"...So that was how I brought Grawp back." Faced with Harley and Hermione's relentless questioning, Hagrid finally confessed the truth honestly.
According to him, his mother, Fridwulfa—the most brutal giantess in history—had returned to the Giants after leaving his father.
There, she found herself another mate and gave birth to Grawp, Hagrid's younger half-brother on his mother's side.
But Grawp had not lived well among the Giants, because he was too short.
As the shortest giant in the entire giant community, practically any adult giant could bully him however they liked.
The Giants had no concept of laws anyway. Whenever fights broke out, the other giants would only stand around, waving clubs and egging them on.
And Fridwulfa, his mother, had no interest in paying attention to her useless son either. She considered giving birth to a child like him a disgrace.
So after discovering this pitiful younger brother of his, Hagrid chose to bring Grawp back with him.
"I understand your reasoning." After hearing Hagrid's explanation, Hermione seemed frighteningly calm.
But Harley, who had spent so much time with Hermione, could tell that this was definitely the precursor to a lion's roar.
If Hagrid had not been standing in front of her, Hermione would have long since shown him what a "Little McGonagall" was.
"But I have another question. How did you manage to secretly bring a giant who was a full sixteen feet tall back to Hogwarts?"
"We traveled at night the whole way, through the wilderness. In the end, we were lucky enough to find an abandoned boat and row across the English Channel."
Hagrid twisted his hands painfully. "Of course, Olympe helped Grawp and me a little as well."
"She cast several very useful spells on us and escorted us all the way into France."
"Then