Living Statues

Chapter 811: Living Statues

As the statues leaped down from their pedestals one after another, the entire castle seemed to tremble along with them.

"What on earth are those things?" Harry blurted out, startled.

"Statues in the school. You should be familiar with them." Silvan took a small step back, clearing a wide enough path for a gleaming suit of armor.

Besides the statues, the metal suits of armor that had once served as decorations were also marching outside, though they made far less commotion.

"I know, but—this is incredible." Harry watched the army of statues below, and his eyes slowly lit up.

"This is great. With these statues, we won't have to fear those Death Eaters anymore—you know, they're made of stone. They aren't afraid of magic at all!"

"Perhaps." Silvan's tone was calm, nothing like Harry's excitement.

"These statues that aren't afraid of magic will definitely have an overwhelming advantage against the Death Eaters, but Voldemort has more than just Death Eaters."

"More than just Death Eaters—" Harry, gradually calming down, turned to him in confusion. "What do you mean?"

"Don't forget Hagrid," Silvan explained. "Dumbledore once sent him and Madame Maxime to seek the giants' support. They both failed, and only Hagrid's brother, Grawp, was willing to stand with us."

Those words stunned Harry for the second time, leaving him standing rigidly in place.

"Silvan—you mean—giants will attack Hogwarts alongside Voldemort too—"

"Not necessarily." Silvan thought for a moment. "The giants' habitat is quite far from the United Kingdom. Maybe they're still on their way."

Harry said nothing, because he knew that was impossible.

There were too many spells that could make travel faster. Even if many of them did not work on giants, it would only make things a little more troublesome.

Besides, the Death Eaters