The Arrogance of Wizards

As a historical legacy issue related to Giant, the wizards did indeed act rather unethically in this matter.

In order to gain more power, Dumbledore promised many benefits back then.

For example, after the war, a special piece of land was allocated to the Giant so that they could live and reproduce undisturbed.

The problem is that the Giant race was not a monolithic entity; when the Wizarding War broke out, it split into three parts:

Choose Voldemort's side;

Help the Ministry of Magic;

Neither side will take sides.

This led to a huge controversy over the resettlement of wizards after the war.

Giant that aid Death Eaters naturally need to be monitored.

But Azkaban couldn't imprison the Giant, much less build a Wall Maria to enclose them.

The project is too large; it would be better to exile them to some remote place.

Those Giant who helped the Ministry of Magic also need to be properly housed.

Therefore, the International Confederation of Wizards adopted a crude, one-size-fits-all approach to this issue.

Giant from all sides were driven to the depths of the Alps.

Dumbledore was not yet the Grand Master of the International Confederation of Wizards at the time, and therefore had no say in the matter, even if he opposed it.

The International Confederation of Wizards's reasoning was also quite sound: we did not break our promise; we did indeed give them the land.

It's just "a bit barren," and since the Giant don't grow vegetables, it's not a big problem.

But the Giant disagreed, especially those who had helped the Giant of Ministry of Magic.

It's like before the college entrance exam, an organization comes to you asking you to save the world, promising to get you into a university if you succeed.

I thought Tsinghua and Peking University were a sure thing, or at the very least, a Double First-Class university, right?

Okay... even someone with a college diploma can barely qualify.

Unexpectedly, after all this, I was arranged to study in London as part of a joint Sino-British program.

Because of the virus mutation, hundreds of thousands of people are fleeing overnight, and you're pushing me into a fire pit?

It would be better to send them to the super-powerful America States, where at least they have freedom and democracy.

Such a huge difference, who could accept it?

The reason for this result is simple:

The wizard's usual arrogance.

They thought Voldemort had been defeated and the Giant were no longer needed, so they could just give away a piece of land.

Ignorance and stupidity are never the biggest obstacles; arrogance is!

The result of this action is that it has created a huge pitfall for us more than a decade later:

The Giant distrusted the Ministry of Magic, and they also distrusted Dumbledore.

When both forces simultaneously came into contact with the Giant, Voldemort was actually the more trustworthy one... Can you believe it?!

It's simply because he died too young to deceive the Giant.

But Voldemort also had a disadvantage:

He "died" and disappeared for thirteen years.

When the Dark Lord fails, the aura that once surrounded him will gradually fade.

Why did Voldemort summon the Death Eaters on that night of resurrection and fight Harry in front of his servants?

Is it just for stomping noobs?

Of course not. Voldemort wanted to rebuild his prestige and reaffirm the faith of his wavering servants.

Lord Voldemort is as powerful as ever!

He's still a god forever!

But no one expected the Stark to suddenly appear out of nowhere, and the Resurrection Banquet... was a disaster!

Even the Death Eaters are worried about how much of Voldemort's power he'll retain after his resurrection... Don't the Giant in the Alps have any concerns?

Who knows if this Dark Lord's second comeback is just a hollow shell?

He can "die" once, but what if he dies again and disappears for another thirteen years? What would that be like?

The Giant didn't trust the Ministry of Magic, but they were even more afraid of choosing the wrong side.

The former would at most be driven to the Alps, but if the latter were to go through that again, it might mean the extinction of their race.

Therefore, Fridwulfa's seemingly mocking question was actually a sign of his observation, and also a hint to William:

Making empty promises is no longer effective; she needs more tangible benefits and conditions.

She was a very wise Giant.

If Hagrid were facing his mother, he'd probably be completely outmaneuvered.

However, wisdom has different meanings in different contexts.

Just like the "smile" of elders and your "smile," they have completely different meanings.

The former will make your scalp tingle, the latter will make you look weird and strange.

William couldn't figure out Fridwulfa's true thoughts; he didn't know if he was genuinely wise or "had something wrong with his head."

So I didn't continue the conversation with her in any deeper way.

There's no rush.

After all, his primary mission in entering the Giant ' tribe was to find Sirius, Durmstrang's students, as well as Hagrid and Maxime.

Persuading the Giant to take sides was just a side effect.

William chatted for a while longer, but still didn't mention Hagrid, before leaving with Ygritte.

Walking down the street, he attracted the attention of many Giant.

News of the arrival of a young wizard had already spread among the few Giant.

Especially Ygritte's brother Hodor, that big mouth, carrying the three remaining Giant heads, was showing off and occasionally pointing at William.

Although I couldn't understand it, I realized after thinking about it carefully that Hodor was exaggerating his story about killing the adult Giant.

The bloody Giant's head added to William's terrifying aura.

The adult male Giant only dared to whisper from afar, and dared not get too close.

The female Giant, on the other hand, were more direct and bold, pointing at William and chattering away.

Giant worship the strong... William was undoubtedly a strongman.

There was also a female Giant who deliberately bared her upper body and beckoned to William.

Good heavens... that giant chandelier, which looked like a small sun, almost blinded him.

I've told you so many times, don't use high beams, but you just won't listen... Are these things really that easy to cause an accident?

As they passed through the tribe's territory, they came across a Giant who opened his mouth, revealing a mouthful of large, strong teeth, and made a sound that was half like a hiccup and half like a roar.

Ygritte whispered a reminder, "This is Fridwulfa's son, Grawp."

William squinted as he observed.

Unexpectedly, Hagrid actually ended up with a younger brother.

But this Giant named Grawp didn't look so good; his face was covered in scars.

Even when asleep, the snoring is so loud it shakes the earth, and you can still hear the stomach rumbling.

It can be described as a forbidden duet at midnight.

"Grawp is too short. My brother isn't even an adult yet, and he's already a head taller than him," Ygritte explained.

"If Giant is too short, he will be discriminated against and bullied by other Giant."

"Doesn't Fridwulfa? He's her son," William said, puzzled.

"The leader doesn't like him and doesn't care whether he lives or dies." Ygritte shook her head.

Well, that really takes being a jerk to a whole new level.

After turning left and right along the bunker, Ygritte led William to the end of the road.

There appeared a room with a much lower ceiling.

William went inside and found that it was the command room of the bunker, with a large bed in the corner covered with animal hides.

"This is my room, but the ceiling is too low; they can't all fit in."

Ygritte walked nonchalantly to the corner where a wooden stick lay.

Everything is under control; all that's left is to knock Stark unconscious.

She thought to herself.

William, oblivious to Ygritte's actions, waved his wand, illuminating the room.

He held his wand as if it were a lantern, gazing at the bunker map hanging in the corner.

The surface was densely covered with markings indicating numerous passageways.

William glanced at it for a moment, then suddenly realized what he had overlooked.

Could Sirius have taken those students and hidden in the bunker too?

Just then, a sudden, unexpected sound of something cutting through the air rang out.

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