Harry Potter and the Legend of the Temple

"Ahem..."

Lewis, who had just been rescued from being choked, was gasping for air, but he didn't expect to be attacked by someone in this dim scene.

Thinking about it, he was still a little scared. Although his magical attainments had reached or even surpassed the level of ordinary adult wizards, if he were to fight against Peter Pettigrew with his current strength, he thought he would be sure to win.

But on the other hand, after all, he still has the physique of a fourteen-year-old or fifteen-year-old boy. If he really encounters a hand-to-hand fight with an adult, he has almost no ability to fight back.

Astoria ran over and supported his body, and Hagrid made room for him to sit down.

Madame Maxime cast her approving gaze from afar. Her body looked weak now, not at all like the demeanor that the Beauxbatons principal should have.

"Death Eater, it seems that Voldemort's movements are really fast."

Yes, the man who had just led Louis and the others into this magically restricted area and then attacked from behind was from Voldemort's camp. However, Louis did not recognize who he was, but recognized him from the hand he was strangling. Saw the Dark Mark.

"Actually, Dumbledore has realized this a long time ago." Hagrid said. He squirmed and got closer to Louis. Only then did the boy see the scars on his face clearly.

"So, what exactly did you go through here?"

Hagrid sighed. Originally, it would be difficult to reveal anything like this to Louis and the others, but since Dumbledore sent them here, they can naturally trust each other.

"Actually, when we first arrived, this was not the case within the tribe." Hagrid explained, "Golier is a giant who advocates peace. He does not want war to happen, but he is not afraid of war. This is similar to Dumbledore. Lido had the same idea.”

The giants are violent. They gain status through fighting. Only the stronger party has the right to speak. Louis once heard Hermione talk about this, but in Hagrid's case, it seems that this person is named Golier. The giant is a different kind.

"They warmly welcomed us and held a welcome ceremony for us. Although we are smaller than them, I have never felt any discrimination from them. This may have something to do with Chief Goliye."

"We laid the gifts Dumbledore had given them at their feet and the Chief seemed to like them. He thanked us and promised to give us something in return as well as contact information."

"What did you send them? Food?" Astoria couldn't help but ask, like a curious baby.

"No." Hagrid shook his head, "They can get that food themselves, although the living conditions of the giants are not very good."

"We showed them the power of magic. Dumbledore enchanted a branch to make it burn."

"It's the eternal fire." Lewis had already guessed that this kind of advanced magic could only be accomplished by people like Dumbledore.

"But, Hagrid, if it's just a gift, I'm afraid it won't be able to impress the giants."

Magic is indeed charming, but most giants don't like magic, and some even hate it.

"It's true, the eternal flame can make their hearts beat." Mrs. Maxim added on the side, she was already able to stand up from the ground, "But what really makes them change their minds is the helmet."

"That helmet made by goblins that will never be damaged, I don't know how Dumbledore got these things." Hagrid continued her words.

"You're kidding me, Hagrid."

Astoria is a little princess from a big family who has seen the world. Of course she has heard of that helmet, an item that only exists in fairy tales and legends.

"I'm not kidding, that is indeed a real thing." Hagrid described the process, "It is engraved with the runes of the goblins, and it is armor that can withstand all attacks."

It is a bit exaggerated to resist everything. Some magics are extremely destructive, but it is still possible to protect one's head from being injured in the melee fights of the giants.

After all, goblins make items, and the last one Louis knew was Gryffindor's sword.

"If that's the case, where did the wound on your face come from?" Lewis asked, "Also, why are you trapped here again."

"Things turned around at night."

Hagrid sighed. He did not expect that the whole story would take such a sudden turn.

"We were arranged to rest in a cave. The environment there was already a luxury suite for the giants. We could understand the chief's determination to join forces. But the giants were very ununited. They often killed each other. Sometimes it’s for food, sometimes it’s for trivial matters. Although Goliye has managed the entire giant tribe in an orderly manner, he can’t resist jealousy and desire.”

"The war broke out that night, and we could see everything from the cave where we were resting. The whole tribe was stained with blood, and there were screams everywhere. We saw the head of Chief Goliye being chopped off and thrown into the valley. Inside."

Hagrid choked up a little when he said this, because he could imagine that Goliye was indeed an outlier in the giant tribe, and because of their arrival, they brought goblin helmets and were jealous of other giants.

However, this incident was not Hagrid's fault. The giants who wanted to start a war had already had their grudges for a long time, and the arrival of the helmet was just the trigger for everything.

"The next day they elected a new chief, the current one." Hagrid continued, "The new chief was very unfriendly. He was a giant who advocated violence. He came to power through a coup and was very strong. That day When we went to show him our favor, he was sitting in the chief's seat wearing that helmet."

"We had no choice but to give him gifts again, but he didn't seem to appreciate it. He even asked some servants to hang me upside down by my feet and beat me. The injuries on my face were from that time."

Hagrid pointed to the bruises on his face.

"But you..."

"Mrs. Maxim used magic to rescue me, but at the same time, she angered the chief. They rushed up and besieged us. Fortunately, Olim was there, otherwise we would have been torn apart by them."

Hagrid looked at Mrs. Maxim beside him with some affection, but Louis was not interested in hearing about their relationship history.

"I mean, why are you here?" Louis asked. He didn't believe that Mrs. Maxim's strength was not enough to protect Hagrid from the giant tribe.

"It's the new chief." Mrs. Maxim replied, "At that time, he was holding a black ball-shaped object in his hand, which hit me directly and temporarily sealed most of the magic power in my body. Only then did we will be caught by them."

Black ball-like thing? Louis and Astoria looked at each other. They probably understood. It seemed that before Hagrid arrived, Voldemort had already contacted the people in the giant tribe, and the coup d'etat should also have been ordered by the Death Eaters. .

"But in fact, it's more that we were caught voluntarily." Hagrid said with a sad smile, "Because here are the secrets of the giant tribe that Dumbledore wants to know."