Hogwarts Raven's Claw

Chapter 374: Giant Grawp

It was already noon when they left Dumbledore's office. Although Dumbledore forced Harry to eat a lot of fizzy bees and comforted him for a while, Harry was still in a bad mood.

Mike understood this very well.

Harry has been looking forward to returning to the court for a long time, but now he can't play Quidditch due to some reasons of his own, which makes him feel extremely lost.

Of course, he didn't mean to vent his anger on Mike.

Harry knew in his heart that Mike was doing this for his own good.

However, he really couldn't accept such a result.

On the other side, Mike had no intention of continuing to comfort Harry. He now had to arrange the killing of the giant python Nagini, so after leaving Dumbledore's office, Mike went straight back to the Masonic secret realm.

"Beta, bring Arthur here to meet him. You should know who I'm talking about, right? It's the security guard at the Dolphin Magic Drink Factory." As soon as they entered the Masonic Secret Realm, Mike called the brothers Shuke and Beta and instructed them, "Also, Shuke, go prepare some refreshments."

"Yes Master!"

Accompanied by two crisp snapping sounds, the two brothers Shuke and Beta disappeared in front of Mike.

Nodding, Mike walked quickly into the study.

The last demon hunter - Arthur, this man and his master. Mike did not forget them after placing them in the Dolphin Magic Drink Factory.

On the contrary, Mike also gave them a very important task, which was to help Mike train new recruits drawn from various factories.

Under their training, although Dolphin Magic Drink looks like an ordinary beverage processing factory on the surface, in fact, each of the employees inside has very strong combat effectiveness.

And now he is faced with the situation where he cannot get away and has to send out experts to fight.

Letting Arthur handle it is undoubtedly the best choice. After all, Arthur is not only highly capable in combat, but as a demon hunter he also has very powerful skills in fighting against monsters and stealth. It is really the best choice to use him to hide next to Arthur Weasley.

Thinking of this, Mike found a special piece of parchment in the study, spread it out on the desk and began to write quickly.

This is a secret letter to Uncle Mario. Arthur Weasley, as an official of the Ministry of Magic, is not so easy to track. You know, the Ministry of Magic is now in a state of high alert with the return of Dumbledore. Only with the help of Uncle Mario, the old aristocrat, can his plan go smoothly.

"Zizzizizi!"

With the sound of burning flames, a pitch-black crow pattern appeared on the fully written parchment.

This is a magical mark that belongs to Mike personally. Whether it is within the Los Santos Group or elsewhere, it represents Mike's personal presence.

When Mike sealed the written parchment into the envelope, Beta appeared in front of Mike with Arthur in a security uniform.

"Mike, long time no see, is there anything you need from me?"

Arthur had a sunny smile on his face, and his bright yellow eyes with vertical pupils looked very mysterious.

He said casually and sat down in front of Mike.

Shuke tiptoed and carefully placed a tray filled with tea and snacks in front of the two people.

"Wuhu! There are also snacks, this is great." Arthur picked up a small cake and ate it without hesitation, "This tastes... well... really good!"

While Arthur was eating, Mike was looking at him.

Compared to last time, Arthur now became taller and stronger. From his bulging uniform, Mike could clearly feel the powerful strength contained in his body.

Seeing this, Mike smiled. Arthur's strength might be higher than he originally thought, so the success rate of his plan would be greatly increased.

"There's something I think only you can do." Mike said with a smile, "So I have no choice but to ask you for help again."

Arthur took a big sip of the fine Leviton black tea and said simply:
"Tell me, who are you going to teach this time?"

"No, no, no! This is a very dangerous mission."

"That's great!" Arthur twisted his neck excitedly, making crisp crackling sounds. "I'm almost rusty from staying in the factory all the time!"

A hint of surprise flashed across Mike's face. In his impression, Arthur was an honest man who respected the elderly and loved the young, but now Arthur behaved very belligerently.

Arthur seemed to have noticed the change in Mike's expression and smiled bitterly:

"To be honest, I'm a little bored. When my master and I were in America, we often went to the forest to hunt some extraordinary creatures, but after coming to your place, besides playing with those clumsy recruits, my only daily pastime is fitness!
Of course, this doesn't mean that the home you prepared for us is bad. In fact, my master and I are very grateful to you. Especially my master, he is already very old, it's time to find a place to retire. It's just... I'm really too bored!"

"I didn't think it through." Mike shook his head speechlessly, "But I believe this mission should allow you to stretch your muscles."

Looking at Arthur's eager eyes, Mike continued:
"I just got a message that Voldemort will send his pet, the giant python Nagini, to attack the Weasley brothers' father, Arthur Weasley. So I hope you can hide beside him without attracting Arthur Weasley's attention. Finally, use this to kill the giant python!"

As he spoke, Mike took out a silver sword that was shining with cold light from his pocket and handed it to Arthur with both hands.

"This... is this a holy sword!?"

Arthur opened his mouth wide and took the holy sword with both hands with an obsessed look on his face.

It was unknown how much time had passed before Arthur finally woke up from his intoxicated state.

His eyes were full of excitement. He thought that since Mike had lent him the holy sword, the so-called giant python Nagini must be a tough opponent.

This couldn't be better! He couldn't wait any longer!
"I see. Protect that guy named Arthur like me, right? Leave this task to me!"

"No!" Mike flatly denied Arthur, and then said in a cold tone, "Your first priority is to use the Holy Sword to get rid of the python. As for Arthur Weasley, you can save him if the situation permits. But if the situation is critical..."

Mike didn't continue speaking, but Arthur understood what Mike meant.

The fire in his heart seemed to be poured with a bucket of ice water and cooled down rapidly. At the same time, the excitement on his face became extremely solemn and serious.

