Chapter 474 Gift (Modified)
Through the family medal secretly carried by Lucius Malfoy, Allen determined the location, teleported to him, and walked towards him invisibly.
Sitting at the root of a huge tree, Lucius chewed a dry sandwich expressionlessly, taking a sip of brandy from the angled jug he carried with him from time to time to get rid of the cold on his body. His companion, the tall, lanky Death Eater McNeill, was standing on a boulder looking down the ridge.
At this moment, a vague voice suddenly sounded from the bottom of Lucius' heart: "Lucius, I'm Alan Harris, please relax, don't try to use Occlumency to resist."
Lucius put down the sandwich in his hand, pretended to be doing nothing, and quickly scanned the surrounding environment, but he didn't find any trace of Alan.
"Don't worry, Lucius, they won't find me. Instead, you must complete the task of recruiting giants assigned to you by Voldemort as soon as possible, and then leave here." Allen ordered.
"But McNeil, who came with me, won't listen to my opinion. He is very aggressive, and he has proposed to attack Hagrid several times along the way. And this mission is only me and the people I brought back. , I'm afraid the Dark Lord will doubt me." Lucius worried.
"I told you to just take the giant back, and you can take it back. McNeill can attack if he wants to attack, and I will deliberately spare his life to let him go back. In this way, you have completed the recruitment of giants assigned to you by Voldemort out of prudence. However, because he wanted to attack Hagrid, the Death Eaters he brought not only suffered heavy casualties, but also failed to complete the recruitment mission. This will help you gain Voldemort's trust and get more news. Please Let everyone hear your warning and admonition to McNeill in this regard. You must know that I originally planned to control these giants, but since you informed my father in advance, you have proved your value. So let you successfully recruit some giants to help you complete the task assigned by Voldemort, I think this is a sacrifice I am very happy to bear, I hope you can seize this opportunity, and please try to be as fast as possible."
Allen's words made Malfoy's heart settle down. Every word of Allen spoke to his heart. When he betrayed Voldemort and sent Harris a message, he was very disturbed. He was worried that Harris would cross the river and demolish the bridge. His life and death began to act against the giants.
Without missing Malfoy's slight nod, Alan returned to Maggie's side.
Following the eyes of the house-elf who was in charge of keeping an eye on them, Allen saw Hagrid and Mrs. Maxime under the tree. In this huge primeval forest, Hagrid and Madam Maxime looked very harmonious. The elegant lady was not as delicate as Hagrid had imagined, she lay down on the floor on Hagrid's fur coat, with her head resting on Hagrid's lap, and Hagrid tenderly looked at Madam Maxim's peacefully sleeping face, A hand was raised gently, gently stroking her hair.
Allen didn't disturb these two people, and quietly moved to the commanding heights that he had observed a long time ago, where he could have a clear view of the scene under the ridge.
Seen from a distance, countless huge shadows under the ridge fell on the ground in all directions, and their sleeping positions were different: wildly arranged in large characters, curled up, cuddling each other...
The degree of civilization of the giants can be seen only from their sleeping positions. Some older giants with wrinkled skin do not sleep directly on the ground like those strong young giants. Their bodies are covered with thick thatch and animal skins. Their clothes are also closer to the clothes of human civilized society. They are not naked like other uncivilized young giants, only covering their private parts.
The giants grunted so loudly that they caused an avalanche even before the sun came up.
After daybreak, Madam Maxim straightened her clothes, turned her head and did not look at Hagrid, and two red clouds appeared on her face unnaturally, although being taller than Hagrid made her not very suitable for showing such expression……
After Madame Maxime regained her former elegance,
He took out a Gublai Immortal Flame from the folded pouch embellished with pearls and handed it to Hagrid.
Hagrid blinked, and held up the ancient Bray fairy fire, and the two of them walked straight down the mountain.
Allen saw their target at a glance - Gu Ge, the leader of the giants, was in a depression between four high mountains, near a mountain lake. Gu Ge was lying by the lake, roaring for someone to feed him and his wife.
Gugo's body was the largest of all giants, about twenty-two or three feet high, as heavy as two bull elephants, with skin as rough as a rhinoceros. He's also the ugliest and laziest, sitting there waiting for someone to feed him dead sheep or something.
Hagrid and Madame Maxime walked down the hillside, Hagrid held the gift high, stared at Gogo, and ignored the others. The other giants who had been moving had to be quiet after knowing that they still had to present gifts to the leader. They could only watch them walk past. They walked up to Gu Ge's feet, bowed, and put the gifts on the table. in front of him.
Hagrid put the Goblet fairy fire, which could burn forever, on the snow at Gogo's feet, and said, "A gift from Albus Dumbledore to the giant Gogo, as a token of respect."
Gu Ge called two old giants who had been in human society and could understand English to translate for them.
When the two giants told the giants present that the Gublai Immortal Fire could continue to burn and never go out, there was a commotion in the camp, and the giants were very happy.
At this moment Hagrid said, "Albus Dumbledore has sent a message that when the emissary comes tomorrow with presents, ask Googo to talk to him."
It wasn't that Hagrid didn't want to talk to Googo that day, but Dumbledore had told him to take his time and let the giants see that they kept their promises—if he really brought gifts tomorrow, it would give them a good impression . And give them time to examine the first gift, find it a good thing, and want more.
Also, giants like Googo - talk a lot at once and they'll kill you, simple as that. So Hagrid and Olim bowed back and found a cozy little cave for the night.
In the evening, Gu Ge sent the giant who was in charge of translation to inform them that a welcome banquet was held for Hagrid and Madame Maxime.
The giants set up grills and pots on top of piles of burning bonfires.
Some male giants who seemed to have little status in the tribe and were relatively short in stature cut wild onions, smashed wild garlic, peeled chestnuts, cut wild pork into small cubes, and threw them into the cauldron set up on the bonfire.
"When they start to emit heat, put elk feces in it, and then pour it into horse urine... don't you think it's disgusting?" The old giant who was in charge of translation had sad eyes, "I have never experienced the pain of giants in human society. Life is like this, material scarcity makes them only get so-called 'spices' from these things."
Madam Maxim forcibly controlled the desire to vomit and turned her head away.
Hagrid didn't speak hypocritical words like flattery, but just scratched the back of his head with his big hand.
"Later, you can just eat barbecue with only sprinkled salt on it. Remember to behave rudely. As long as you are eating, the giants will not be careful enough to observe your preferences." The giant kindly gave a suggestion , "Forgive me, I have forgotten your etiquette after not communicating with you for so long, please call me Leto."
"Thank you, Leto." Hagrid patted Leto on the arm.
Like Madame Maxime, his eyes searched among the giants, and he wanted to find his relatives.
"What are you looking for?" Just as Hagrid and the others were sizing up the giants, Leto was also observing them.
"Friedwafer, I'm looking for her. She's my mother. Leto, do you know where she is?" Hagrid asked, looking up.
"Let me think about it," Leto looked down in thought, Hagrid couldn't see his expression clearly, he just said, "Ah, I remembered, Friedwafer, that poor woman , she's been dead for years."
Upon hearing this, Madam Maxim looked at Hagrid and patted him on the shoulder lightly.
"I don't care about Olim," Hagrid looked at Madam Maxim with bright eyes, "I don't remember her very much, she is not a good mother."
"Sorry, please allow me to leave first." Leto bowed slightly, turned and left.
Alan, who had been using Legilimency all the time, found out that Leto had lied, so he told Maggie a few words, and Maggie followed quietly.