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Chapter 806: Giants’ Awareness and Departure
🕑 Added 2023-06-24 07:07:02 +0000 UTCThe atmosphere within the camp was somewhat filled with a faint sadness. Hagrid's eyes were bloodshot, clearly indicating that he had cried many times. As soon as he saw Harry and Sirius, his dark little eyes instantly became misty, and tears uncontrollably flowed down, falling into his thick beard.
Next to him, Madame Maxime also appeared somewhat sorrowful, holding a large handkerchief in her hand.
For the death of Fridwulfa, it was probably only Grawp who did not feel sad. He couldn't even understand why Hagrid buried his mother in the earth, and built a raised pile of stones on top of it.
Giants were indifferent to death, and like other creatures still living in primitive clans, they thought it was just a way to return to nature. Giants died every day, and new giants were born.
Only a few giants died naturally like Fridwulfa. Most giants and even giantesses died in their prime, on the battlefield.
From this perspective, Fridwulfa should be considered lucky, although her later life was not very good.
Grawp was not used to staying in a cave. He wanted to go out and play, and was constantly throwing tantrums.
Hagrid had to tie him up, using a rope made of magic to tie one end to his body and the other end to some huge rocks.
When Grawp saw Evan, he wanted to come over, roaring and pulling the rope tight...
"Don't worry, Evan, he doesn't know his strength. So, I had to tie him like this … so messy outside, those Death Eaters and barbaric giants, I was afraid something would happen to him," said Hagrid, letting Evan sit beside him, facing the tombstone of Fridwulfa. "How did it go there?"
"Very well," said Evan, looking at the humble pile of stones in front of him. "Your mother ..."
"Oh, don't feel sorry for my mother. She was too old, and such a day was inevitable for her. Death is a relief for her." Hagrid choked with sobs as he spoke to Evan, "just last night, Grawp and I were by her side..."
After a moment of silence, Sirius asked Madame Maxime about what happened in the giants’ territory recently.
"She told me that she had done a lot of cruel and terrible things in her life. She repented for it after she got old, but she was also lucky to be able to see me before she left. She had nothing to regret!” said Hagrid, wiping his tears. "She was very weak, her once strong body was slowly failing, and there were already many signs. I’ve been with her. Last night, she reminisced about the past and my father, and as she was speaking, she took her last breath. She left without pain, probably the best ending for her. Otherwise I really wouldn’t know what to do. I couldn’t take her back to England. There are so many people there who still hate giants and would want to judge her..."
Evan had seen Fridwulfa before, the old giantess who had reached the end of her life. Although she had done many wrongs, judging or imprisoning her in Azkaban would be too cruel for her now.
‘Life is unpredictable’. Who would have thought that the life of a fierce and famous giantess in the wizarding world would end so blandly?
Next, Hagrid said a lot about his mother.
It was evident that it was a good thing for Hagrid to have spent some time with Fridwulfa before her death.
He had previously been unable to let go of the fact that his mother had abandoned him and his father, but now he had almost come to terms with it.
Evan duly stated his plan, and Hagrid shook his head, rejecting Evan's suggestion.
"This kid is not suitable to be a Gurg, and he doesn't need that much power, Evan." said Hagrid. "Because he’s too short, he has little communication with other giants since he was a child. This place isn’t suitable for him. It’s not his home."
In the current atmosphere, it was indeed difficult for Evan to persuade him, and it was unrealistic to expect Hagrid to consider the overall situation.
Looking at Hagrid's resolute expression, Evan sighed, realizing that his plan could not be carried out.
He completely gave up. As Sirius said, this kind of thinking itself was very bad and very dangerous.
Such a powerful force should not be misused, and Evan was not at ease to use it on another giant.
The energy stone that accumulated the power of the Cyclops should be kept. It might be used for other purposes in the future, but it would definitely not be used to modify a giant.
"So what are you going to do with him?" Evan asked. "We can't stay here forever."
"I've been teaching him English recently. He learns quickly and can already speak simple words," said Hagrid cheerfully, turning his head to look at Evan, stirring his huge hands. "Speaking of which, I'm going to take him back with me. I can't leave him here alone."
"Oh, that’s a good idea. The Forbidden Forest is large enough to meet his life needs," said Evan.
"You agree with me?!" Hagrid looked at Evan in surprise. "Olympe has been trying to persuade me to give up this idea. I know it's crazy, but he’s my brother, I can't leave him here alone."
"Yeah, so we need to take him back," said Evan, who already knew that Hagrid would say so.
Whatever others said, Hagrid would never give up his friends and relatives, nor would he ever give up Grawp. This was Hagrid’s character.
"Thank you, I thought you would object. I really don't know what to say ..." Hagrid's eyes were wet again, and the tears that had just stopped came back.
"Hagrid, I can understand that Grawp means a lot to you. That’s why I hoped to help him become the Gurg, but it’s not bad to let him go to Hogwarts, where you can take care of him," said Evan, looking at Sirius and Madame Maxime as they came along. "The question now is, what about the rest of the giants?"
"We can continue to try to contact them and persuade them."
"It doesn't make much sense to do this. What Dumbledore and we can offer is very unattractive to the giants," said Madame Maxime solemnly. "The situation is dire. They don't even want to see us now…”
"Yeah, but at least we did what we had to do and delivered Dumbledore's message to them. Many giants have heard it. They will remember it. Recalling Dumbledore's kindness, they may be willing to help us." Hagrid continued.
Evan couldn't see that the giants could have such a high awareness of Voldemort's evil, so that to support them instead.
"Now the giants are a mess, fighting every day, and it will not be over in one and a half. In this case, the Death Eaters can't take away all the giants. This is somewhat good news," Sirius followed. "Although it's a bit regrettable, there’s no point staying here. We should leave!"
"We do need to leave, but not just like that..." said Evan, ready to leave a deep impression on the giants before leaving.
