Elwyn and Hermione returned to the auditorium. Ron and Lavender were still nowhere to be seen. Ginny and Gabri were sitting with a large group of Boothbottom girls. Neville and Luna were dancing together. Harry and Corin were sitting at a table far away from the dance floor.
"Have you seen Ron?" Harry asked, looking at Elwyn and Hermione who had just returned.
"He's busy outside!" Hermione said grumpily. She raised her head and looked around. After making sure no one was eavesdropping on their conversation, she lowered her voice and said, "Elwyn and I just heard …"
She repeated what Hagrid had said. Harry and Corin were also stunned.
"So, Hagrid is a hybrid giant?!" Corin said in surprise.
"Yes, this is not good!" Elwyn and Hermione nodded.
"I don't understand. So what if Hagrid is a giant? What's the problem?!" Harry said, staring at Mrs. Maxim who was sitting alone at the referee's table. She looked unhappy. "If Hagrid is a hybrid giant, then she must be one too. She has a big skeleton. Only dinosaurs have bigger skeletons than her …"
"You don't understand, Harry!" Hermione explained. "It's very bad that Hagrid is a hybrid giant. According to the book, giants are dangerous magic creatures and are not recognized by the magic circle."
"Who cares?" Harry said stubbornly. "There's nothing wrong with Hagrid. We all like him!"
"I know that's the case, but …"
"Generally speaking, giants are considered to be very fierce humanoid magical creatures!" Seeing that Harry and Corin were still confused and did not realize the seriousness of the matter, Elwyn had to explain, "Just like the trolls, they are born to kill, but they are much more dangerous than the trolls. The average height of the giants is 22 feet, almost twice the height of the trolls. Their strong physique allows them to resist a large number of magic spells. They are simply humanoid killing machines. In the past dark ages, they brought a lot of fear to the world of magic, but now there are no giants in England!"
"Why? Where did they go?"
"They're probably extinct. A large number of them were killed by the Auror Empire, while the rest are hiding in the mountains outside the country. After all, the current era is different from the past, and it's no longer an era where giants can wreak havoc." Elwyn continued, "How they disappeared is not the point. The point is that during the reign of the Lord Voldemort, many giants had joined him and killed many people."
"Even if that's the case, what does this have to do with Hagrid? He's not dangerous!"
"Those who know him think it doesn't matter, because everyone knows that Hagrid is not dangerous, but those who don't know him or are not familiar with him …" Elwyn shook his head. He saw many people huddled together and whispered like them.
Obviously, this matter had been leaked. There were many people near the fountain just now.
It was not possible to continue hiding it, and this was not a long-term plan. It was not a good thing for Hagrid.
The issue of bloodline and identity had always been a sore point for Hagrid. Covering it up would only delay the outbreak of the conflict.
Only by completely exposing it and making Hagrid realize that everyone was still willing to accept him was the right thing to do.
Regarding this matter, Elwyn decided to make some preparations. He could not allow the public opinion to ferment and develop in a bad direction.
Other than that, he was also a little curious. Hagrid's father was just an ordinary Wizard. According to Hagrid's description, he was also quite short. How did he make Hagrid's mother, a purebred female giant, pregnant?!
Although mixed-blood descendants of Wizards and various magical creatures were common, mixed-blood giants had always been a minority.
Thinking about it carefully, this matter was actually quite scary!
Seeing that Elwyn and Hermione had returned, Ginny and Gabri also came over.
For the rest of the ball, the six of them sat in a corner and talked about giants. They were not in the mood to dance.
No matter who came to invite them, they were all rejected!
Harry looked at Autumn Zhang from time to time, but when he saw her with Cedric, he had a strong urge to kick something.
Elwyn advised him to invite Autumn. Harry hesitated for a long time, but in the end, he shook his head and did not take action.
As for Hibiscus Chinensis, Roger Davis, Ron, Lavender, and the other couples, they did not return until the end.
At midnight, the Weird Sisters stopped playing, and everyone gave them a big round of applause for the last time.
Then they began to walk towards the hall. Elwyn, Hermione, and Harry sent Gabri back to the carriage.
On the way back, at the entrance of the common room, they saw Ron holding Lavender's hand, laughing and standing there.
"Oh!" He saw Elwyn, Harry, and Hermione, and suddenly stopped.
Lavender giggled and ran in embarrassedly.
There was an awkward silence. Ron seemed to want to explain something, but in the end, he did not say a word.
He just stared at them in a daze, his gaze a little strange, as if he was looking forward to an outburst.
But no one had anything to say to Ron. Although he and Lavender were progressing too fast, this was Ron's freedom.
After a silent stalemate for a while, the four returned to their respective common rooms to sleep, each with their own thoughts.
As for Hagrid, it was better to let Harry tell Ron.
On the second day of Christmas, everyone woke up very late.
Gryffindor's common room was much quieter than before. People chatted on and off, interrupted by yawns from time to time.
Hermione's hair became messy again. She confessed to Elwyn that she sprayed a lot of hair smoother on her hair for the ball.
"But it's too troublesome to do this every day," she said very realistically, scratching Mount Crook's ears. The cat was so comfortable that it hummed.
Although Hermione was very amazing last night, her current appearance was also very likable.
At least that was what Elwyn thought. This was the real and natural Hermione.
As for Ron and Lavender, everyone tacitly pretended not to see it.
The two of them also restrained themselves a lot and did not stick together so blatantly.
Harry also told Ron about Hagrid.
Ron was more surprised than expected. He told them a lot of horrible rumors about the giants to prove how scary this news was.
On the contrary, Hermione gradually calmed down after reading a few books.
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