He is hesitating!

Mike was very clear about this.

But Mike didn't have the slightest intention of persuading Arthur to take the task. He just looked at him quietly, waiting for him to make the final choice.

After a while, Arthur let out a heavy breath, took the envelope on the table into his arms, put away the holy sword, and left without looking back. And until he walked out of the study, Mike heard Arthur's iconic firm voice:

"I know, leave it to me!"

Hearing this, Mike's mouth corners couldn't help but rise.

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With Dumbledore's return, Hogwarts came back to life.

More and more societies were reopened after being reviewed by Dumbledore, and the privileges of the Slytherins were greatly reduced.

This made the students busy again. A large number of students whose detention punishment had been cancelled were laughing and playing around wantonly, and many of them even deliberately provoked the Slytherins.

The Slytherins who lost their privileges could only grit their teeth but could do nothing.

This made the students who had been targeted by Slytherin even happier. Although Umbridge's class was still so boring, as the Christmas holiday was approaching, the entire Hogwarts was still full of laughter.

On the other side, Mike's troops have now recovered.

However, the class time has been changed from three classes a week to one class a week. Mike is speechless about this, because the reason given by everyone is that they now have to squeeze out more time to participate in club activities and prepare for exams.

In the Room of Requirement, Mike was still fiddling with Hermione's fake gold coins, but the expression on his face was very heavy.

"Mike, don't be unhappy." Ron patted Mike's shoulder, "No one has the heart to study now. Since Christmas is coming soon, let everyone play for a while."

"That's right, once Christmas is over, I promise to have everyone start classes again right away!"

Harry patted his chest and said, a happy smile on his face.

Now Harry has come out of the loss he felt a few days ago, and his complexion looks much better.

What successfully helped Harry to get over the situation was not anyone's comfort, but his sudden discovery that he didn't have to take part in Quidditch training, didn't have to be put in detention, and that a life of eating and sleeping every day was so comfortable!

After living a lazy life these past few days, he even thought he was starting to gain weight!
Mike shook his head and said nothing.

Ron and Harry actually misunderstood. What he was thinking about just now was not about the Da army, but Arthur.

So many days had passed, and there hadn't been any news from Arthur, which made him feel a little impatient.

On the other side, Harry saw that Mike's face was still not looking good, and he suddenly had an idea and said:

"By the way, Mike. Have you ever seen a giant?"

"Of course, isn't that Hagrid?" said Mike. "By the way, speaking of Hagrid, I heard he's back. Do you know where he's been all this time?"

Harry and Ron looked at each other, and finally Harry said:
"That's exactly what I wanted to tell you. Hagrid went back to his hometown and brought back a brother, a half-brother."

A look of confusion appeared on Mike's face. His impression of this plot was already very vague.

"Let us take you to see it!"

Harry and Ron laughed, and as they talked they grabbed Mike and walked out, as if they were going to drag Mike away even if they had to.

Helplessly, Mike could only reluctantly walk out of the Request Room.

Half an hour later, in the forbidden forest.

Mike looked at the tall Hagrid and the giant who was much taller than Hagrid, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

Harry introduced with a proud look on his face:
"Look, there's the giant I told you about, Grawp, Hagrid's brother."

As if because he heard his name, the giant next to Hagrid raised his head and looked at Harry in confusion.

He was nearly five meters tall, and was wearing nothing but a dirty large piece of linen to cover his body.

And perhaps because he had lived in the jungle for a long time, his body was extremely dirty, and his whole body exuded a pungent stench that made people afraid to approach him.

While observing, Mike also discovered that there was a thick chain tied to his legs, and the other end of the chain was tied to a towering tree to ensure that he could not break free.

'It looks like Hagrid doesn't want his brother running around.'

Thinking of this, Mike turned his gaze to Hagrid who was feeding his brother.

"Harry and Ron, why are you here? Oh! And Mike!" Hagrid handed the last piece of cooked meat to Grawp and turned around and said, "Come here, Mike. I want to introduce you. This is my brother, Grawp!"

"I can see that you look alike." Mike nodded, "But compared to the giant I had in mind, isn't he a little too short?"

Hearing Mike use "he" to describe Grawp instead of "it" which some other wizards often used to describe giants, Hagrid smiled, but after hearing Mike's next words, Hagrid suddenly felt lost.

"Yes, most giants are more than twenty feet tall (about 6 meters), but Grawp is only sixteen feet tall (about 4.8 meters). It was for this reason that Grawp was often bullied by his own kind when he was in France. But not anymore, because I've brought him to Hogwarts." Hagrid noticed that everyone's eyes were on the chain tied to Grawp's legs, and his expression became a little awkward. "We locked him up because we were afraid he would run around. As you know, there's a nasty person in Hogwarts now. If she finds out that I brought Grawp back, she'll definitely kick us all out."

Upon hearing this, Mike and others expressed their agreement, because this was indeed something Umbridge would do.

Seeing this, Hagrid was very happy. He took out a large package from a bamboo basket he carried with him, put it on the ground and untied it.

Mike and others came forward to take a curious look, but what they saw inside disappointed them.

Because inside was a bunch of steaming meat sandwiches.

"Come on, come and try it." Hagrid excitedly pushed the bamboo basket towards everyone, "This is the stoat sandwich I carefully prepared, my favorite!"

Harry and Ron ran away as soon as they saw Hagrid holding out the food. Mike, who was left alone, shook his head at Hagrid awkwardly:

"Uh, I'd better forget it. You know, if you eat wild animals indiscriminately, you may be infected with unknown viruses."

Hagrid wanted to explain something, but Michael didn't intend to continue listening to him. He waved his wand and immediately turned into a shadow and disappeared into the Forbidden Forest...

(End of this chapter)