

Although the height of 4 feet is enough to classify Hagrid into the category of "very tall human beings", and his body structure is similar to that of humans.

But fundamentally speaking, the essence of him being a "giant hybrid" cannot be ignored.

"So..." Maka took advantage of Mrs. Maxim's entrance and glanced at her cautiously, "This 'giantess hybrid' must not be underestimated..."

"oh!"

While Maka was minding her own thoughts, Hagrid let out a cry of pain and was beaten down by his brother again.

"It seems like it still doesn't work?" Maka looked at it and couldn't help but shook her head.

Unlike Hagrid, whose body is more human-like, Grawp has the physical structure of a giant.

His head was round like a ball, and the top of his head was covered with curly and thick grass-like hair, which made his whole head look like a big stone covered with moss.

On both sides of his head, there are a pair of big fleshy ears, and there is almost no neck under the head, which looks very funny - but this is the most typical appearance of giants.

But how different is Grawp from other giants? Apart from his relatively short stature and not strong enough body, the biggest difference is that he looks like a child who has not yet grown up.

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If there are stunted ones among giants, it is undoubtedly Grawp.

"Well, no matter how stunted he is, he is still a giant, right?"

Maka thought as she took out her wand again - if she didn't stop him, Hagrid would be beaten unconscious by his half-brother.