That's Enough Already

Seeing the expectant looks in Harry and Ron's eyes, Hagrid took a sip of tea to perk himself up and began to tell his story.

"At the end of the semester, I boarded Durmstrang's ship and went to France to pick up Olympe..."

"Isn't Karkaroff Death Eaters?" Harry couldn't help but interject.

"He's on our side now, so don't mention the Death Eaters again," Hagrid said sternly.

After the holiday, Hagrid had a fairly good impression of the Durmstrang principal.

Especially during the avalanche, Karkaroff did not abandon his students; instead, he led them to fight the Giant and hid in a cave.

When Hagrid and Karkaroff were talking, he even inexplicably thought of Sirius Black.

Unfortunately, he got a mission; William told him he was going to Siberia to grow potatoes.

"We traveled along the Rhine, and in Vienna, William and Hermione disembarked."

"Why did they disembark in Vienna? Why didn't they go with you to find the Giant?" Ron asked, puzzled.

"Of course, we're going to the International Confederation of Wizards," Harry explained. "Ron, have you forgotten? The newspapers say they saved Vienna."

"Oh, I remember now," Ron said suddenly.

Hagrid moved the dragon meat around to cover the worst wounds.

"We continued upstream, and finally found those Giant in the Alps."

"They were there, a small campfire, a huge shadow... like the mountains were moving."

"How big?" Ron asked, holding his breath.

"About twenty feet," Hagrid said casually. "The bigger ones might be twenty-five feet."

"How many people?" Harry asked.

"Not many left," Hagrid said sadly. "There used to be many, at least a hundred tribes all over the world, but they've gradually disappeared."

Of course, the wizard killed some, and some were killed by each other.

Dumbledore said it was our fault; the wizards had driven them to a faraway place, and they had no choice but to stay together to survive.

But when they gathered together, the fighting became even more intense.

"And then?" Harry asked quickly.

"Dumbledore told us what to do," Hagrid said, "Give the Giant a gift as a sign of respect."

"We went to the largest tribe, whose chief was Karkus. I estimate he was about twenty-two or twenty-three feet tall, weighed as much as two male elephants, and had skin like a rhinoceros."

"Just as Dumbledore had instructed, he held the gift high, his eyes fixed on Karkus, ignoring everyone else."

And so, the others quieted down and watched us walk over. We went all the way to Karkus's feet, bowed, and placed the gift in front of him.

"What gift are you giving the Giant?" Ron asked with interest. "Food?"

"No, it's alcohol... industrial alcohol with added methanol, which William prepared. The Giant love it..." Hagrid explained.

"We've also prepared other gifts to give to Karkus the next day."

His tone suddenly turned sorrowful.

"But things went wrong that night."

"What do you mean?" Ron asked hastily.

Dumbledore warned us that the You-Know-Who was also searching for the Giant and might have already sent messengers.

He instructed us to be extremely careful in that area, not to expose ourselves, and to be wary of Death Eaters nearby.

Hagrid stopped and took a large gulp of tea.

"Olympe and I wanted to stay and observe whether there were any Death Eaters, but they actually came."

Hagrid sighed deeply.

"A fierce fight broke out that night. What we saw at the cave entrance was all red; his head was broken off."

"Whose head?" Harry asked in surprise.

"Karkus," Hagrid said gravely, "Golgomath killed Karkus."

Harry and Ron gasped; they hadn't expected finding Giant to be so dangerous... with the risk of a shootout.

"The Golgomath was very robust, with black hair, Dahei teeth, and wore a necklace of bones, some of which looked like human bones," Hagrid said unhappily.

"But he had already surrendered to the You-Know-Who, and he was accompanied by Death Eaters, who spotted us immediately..."

Harry asked anxiously, "How did you manage to escape?"

"We ran all the way into the cave..." Hagrid said.

"Finally, they came to a narrow stone bridge, where they were entangled by the Giant and nearly died..."

Harry clenched his fists, nervously asking, "And then?"

Hagrid stroked his beard and said with a gentle smile, "William has arrived. He took the initiative to cover the rear and held off all the Giant."

"One?" Ron asked incredulously.

"Yes, William single-handedly held off so many Giant and even killed the Golgomath."

The battle between the two caused the collapse of the Jungfrau and a massive avalanche...

Harry and Ron listened intently, their eyes filled with fervor, admiration, awe, and envy.

Harry was alright; he had witnessed William's battle with Voldemort.

I don't think it would be surprising no matter what William does.

He was just disappointed that, even though they were both students and he was only a year younger than the other person, the difference in their ages was so great.

While Ron was filled with envy, he also thought that he wished he could do such a world-shaking thing in William's place.

Hagrid, meanwhile, was pondering: How should he explain this to William?

After this trip to the Alps, Hagrid felt no less awe and respect for William than he did for Dumbledore.

Before leaving, William instructed him not to be reckless and to act cautiously.

But he brought his younger brother back without permission! That's hard to explain.

The three of them fell silent for a moment, so much so that they didn't hear the knocking at the door.

Fang, who was still stealing dragon meat, smelled the familiar scent, wagged its tail, ran to the door, and started prying at the crack in the door.

Hagrid suddenly realized what was happening and cautiously walked towards the door.

"Hagrid, it's Hermione and me!" William's voice came through.

Hagrid was pale and didn't answer, preparing to pretend he wasn't home.

But Hermione's voice rang out again.

"Hagrid, I know you're home, open the door quickly."

Well... Hagrid had no choice but to open the door.

William and Hermione walked in and saw Harry and Ron inside.

William wasn't surprised at all; he had already seen their names on the Hogwarts Map.

"William, you've come at just the right time. I just got back myself," Hagrid laughed.

"Really?" William asked with a half-smile. "Phoebe wrote to me a few days ago, saying you should have arrived long ago."

Hagrid's heart sank.

Upon seeing William, Harry and Ron couldn't help but be mesmerized, their eyes filled with fervor and adoration.

William was somewhat puzzled, but simply nodded and found a seat. Hermione sat down beside him.

"Harry, Ron, you two go back first." Hagrid cleared his throat.

"Why should we leave?" Harry asked, frowning.

"You should go back to sleep; it's very late," Hagrid said.

"We want to hear whatever you say!" Ron said stubbornly.

"Secret... a secret of the Order of the Phoenix, neither of you can know!" Hagrid mumbled.

"Then why can Hermione hear?" Ron said angrily. "She's not a member of the Order of the Phoenix either."

Hermione raised her eyebrows slightly.

"She's been through just as much as most people in Order of the Phoenix," Hagrid explained, "Even more than most."

If you can earn that many medals, I'll let you hear them too.

Harry and Ron were speechless.

That's enough... please stop mocking people like that.

If I could get it, would I still be sitting here?

They should have gone to cause trouble for the You-Know-Who long ago.

Ron couldn't help but think.

Urged on by Hagrid, the two had no choice but to leave the cabin.

Once a short distance from the cabin, Harry suddenly grabbed Ron's robe and said:

"Wait, you're not just going to leave like this, are you?"

"What, are we supposed to wait for William and Hermione to come out?" Ron said indignantly. "They won't tell us."

You see, we wouldn't know the story of the Alps if it weren't for Hagrid.

They kept it a closely guarded secret...

Harry pulled out his Invisibility Cloak and chuckled, "Let's sneak over and listen."

Ron chuckled and nodded.

The two put on their clothes and tiptoed toward the windowsill of the cabin.

Bang,

The wooden door suddenly opened, Fang rushed out.

Following the scent, it lunged at the two men's groin, baring its teeth and biting.

Harry and Ron yelled and ran hurriedly toward the castle.

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