.And.you.talked.to.him?..
.Oh.yeah..Firs..we.presented.him.with.a.nice.battle.helmet.‐goblin‐made.an.
.indestructible,.yeh.know.‐.an..then.we.sat.down.an..we.talked...
.What.did.he.say?..
.Not.much,..said.Hagrid...Listened.mostly..Bu..there.were.good.signs..He.d.heard.o..Dumbledore,.heard.he.d.argued.against.the.killin..o..the.last.giants.in.Britain.
.Karkus.seemed.ter.be.quite.int.rested.in.what.Dumbledore.had.ter.say..An..a.few.o..the.others,..specially.the.ones.who.had.some.English,.they.gathered.round.an.
.listened.too..We.were.hopeful.when.we.left.that.day..Promised.ter.come.back.next.mornin..with.another.present…;...
.Bu..that.night.it.all.wen..wrong...^:.
What.d.you.mean?..said.Ron.quickly..
.Well,.like.I.say,.they.re.not.meant.ter.live.together,.giants,..said.Hagrid.sadly.
.
.Not.in.big.groups.like.that..They.can..help.themselves,.they.half.kill.each.other.every.few.weeks..The.men.fight.each.other.an..the.women.fight.each.other;.the.remnants.of.the.old.tribes.fight.each.other,.an..that.s.even.without.squabbles.over.
food.an..the.best.fires.an..sleepin..spots..Yeh.d.think,.seein..as.how.their.whole.race.is.abou..finished,.they.d.lay.off.each.other,.bu.…..
Hagrid.sighed.deeply..
That.night.a.fight.broke.out,.we.saw.it.from.the.mouth.of.our.cave,.lookin..down.on.the.valley..Went.on.fer.hours,.yeh.wouldn..believe.the.noise..An..when.the.sun.came.up.the.snow.was.scarlet.an..his.head.was.lyin..at.the.bottom.o..the.lake...
.Whose.head?..gasped.Hermione..
.Karkus.s,..said.Hagrid.heavily..There.was.a.new.Gurg,.Golgomath...He.sighed.deeply...Well,.we.hadn..bargained.on.a.new.Gurg.two.days.after.we.d.made.friendly.contact.with.the.firs..one,.an..we.had.a.funny.feelin..Golgomath.wouldn.
.be.so.keen.ter.listen.to.us,.bu..we.had.ter.try...
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.You.went.to.speak.to.him?..asked.Ron.incredulously...After.you.d.watched.him.rip.off.another.giant.s.head?..
.Course.we.did,..said.Hagrid,..we.hadn..gone.all.that.way.ter.give.up.after.two.days!.We.wen..down.with.the.next.present.we.d.meant.ter.give.ter.Karkus..
.I.knew.it.was.no.go.before.I.d.opened.me.mouth..He.was.sitting.there.wearin.
.Karkus.s.helmet,.leerin..at.us.as.we.got.nearer..He.s.massive,.one.o..the.biggest.ones.there..Black.hair.an..matchin..teeth.an..a.necklace.o..bones..Human‐lookin.
.bones,.some.of..em..Well,.I.gave.it.a.go.‐.held.out.a.great.roll.o..dragon.skin.‐.an.
.said,..A.gift.fer.the.Gurg.of.the.giants.—..Nex..thing.I.knew,.I.was.hangin.
.upside‐down.in.the.air.by.me.feet,.two.of.his.mates.had.grabbed.me...
Hermione.clapped.her.hands.to.her.mouth..
.How.did.you.get.out.of.that?..asked.Harry..
.Wouldn.ta.done.if.Olympe.hadn..bin.there,..said.Hagrid...She.pulled.out.her.wand.an..did.some.o..the.fastes..spellwork.I.ve.ever.seen..Ruddy.marvellous..Hit.the.two.holdin..me.right.in.the.eyes.with.Conjunctivitus.Curses.an..they.dropped.me.straightaway.‐bu..we.were.in.trouble.then,..cause.we.d.used.magic.against.
.em,.an..that.s.what.giants.hate.abou..wizards..We.had.ter.leg.it.an..we.knew.there.was.no.way.we.was.going.ter.be.able.ter.march.inter.the.camp.again...