Harry Potter and the Great Old Ones

Chapter 458 Population Hybridization
After that, to prevent Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Tyrell from continuing to question him about his relationship with Madam Maxime, Hagrid spilled everything he had seen and heard on his journey.

Having obtained the crucial information, Hermione, Ron, and Harry didn't persist in prying into Hagrid's private affairs. After teasing Hagrid a few more times, they waved goodbye.

Hermione's expression changed almost immediately after she left Hagrid's cabin.

"What's wrong, Hermione?" Ron asked with concern after noticing Hermione's pale face.

“No…it’s nothing,” Hermione said, shaking her head. “I just have a bad feeling…”

Tyella knew perfectly well what Hermione was thinking.

The concern was simply that the Death Eaters might recruit those enormous, thick-skinned giants, putting their side at a disadvantage.

While many people might think Hermione is worrying unnecessarily, her concerns this time are not without merit.

In the original seventh-year Hogwarts battle, the giants who were recruited by Voldemort's side did indeed cause Harry and his friends a lot of trouble.

but……

Tyella smiled where Harry, Hermione, and Ron couldn't see; the giants were no longer a problem.

"Look at that smile on your face..." Dumbledore, sitting opposite Tierra, took a sip of his tea and said, "So you've found a solution to the giants' problem?"

“To be honest, the giants are rather unintelligent,” Tiera said, shaking her head. “If it weren’t for the fact that humans aren’t on their diet, I think most magizoologists would probably classify giants as magical creatures rather than humanoid species.”

"Hmm." Dumbledore nodded, looking like he was listening.

“Although neither the Ministry of Magic nor the Death Eaters look down on giants, their extremely high magic resistance makes them highly sought-after by both sides during times of war,” Tierra said.

"Hmm." Dumbledore nodded again.

"And because giants have relatively low intelligence, their social structure is also very simple and primitive," Tiera added with a smile. "They have only two decisive factors in choosing a leader—"

“Height and strength.” Thiers stretched out two fingers.

"You mean..." Dumbledore asked knowingly, putting down his tea.

“We will cultivate a leader of the giants who is friendly to Hogwarts, send him back to defeat the original leader, lead the giant tribe, and join the Hogwarts camp,” Tierra said with a smile. “Although Hagrid is honest and simple and doesn’t have as many tricks up his sleeve as you or me, sometimes the things he does can have some unexpected effects.”

“You mean Grapple?” Dumbledore said.

“Yes,” Tiera nodded. “I heard that Hagrid has recently been teaching his brother the etiquette and language of a wizard. That’s good. Once Hagrid has finished teaching him, we will send him and Hagrid back. If it’s convenient, we can also ask Lady Maxim to make another trip. I believe that with Lady Maxim’s abilities, she can definitely win over the entire giant tribe to our side.”

“A very good plan,” Dumbledore said with a smile. “But can Hagrid’s brother, Grapple, really do it?” “Do you mean accepting the wizarding rituals and language, or defeating the leader of the giant tribe?” Tyella asked.

“Both,” Dumbledore said.

“We don’t need to make Grapp fully learn wizarding etiquette and language. We’re supporting a puppet leader, not teaching a Cambridge student. As long as Grapp listens to Hagrid, that’s enough. As for defeating the original tribal chief…” Tiera said with a smile, “I don’t believe that the greatest white wizard in history, a world-class alchemist over six hundred years old, a half-blood prince, and the youngest god-maker can’t make a giant who was born with a deficiency in his physical attributes become incredibly tall and strong.”

"So you have a plan?" Dumbledore asked. "You have the potion recipe?"

“Almost done.” Tyella raised her hand, and a burst of flames erupted in mid-air. From the flames fell a long list, which rolled onto Dumbledore’s desk.

“I’m testing potions for increasing size and strength, and I’m almost there.” Tiera waved her hand, fanning out the flames. “Now we need these materials to finalize the potion.”

"Just a little bit more?" Dumbledore picked up the long list. "You call that a little bit?"

"Whether I help or not is up to me." Tierra leaned back in her chair. "I'm the one who manages Hogwarts for you, I'm the one who trains Harry and his gang of brats, I'm the one who confronts the Ministry of Magic and Umbridge, and I'm the one who researches potions. It's understandable that I might have some research misconduct, okay?"

"Furthermore, the magical world has never issued any 'Regulations for Handling Academic Misconduct'," Tiera added.

"Then you need these materials..." Dumbledore asked curiously.

“Part of it is for Grapple’s potion, and part of it is for Hathaway Romanov’s ascension ceremony,” Tiera answered directly.

“Hathaway Romanoff?” Dumbledore asked in surprise. “You’re going to help her become a god? I thought you were just too embarrassed to show your face, so you were using her to win over the stubborn elements in Slytherin, and then you were going to throw her away after you were done with her.”

"Don't portray me as so heartless, like some kind of scumbag," Tiera vehemently denied. "The main issue concerning Hathaway Romanoff is whether artificial life forms are considered human, and whether they should enjoy everything that natural humans possess."

"Do you think so?" Dumbledore asked.

“I think we can try to get legislation from the new Wizengamot Court after we build the new Ministry of Magic on the ruins,” Tierra said. “Although Hathaway Romanoff is a little bit out of her mind, it’s clear that the technology of artificial life forms is gradually approaching maturity. This may be an important technology to solve the problem of the low population of the wizarding world in the future.”

"So, besides trying to win over Slytherin, you're also placing Hathaway Romanoff in Slytherin to observe her social adaptability?" Dumbledore asked after a moment's thought, then nodded. "Indeed, there are still many problems with artificial life forms that we don't yet understand. We should be cautious before truly releasing this technology and not rush things. We should be even more careful before directly introducing artificial life forms into wizarding society."

"Huh?" This time it was Tiera's turn to be puzzled. "So you want to directly introduce artificial life forms into society?"

"Then what do you mean?" Dumbledore asked, puzzled.

“When we do genetically modified breeding, we usually need to build a population hybridization system,” Tierra said.

(End of this chapter)