Chapter 857 - Giant’s Rampage (1/2)
The entire house fell silent as an unbelievable chill fell over the home. The smaller children shiver with unknown fear as their instincts scream at them to run and hide! The ȧduŀts suddenly find goosebumps scurrying across their flesh, while the tips of the hair on the back of their arms and neck stand up straight in sheer fright. There was something out there in the dark…
None of the ȧduŀts nor children in the house dare to move, but tears begin to well up in little Dora's natural light-colored eyes. Dora opens her little mouth to cry out to her mother, but Ronell without any hesitation scoops up the toddler and clamps his hand over the two-year-old's tiny mouth. Greatly startled, Dora does not cry out and blinks foolishly through her wet eyelashes up at her uncle unable to comprehend if this was some sort of new game. Uncertain, the little girl remains silent staring curiously at her uncle for the moment, (even though he was technically her cousin).
Charlie glances around in confusion, but Bilius without hesitation scoops Charlie up and winks at his nephew. He gently covers Charlie's mouth with his hand and winks again making the little boy think it was some sort of game. Charlie happily falls silent and intently waits for further instructions.
Bill shivers in place but does not dare move towards his mum. He glances at his mum, whose face is faced with worry and fear. She weakly smiles at him and puts her finger over her lips in a signal for him to remain quiet.
The ȧduŀts all slowly turn their heads towards the front of the house, where further down the hall to the still figures of Juliet D'Eath and her son, Lorcan, who are huddled together. Knowing that they had to move, Juliet bȧrėly moves her neck and whispers into her son's ear. ”How many Lorcan?”
”A dozen or more,” Lorcan's mauve lips bȧrėly moved in a whisper. ”They're really BIG, mum. Not trolls, at all.”
”Not Trolls?” Juliet thought to herself before her mind connects the dots. Her eyes grow wide as she forces her body not to gulp down the air in a panicked frenzy. It could only be GIANTS! Her eyes tremble in fear and worry, because like all wizarding children in her childhood she too had heard the tales of the fearsome, murderous giants. Existences that are so powerful that an alliance of man, wizardkind, goblin, and all manner of magical creature had been forged to defeat the giants in the last great giant war.
Juliet slowly turns her head and meets with the light-colored eyes of her beau, Bilius. Carefully, she mouths the word, ”GIANTS,” and sees his expression stiffen, before slowly nodding at her.
Bilius turns towards his brother and the rest of the ȧduŀts and mouths the word, ”GIANTS,” causing the ȧduŀts to stiffen in the room.
Before a plan of action can be determined, a loud pop is heard as the house elf, Dobby returns. Pulling out her wand, Druella hoarsely shouts, ”Dobby, the children!” Before frantically throwing herself towards her daughter and Molly Weasley, and pulled the two young women towards her.
”Run!” She shouted causing them to reach for their wands except for Bilius and Ronnell, who hold out the two children for Dobby to take.
Dobby vanishes with Charlie and Dora, but leaves Bill behind, who is scooped by his Uncle Ignatius. Before they can hurry towards an exit, a roaring sound is heard as the house violently shakes causing the windows to shatter. The entire roof of the cottage is torn off as if it was part of a mere dollhouse.
An enormous humanoid creature over 20 feet tall looms over the cottage casting a dark shadow over them. The giant had bestial features including protruding sharp molars the glistened hungrily in the cold night. The giant moves far too nimbly for one of its size plunging its meaty fist into the cottage. Before anyone can react, the giant eagerly withdraws with its prize clutched firmly in it' meaty hand.
The small squirming form of Lucretia can clearly be seen held tightly in the giant's hand. Her wand lay useless on the ground having been dropped when she was fȯrċɨbŀƴ grabbed by the giant. Her arms are pinned to her side and she can only scream and shout in terror.
Without thinking, Ignatius reaches for his wand, before recalling the terrified child still held in his arms. With enough of a mind still left behind, he shoves the child towards Juliet D'Eath, who is rushing past him dragging her terrified son, Lorcan behind her. Juliet without hesitation avoids the burden being pushed toward her, but Lorcan releases his mum's hand and stretches out his hands to receive the terrified smaller child.
Juliet suddenly finds herself holding to air and panics whirling about. Too late, she sees Lorcan grab the five-year-old Bill. Bill instantly clings to Lorcan like a baby koala. Without another second to spare, she grabs her son and drags him again with Lorcan and Bill still clinging on to the older boy.