Hogwarts: I'm Harry's older cousin

Chapter 446, Section 440: Durmstrang Temporarily Closed

In a magical world, there exists a magical creature called Snorlax, which is enormous and needs to eat tons of food to feel full.

Logically speaking, such a creature should be very difficult to raise, given its terrifying appetite.

However, the people in that world invented a magical food called Energy Cube, and just one small cube is enough to satisfy Snorlax's daily food intake (see Pokémon Anime AG: May feeding Snorlax).

Dudley created this ration for giants by referencing the principles of the Power Cube.

Just one is enough to feed a giant.

Of course, if an ordinary person were to eat one, they wouldn't need to eat anything for at least ten or twenty days.

"This is amazing, I mean, incredible."

Hagrid's eyes widened in disbelief; he knew exactly how much food Gropp ate in one sitting.

Now, such a tiny piece is enough to fill you up?

This would be unbelievable even in the magical world.

"Glopp, is that your name?"

All the creatures fed by Dudley share a common trait: they become very affectionate towards him. Just like now, Gropp seems to have forgotten the painful memory of being thrown over Dudley's shoulder. When he hears Dudley calling him, he gives him a friendly smile.

"hey-hey."

"Do you still want to eat that kind of food?"

As he spoke, Dali took out another bag of the same style.

Without a second thought, Gropp nodded vigorously, his eyes fixed on the small bag in Dudley's hand.

You asked him if he wanted to eat?

I really want to.

He wished he could eat that food every day; not only did it taste amazing, but it also kept him full for long.

Those who have never been hungry will never understand what hunger feels like.

"If you agree to my request, I will give you one every day."

"Glopp." Grop pointed to himself. It was the first time he had spoken. He thought for a while but couldn't think of what to say next. He used clumsy gestures to express his thoughts, and finally managed to squeeze out a single word.

"willing."

"Oh, I taught him for months and he still wouldn't speak. I thought he would never learn to speak."

Hagrid said with surprise, feeling as happy as a 300-pound child.

"You," Dudley pointed at Gropp, then at Harry and the others, "all you have to do is play with them every day."

Groop was even happier after hearing this, clapping his hands with a big smile: "Glop, I like it, play! Groop, I like it, play!"

Although it was presented word by word, the meaning was expressed very clearly.

Harry and the others exchanged a glance and involuntarily shivered.

Playing with giants is definitely not an easy thing; they are very strong, and sometimes you don't even realize how much force you are using.

"Harry, you can't use wands, and you absolutely can't use dark magic, which is extremely destructive, when you're training with Gropp. You need to slowly grasp the knack of subduing giants."

"They are not like trolls; they cannot be defeated with a simple spell."

Giants are not only smarter than trolls, but they are also far superior in every aspect. It is perfectly normal for a giant to easily defeat a group of trolls.

"Of course, I don't forbid you from using fists and kicks," Dali added.

Harry and Neville exchanged a glance and swallowed hard.

They didn't believe that a set of Taizu Long Fist could defeat a giant, even if it drank the Bresta potion. The bear's strength was no different from tickling a giant.

So began the routine of practicing spellcasting without a staff and without sound during the day, training with Gropp at night, and being chased by Dudley in a jeep.

However, this special forces-style training will definitely forge Harry and his friends into elites.

"Ordinary binding spells cannot restrain Grop's movements; only freezing spells can."

"I already said, your weapons are useless against Grop."

"D-bro's definitely going all out! Help!"

"Draco, you idiot, don't lead the car over here!"

"I've mastered staffless spellcasting! I've finally mastered staffless spellcasting!"

Ron shot out a stream of water like a water gun with his index finger, and tears streamed down his face with excitement.

Meanwhile, Harry and his friends can now cast spells without having to say them aloud.

Such scenarios played out repeatedly during this period.

To be fair, Dumbledore was indeed an excellent professor.

His advice was absolutely tailored to each person's personality, and in just one month, many people had already mastered the skills they needed to learn.

Meanwhile, Voldemort, lurking in Transylvania, was not idle either; he began personally teaching his subordinates magical skills.

Although he didn't expect his men to be a hindrance when he clashed with Dumbledore, they at least couldn't make a complete fool of themselves.

Infiltration is inherently a test of one's character. After a period of relative quiet, many Death Eaters are now preparing to cause trouble again. Many of them have started attacking ordinary people alongside the demi-humans, just for a bit of fun.

The vast majority of them were people from Azkaban.

Most of the wizards on Lucius's side are distributed in the Ministry of Magic of various countries, controlling the limited resources of the wizarding world. Moreover, they only have disdain and contempt for ordinary people, and they rarely take action against them unless they provoke them.

Don't expect a group of prisoners to be well-behaved; this was evident at Malfoy Manor, where torturing nearby villagers was commonplace.

They followed Voldemort to vent their frustrations, to destroy, and to torment others for pleasure. There were quite a few antisocial wizards among the Death Eaters.

Most importantly, Voldemort, as the leader of these people, did not stop them even though he knew about it.

He didn't care about the deaths of ordinary people, nor about half-blood wizards, even though he himself had been one of them before.

Soon, the whole of Romania was turned upside down and thrown into chaos by these people.

Then they turned their attention to neighboring Bulgaria.

Soon, the Bulgarian Ministry of Magic was overrun from within by the Death Eaters. Many capable wizards within the Ministry died mysteriously, plunging the entire Bulgarian magical community into turmoil. Even Durmstrang Institute of Wizardry was inevitably affected by this event.

Even the principal, Karkarov, has already made an announcement.

Durmstrang will be temporarily closed.

The students who are currently studying will be temporarily assigned to Beauxbatons and Hogwarts to complete their studies.

The specific reopening date for the school is yet to be determined.

(End of this chapter)