“Hagrid!” The four of them squeezed through the crammed tables. “Why are you here alone?”

“Oh my … how much have you drunk!” Hermione exclaimed, sniffing the air filled with a pungent alcohol odor.

Elaine directly covered her nose and looked curiously at the large tankard in front of Hagrid.

Hagrid jumped and looked down at them, as though he barely recognized them.

It could be clearly seen that he had two fresh cuts on his face and several new bruises.

“Oh, it’s you. You all righ’?” said Hagrid.

“We’re fine, but you look bad!”

Harry’s failed date, Evan not starting a date yet, and Elaine’s disappointment in the candy store were nothing compared to this battered and mournful-looking Hagrid. Next to Hagrid, they felt they did not have much to complain about.

“Me?” said Hagrid. “No, Hermione, I’m grand, really grand!”

He gazed into the depths of his pewter tankard, which was the size of a large bucket, sighed, and drank the rest of the wine in one gulp.

“Hagrid, is that the giant again?” Hermione asked in a low voice.

“Did Grawp hit you again?” Evan looked at the scars on his face.

“Hit me? No, no, tha’s jus’ normal bumps an’ bruises. You know, I got a rough job,” said Hagrid gloomily. “This is family. After all, blood’s important. He’s my brother. I have an obligation to take good care of him.”

“It’s not okay to continue like this, you can easily be beaten to death by him…”

“I’m fine, I told you, I bumped into him accidentally,” said Hagrid. “Grawp’s gettin’ better, loads better!”

No one would believe Hagrid’s words. If there had been an improvement, he wouldn’t be drinking here alone with scars on his face.

“Well, anyway, he’s still my brother…” Hagrid waved his hand, signaling them to stop talking.

Now that he had brought him back, Hagrid would not give up on Grawp.

Decisions made, no matter how difficult, must be upheld until the end, not to mention the blood connection.

“Hagrid, can I go see the giant?” Elaine asked, casually taking a seat beside Hagrid. “I’ve heard Evan talk about him; I’m interested in giants. Maybe we can be friends with him.”

“What do yah mean, you wan’ to make friends with little Grawp?!” Hagrid seemed to sober up a bit and stared at Elaine.

He was not familiar with Elaine, and he did not know her identity as a vampire. He only knew that she had been with Evan and Hermione, and there was no doubt about her reliability.

But at this moment, Elaine was undoubtedly the cutest in his eyes.

“Yes!” Elaine nodded. It was not sure if she really understood the significance of giants, and she continued, “It’s not just me; Hermione also said that she wanted to see the giant. We’re all interested in him.”

“Yes, I said so, giants are not easy to see, are they?!” Noticing Hagrid’s eyes moving to her, Hermione said hurriedly, “I mean … we’ve learned about giants in textbooks, but I’ve never actually seen one. We want to go see Grawp, Hagrid, if you don’t mind…”

“I don’ mind, not at all; anytime yeh can go!” Hagrid choked up, tears of emotion filling his eyes.”Oh, Grawpy‘s finally going to make friends, yeh can talk to him, he’s very bored bein’ there alone. Evan, Harry, Hermione, and you, Elaine, you’re the best people I know. Really, I…”

“Alright, Hagrid,” Evan patted him on the shoulder. “We all want to see Grawp, so it’s settled, but not now, you know, we have other things to do today, and we have made an appointment with Sirius and Lupin to meet here.”

Evan was sure Hermione was just curious; among everyone present, only Elaine wanted to be friends with Grawp.

And he doubted that she just said that for the moment and would definitely change her mind after seeing Grawp.

After all, she was a young girl who hadn’t experienced much, full of curiosity, always thinking bigger is better, without considering what giants really meant…

“Okay, I understand. I’ll go back and tell Grawpy the good news!” Hagrid said, wiping his eyes forcefully.

He lumbered out of the pub, looking much better than before.

After Hagrid left, Evan, Harry, Hermione, and Elaine continued to discuss Hagrid and the giant.

They booked a room and waited for more than half an hour before Sirius, Lupin and Rita arrived at the Three Broomsticks pub.

After returning to work, Rita began to return to the way Evan and the others first saw her.

It must be said that her curiosity was too strong and she wanted to know everything.

This woman was also a difficult character not to be taken lightly. Although they were currently in a cooperative relationship, it was best not to let her know too many secrets. She was not one of them at all, and it was very likely that she would turn around and sell them at a good price.

After finalizing the specific details of the report, she left first, while Sirius and Lupin stayed.

They brought up the current situation. Because of the Death Eaters’ breakout, the situation in the Wizarding World was extremely tense!

Fudge accused Sirius of helping the Death Eaters escape from prison and threatened to put him on trial. This was completely nonsense, but he believed it so firmly that he even sent people to follow Sirius and monitor the places where he frequented.

Moreover, the Ministry of Magic had resumed the search and capture of vampires.

Sirius told them that Fudge had even sent Aurors to France and Norway to investigate, asking them to be careful.

Especially Elaine, her identity was very sensitive and might already be under suspicion…

As for Elaine’s uncle Caresius, with the help of Dumbledore, it was said that he had awakened and would soon recover.

There wasn’t much to worry about in that regard. What needed concern were the thirty escaped Death Eaters. Sirius and Lupin provided detailed accounts of the Death Eaters’ past experiences, much more detailed than what was in the newspaper. There were also many personal grudges between them and those Death Eaters.

Five hours later, they returned to Hogwarts with heavy hearts.

Dealing with the ruthless Death Eaters and recounting the events to Rita was far from easy.

Similarly distressed were Ron, Ginny, and other Gryffindor team members.

It wasn’t until after six o’clock in the evening that Ron came stumping into the Great Hall splattered with mud and looking grumpy.

Next came Ginny, just as muddy as Ron and looking equally disgruntled.

“How did the date go?” Ron asked in a sad voice, sitting down next to Harry.

“Forget it, it was a mess!” Harry shook his head and pulled over a plate of treacle tart.

This topic was really heavy, and Evan hadn’t even started yet.

He saw Colin walking in alone, and the expression on his face clearly showed that his progress today was not going well.

By the way, was today really Valentine’s Day?

Shouldn’t such a special day be filled with happiness? Why did everyone he knew seem to be single and miserable?

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