.Ooooh,.Dijon?..said.Hermione.excitedly...I.ve.been.there.on.holiday,.did.you.see.‐?..
She.fell.silent.at.the.look.on.Ron.s.face..
.We.chanced.a.bit.o..magic.after.that.an..it.wasn..a.bad.journey..Ran.inter.a.couple.o..mad.trolls.on.the.Polish.border.an..I.had.a.sligh..disagreement.with.a.vampire.in.a.pub.in.Minsk,.bu..apart.from.tha..couldn.t.a.bin.smoother..
.An..then.we.reached.the.place,.an..we.started.trekkin..up.through.the.mountains,
.lookin..fer.signs.of..em….
We.had.ter.lay.off.the.magic.once.we.got.near..em..Partly..cause.they.don..like.wizards.an..we.didn..want.ter.put.their.backs.up.too.soon,.an..partly..cause.Dumbledore.had.warned.us.You‐Know‐Who.was.bound.ter.be.after.the.giants.an..all..Said.it.was.odds.on.he.d.sent.a.messenger.off.ter.them.already..Told.us.ter.be.very.careful.of.drawin..attention.ter.ourselves.as.we.got.nearer.in.case.there.was.Death.Eaters.around...
Hagrid.paused.for.a.long.draught.of.tea..
.Go.on!..said.Harry.urgently..
.Found..em,..said.Hagrid.baldly...Went.over.a.ridge.one.nigh..an..there.they.was,
.spread.ou..underneath.us..Little.fires.burnin..below.an..huge.shadows….it.was.like.watchin..bits.o..the.mountain.movin....
.How.big.are.they?..asked.Ron.in.a.hushed.voice..
.Bout.twenty.feet,..said.Hagrid.casually...Some.o..the.bigger.ones.mighta.bin.twenty‐five...
.And.how.many.were.there?..asked.Harry..
.I.reckon.abou..seventy.or.eighty,..said.Hagrid..
.Is.that.all?..said.Hermione..
.Yep,..said.Hagrid.sadly,..eighty.left,.an..there.was.loads.once,.musta.bin.a.hundred.diff.rent.tribes.from.all.over.the.world..Bu..they.ve.bin.dyin..out.fer.ages..Wizards.killed.a.few,.o..course,.bu..mostly.they.killed.each.other,.an..now.
they.re.dyin..out.faster.than.ever..They.re.not.made.ter.live.bunched.up.together.like.tha...Dumbledore.says.it.s.our.fault,.it.was.the.wizards.who.forced..em.to.go.an..made..em.live.a.good.long.way.from.us.an..they.had.no.choice.bu..ter.stick.together.fer.their.own.protection...
.So,..said.Harry,..y°u.saw.them.and.then.what?..
.Well,.we.waited.till.morning,.didn..want.ter.go.sneakin..up.on..em.in.the.dark,
.fer.our.own.safety,..said.Hagrid...Bout.three.in.the.mornin..they.fell.asleep.jus.
.where.they.was.sittin...We.didn..dare.sleep..Fer.one.thing,.we.wanted.ter.make.sure.none.of..em.woke.up.an..came.up.where.we.were,.an..fer.another,.the.snorin..was.unbelievable..Caused.an.avalanche.near.mornin...
.Anyway,.once.it.was.light.we.wen..down.ter.see..em...
.Just.like.that?..said.Ron,.looking.awestruck...You.just.walked.right.into.a.giant.camp?..
.Well,.Dumbledore.d.told.us.how.ter.do.it,..said.Hagrid...Give.the.Gurg.gifts,
.show.some.respect,.yeh.know...
.Give.the.what.gifts?..asked.Harry..
.Oh,.the.Gurg.‐.means.the.chief...
.How.could.you.tell.which.one.was.the.Gurg?..asked.Ron..
Hagrid.grunted.in.amusement..
.No.problem,..he.said...He.was.the.biggest,.the.ugliest.an..the.laziest..Sittin..there.waitin..ter.be.brought.food.by.the.others..Dead.goats.an..such.like..Name.o.
.Karkus..I.d.put.him.at.twenty‐two,.twenty‐three.feet.an..the.weight.o..a.couple.o.