Hogwarts: I'm Harry's older cousin

Chapter 20. We will protect this child! Until he comes of age!

Despite his fear of the giant who was over three meters tall, Vernon still tried his best to protect his family with his obese body.

The giant casually pointed a small red umbrella from his waist at the fireplace, and a miraculous scene unfolded: the fireplace, which had been extinguished, suddenly reignited.

Dudley's eyes lit up at the sight. "Is this magic? It's truly amazing!"

The giant warmed himself by the fire for a while, but still felt unwell, so he rubbed his hands together and said, "Oh, I'd like a cup of hot tea. You should have some, right?"

This rude and direct threat instantly extinguished Dali's desire to learn, and he said with a slightly cold expression, "Tea is for entertaining guests."

The implication was clear: he was being asked to leave.

"Hey, Dursley, look at your big oaf. He hasn't figured out one thing yet." The giant seemed not to understand, and said fiercely to Dali, "Remember, don't say you don't know something in front of someone stronger than you."

Penny was worried that the giants might harm Dudley, so she wanted to make them some tea. Dudley grabbed his mother and went over to make Hagrid a cup of tea himself.

Throughout the entire process, Dalli remained expressionless and silent.

Harry understood immediately. This was a sign that Dudley was about to get angry.

He knew that Dudley often preferred to persuade people with reason, but if he kept a straight face and didn't say anything, it meant he wanted to persuade people with "reason".

The former is a principle, the latter is physics.

Harry naturally believed Dudley was stronger; he had never seen Dudley lose a fight. But the giant's physique was simply too imposing, and he couldn't help but feel a little worried.

"If a fight really breaks out, I'll beat him hard with a stick I used for burning."

Harry's eyes darted around, finally settling on the giant's buttocks.

"That's more like it. I didn't expect someone as clumsy and slow as you to know how to make tea." Hagrid, completely unconcerned about Dudley's expression, took the teacup from him, took a sip, and said with satisfaction. Then, he gave Harry, who was standing to Vernon's right, a friendly smile and muttered, "Harry, anyway, happy birth."

"Arrogant and ill-mannered," Dudley thought to himself.

This further lowers the overall evaluation of Hogwarts.

The giant then pulled out a flattened box and handed it to Harry.

"Oh, it looks like it's been crushed, but it'll definitely taste great, I promise."

"Who are you?"

Harry did not leave Vernon's protection, nor did he reach out to accept the giant's gift; he simply watched the giant with wariness.

Seeing that Harry hesitated to accept his gift, Hagrid felt a little embarrassed and awkwardly put it back: "I forgot to introduce myself. Rubeus Hagrid, just call me Hagrid. I am the Hogwarts key keeper and hunting ground keeper."

Hagrid paused, his large eyes fixed on Harry: "You know Hogwarts, right?"

Harry felt uneasy under his gaze and shook his head: "I don't know."

"You don't know?!" Hagrid roared suddenly upon hearing Harry's answer, turning around to glare at the Dursleys. With his massive size, he resembled an enraged King Kong, his eyes seeming to want to devour them.

On the other side, Dudley was also fully prepared and ready to launch an attack, waiting for Hagrid to make his move.

"Why wouldn't you know?!" Hagrid roared, shaking the entire cabin. "I know you didn't receive those letters, but you should... I understand! Dursley!"

Hagrid raised his voice several decibels again.

"You never told this child, did you? You didn't tell him everything he should know!"

What should I know?

Harry couldn't help but feel a little doubtful when he heard Hagrid's words.

But years of living together have convinced him that his aunt and uncle would never harm him.

Hagrid's expression softened surprisingly when he looked at Harry: "Harry, you must want to know about your parents, right? Come here, I'll tell you!"

Hagrid thought Harry should be very curious about his parents.

Every child is like that.

To everyone's surprise, Harry replied with a slightly cold expression, "Not interested."

Harry wasn't stupid; he had already made up his mind. The other person mentioned his parents several times, and judging from their tone, they must have been close friends of his parents when they were alive. However, Harry had never met the other person once in all these years.

Dudley taught him from a young age that those guys you never see normally but who suddenly appear one day claiming to be your acquaintances are definitely up to something.

Of course, this is based on the premise that the other party is not lying; if they are lying...

Harry remembered being taken away by someone who claimed to be an acquaintance of his parents when he was very young. Petunia and Vernon searched frantically for him that day, and Dudley eventually found him in a small, dilapidated hut. He and many other children his age were huddled together in a drafty room, shivering.

Later he learned that the guy who claimed to be his parents' acquaintance was actually a human trafficker, and he and the group of children were "goods" that were to be sold.

From that day on, Dali started walking to and from school with him, even though Dali got out of school earlier than him.

Therefore, neither of the above situations is good news.

Harry suddenly realized that the giant in front of him, who called himself Hagrid, might be related to the letters he had received earlier, because he couldn't go to Smedin School with Dudley at Hogwarts.

Thinking of this, I suddenly felt a surge of disgust for this place called Hogwarts, and at the same time, I was worried about the safety of Dudley and my aunt and uncle.

"Should I pretend to agree to his request, and then secretly call the police?"

Rejected by Harry, Hagrid's interest suddenly waned. He lowered his head and remained silent for a while, then looked up again, his gaze intense as he looked at Harry: "Harry, do you want to know who you are? Dursley probably didn't tell you!"

"Shut up!" His words seemed to strike a nerve with the Dursleys. Vernon, suppressing his fear of Hagrid, roared and commanded, "Stop talking! I forbid you from saying anything to this child!"

"From the moment we carried him into our home, we decided to get away from that awful place!"

Vernon channeled his fear into strength, meeting Hagrid's furious glare head-on, and said forcefully, each word distinct: "That hellhole has already killed this child's parents, do you want this child to suffer the same fate?!"

"We will protect this child! Until he comes of age!"

P.S.: I don't actually have any ill feelings towards Hagrid, but this time, from the Dursleys' perspective, it's different; he's an unwelcome guest.

PS2: Hagrid's original words about wanting tea were a threat. Even though he was a half-giant who was discriminated against in the wizarding world, he still had a natural sense of superiority when facing Muggles.

(End of this chapter)