Harry Potter: From Muggle Cousin to Conceptual Wizard

Chapter 10 Harry's Birthday, The Visiting Half-Giant!

Even after arriving at Diagon Alley and entering Gringotts.

Only in this way can the possibility of Dudley being caught red-handed by Dumbledore in his presence during an operation be reduced.

Over the next two days, Penny and Harry got along even better.

To unsuspecting outsiders, they appear to be just like a normal biological mother and child.

Of course, compared to Dudley's boundless doting, Petunia's affection for Harry was somewhat lacking.

The moon is hidden and the stars are few; a heavy rain falls from the sky.

The Xiaohuijin District was damp late at night on July 30th.

No. 4 Privet Road, inside a two-story English-style house.

The candlelight flickered, and colorful ribbons were everywhere, creating a warm and festive atmosphere.

The Dursleys sat around the round dining table in the first-floor living room, gazing silently at the two-tiered chocolate cake on the table.

On the cake, thin, colorful candles flickered with flames, reflected in the eyes of the two adults and two children, like dancing fire sprites.

"Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock..."

Inside the rosewood clock, the pendulum swings at a steady pace, measuring the passage of time.

at last……

"Clang~ Clang~ Clang~"

The hour hand, minute hand, second hand, and the chime of the clock on the hour all overlapped.

This foreshadows the arrival of July 31, 1991.

[Congratulations, host! You have successfully resolved the S-level regrettable incident - The Savior's Dark Childhood!]

The host guided Harry Potter's entire childhood with a worldview and values ​​that were both righteous and wicked, while also trying to change the Dursleys' attitude towards Harry, so that the savior had a childhood with abundant material enjoyment, a rich spiritual life, and a relatively happy and cheerful disposition.

However, at the same time, the savior's character underwent a significant shift, and the future became less clear.

This shortcoming has been resolved satisfactorily.

[Special offer, fixed reward: 1 S-rank magic item fusion opportunity.]

[Bonus Rewards: 2 chances to fuse a Grade C magic item; 1 chance to fuse a Grade D magic item.]

[Currently possessing: S-rank *1, C-rank *2, D-rank *3.]

"Happy birthday! Harry!"

The system's reward notification didn't distract Dudley. The moment the clock struck midnight, he and the Dursleys broke their silence and unanimously offered their blessings to Harry.

Wearing a colorful birthday hat, Harry Potter was overjoyed. Amidst the clapping and blessings from everyone, he was momentarily at a loss for words and joined in the clapping.

"Harry, make a wish and blow out the candles!" Dudley prompted.

"Oh! Right!"

Harry snapped out of his daze, clasped his hands together, closed his eyes, paused for a while, then suddenly opened his eyes, took a deep breath, and blew hard.

The candles went out, and the room suddenly went dark.

Penny was about to turn on the light when, unexpectedly, a loud bang came from the front door.

Then, everyone felt the cold wind and raindrops blowing in from outside.

"Oh! Sorry! I didn't mean to!"

Outside the gate, a huge, dark figure took two steps back in frustration, emitting a distressed buzzing sound. He had accidentally pushed...poke open the Dursleys' gate.

The poor Mr. Doorknob was struck by an unbearable force and was forcibly separated from Ms. Wooden Door, leaving the Dursleys's house wide open.

Penny was startled. Vernon quickly stood up and walked to the sofa, intending to pull out the long-barreled musket stored in the gap behind the sofa to protect his family.

“Don’t worry, Dad! The wizards from Hogwarts must have arrived!” Dudley called out to Vernon.

“Dada, are you sure? I’ve seen those strange… wizards. They’re crazy and annoying, but at least they’re the same size as normal people.” Vernon looked astonished. “That one outside… are you sure it’s not an elephant in disguise?”

In the flash of lightning, for a brief moment, everyone could see the visitor outside the door clearly: a gigantic human being about three and a half meters tall, with extremely thick hair and beard, and an enormous physique.

"Dalsley, you have no manners!"

The half-giant outside was displeased and grumbled angrily. If the Dursleys' first floor ceiling wasn't less than three meters high, he would have squeezed in to argue with Vernon instead of being stuck outside in the rain.

"You must be Mr. Rupert Hagrid, the one Dumbledore mentioned in his reply? Why don't you come in and talk? I don't think a wizard trusted by a powerful figure like Dumbledore would be stumped by such a small problem!"

Dudley led Harry to the small hallway at the entrance, looked at Hagrid with a probing gaze, and used a little reverse psychology.

“Oh, Harry! You’ve grown so much! When I brought you here, you were just a tiny little thing…”

Mr. Rupert Hagrid, the half-giant, looked at Dudley, who was covered in fat and muscles and was extremely strong and burly compared to his peers, and exclaimed with delight.

Dudley was speechless. This Hagrid was just like the original story, with no discernment whatsoever!

He tugged at his cousin Harry behind him, signaling Harry to respond, while silently browsing the regrettable events that had just been unlocked on the system panel.

Rubeus Hagrid – The Half-Giant Who Was Wrongfully Expelled from School (Class C)

[Details of the unfortunate incident: When Hagrid was in his third year at Hogwarts, he kept Aragog the eight-eyed spider. Tom Riddle (Voldemort) framed him for opening the Chamber of Secrets in Slytherin, releasing the monster inside, and causing the death of Myrtle Warren.]

Hagrid was therefore found guilty by the Ministry of Magic, his wand was broken, he was banned from magic, and he was expelled from Hogwarts. Only with Dumbledore's guarantee was he able to remain at Hogwarts as the gamekeeper and custodian of the keys.

It wasn't until Harry Potter's second year in the original storyline that Hagrid was exonerated with the help of Harry and his friends.

From then on, Hagrid suffered a total of 51 years of injustice and missed the opportunity to study at Hogwarts.

Dudley looked at the information on the system panel and recalled the relevant plot, but only pondered it briefly without going into deep thought. Right now, Harry's birthday and his actions were more important.

“Mr. Hagrid, I think you’ve mistaken me for someone else. He’s my cousin Dudley, and I’m Harry.”

Harry, wearing a birthday hat, walked out from behind Dudley with a curious look on his face.

"Oh... I mean, that's more like it!"

Hagrid was a little embarrassed, but his embarrassment was mostly hidden by his thick beard and not very noticeable. "I knew you were Harry. Your cousin is much stronger than the average kid, but he's still not as big as I was when I was in school, haha!"

Hagrid tried to salvage the situation by making a cold joke.

"So, Mr. Hagrid, who was even stronger than me back then, you're too strong now to fit in, right?"

Dudley taunted sarcastically, "It seems your abilities don't quite match Dumbledore's trust!"

"That's not true! I am Dumbledore's most trusted partner!"