Chapter 224: The Battle of the Giants (Edited)

After an awkward lunch at the Centaur Tribe, Harry hurriedly said his goodbyes.

Aside from the fact that it was hard to keep his head down, he had to get back to his afternoon Quidditch practice, as the first match of this year's Hogwarts Quidditch Cup would soon be played.

As in previous years, it was Gryffindor versus Slytherin.

After learning that Slytherin had been sponsored by Malfoy with seven 2001 Nimbus, Wood's training intensity was increasing and he really wanted to win the championship.

The rest of the team did the same, so, despite all the complaints, not one member of the team missed training, not even Ron, who was an alternate.

Fish, who had no interest in Quidditch, did not return with Harry, and after lunch at the Centaur Tribe, continued riding Fluffy through the Forbidden Forest.

"That's nya!"

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Riding on Fluffy's back, chasing a troll, Fish suddenly remembered something and removed the bubblehead spell from his head and patted the dog underneath him.

"Fluffy, stop chasing him nya, let's go to the Black Lake and Fish will introduce you to Kanaloa nya!"

When the fight between Kanaloa and Ouroboros didn't work out, Fish thought he'd let Fluffy and Kanaloa fight to see who was better.

Unlike Ouroboros, the two giants, Fluffy and Kanaloa, had no weaknesses, and Fish couldn't use their size to his advantage like he could with the basilisk.

Not to mention Kanaloa's tentacles, Fluffy's three heads have a very wide reach, reaching most of his body, and even to the back of his head, which is a weakness of every dog, Fluffy can use the squeeze between the three heads to force Fish out.

Both, like Professor McGonagall, were enemies that Fish had never been able to defeat.

While Fish didn't have the same obsession with defeating them as he did with Professor McGonagall, he was curious as to which was stronger, and things like a fight between two big guys.... What fun!

That's why Fish wanted them to fight.

But with Halloween approaching, and Lady Norris petrified, Fish was so busy looking for the killer that he forgot about it.

When Fluffy was chasing the troll just now, Fish finally thought again.

Fluffy obediently stopped and turned toward the black lake.

He had lost interest in intimidating the trolls and wouldn't have bothered with those fools if Fish hadn't asked him to.

When Fluffy's huge body appeared beside the Black Lake, it startled the Hogwarts students resting nearby.

After all, only Malfoy and his two henchmen had seen Fluffy before, with the exception of Harry, who had been tricked into "stopping" Snape, and Fish, who often went to play with him.

The others had no idea there was such a large three-headed dog in the school.

Just when everyone was frightened by Fluffy and wanted to run away, a quick-witted student spotted Fish riding on his back and everyone gradually calmed down.

If Fish was there, he would be fine.

Everyone at Hogwarts knew that most animals did what Fish told them, even the creatures of the Forbidden Forest.

More than once they had seen Fish mounted on a Pegasus or a Hippogriff, flying through the sky.

However, because of Fluffy's enormous size and the deterrent of three fang-filled heads, even if they all knew there was no danger, they didn't dare approach him like that and just waved at Fish from a distance.

"Look, you're scaring the others again nya."

Fish waved to the distant crowd, then lowered his head and patted Fluffy's skull.

"Wow!" ×3

Fluffy glared at the group of students in the distance, telling Fish that it was none of his business and that the little wizards were too cowardly.

The three heads then bared their teeth at the distant students, scaring them some more, while the culprit, Fluffy, let out a series of derisive snorts through his nose in a vicious manner.

"I told you not to scare them nya!"

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Fish gave Fluffy another pat on the head to stop his mischief.

"Oooh..."

Fluffy groaned in aggravation and then crouched down by the black lake, oblivious to the cowardly humans.

Fish jumped off Fluffy's body and plopped down on the shore of the black lake, dipping his head into the cold water.

"Kanaloa! Come out nya!"

Due to the colder weather, Kanaloa had little desire to move lately and spent most of his time resting on the bottom of the lake, so Fish had to stick his head in the water to yell for her to hear him.

After yelling a couple of times, Fish stuck his head out and shook the water off his head.

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Although the water on his head could be removed with a spell, Fish felt more comfortable shaking his head.

By the time Fish shook the water off his head, a figure even larger than Fluffy broke the surface of the lake and appeared in front of him.

"Good afternoon nya."

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Fish greeted Kanaloa, who raised a tentacle in response.

After the greeting, Fish began to introduce the two giant creatures to each other.

"This is Fluffy, this is Kanaloa, and we're all good friends!"

Kanaloa rolled her huge eyes, looked at the three-headed dog next to Fish and made a "nod" action with her tentacles very calmly.

As a giant squid that had been around for almost a thousand years, and a pet of a Gryffindor in the Black Lake, it wasn't as if Kanaloa had never seen a three-headed dog before, and as a predecessor he was still very calm.

In contrast to Kanaloa's calmness, Fluffy was more nervous, rising from his previous sitting position, arching his back and baring his teeth with his tail tucked alertly.

It was the first time in his adult life that he had seen a creature larger than himself, and he had a subconscious sense of unease, so even with Fish's introduction, he was still showing some anxiety.

At that moment, Fluffy also heard Fish shout, "You two fight! Let's see who is the best nya."

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Kanaloa, nearly 1,000 years old, was not going to let Fish down, so he reached out one of his tentacles and pushed the trouble-making cat over his head.

This provoked the already nervous Fluffy, who turned his head just as Kanaloa reached out a tentacle and bit down with his three bloody mouths, biting down hard on Kanaloa's tentacle.

Kanaloa, whose tentacle hurt, waved another tentacle unconsciously toward Fluffy, who was biting it, but Fluffy immediately released the tentacle and then lunged at Kanaloa.

Kanaloa, who had no intention of attacking, had to strike back.

He didn't think it would be difficult to defeat the youngster, but with his size and the sharp teeth of his three mouths, even Kanaloa had to be careful.

And so, the two giant beasts fought on the shore of the Black Lake. For a moment, the water and the ground splashed, and Kanaloa and Fluffy's movements made the water all over the Black Lake churn.

"Come on, both of you! Don't be afraid of getting hurt, Fish can heal them nya!"

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Fish, who had wanted to see them fight, got up from the ground and quickly retreated to the side, cheering Kanaloa and Fluffy loudly, his big green eyes shining.

On the other side, the students who had been frightened by Fluffy also watched the battle on the Black Lake with excitement.... No ordinary wizard had ever seen such an exciting scene.

They called to other students staying in the castle, and before long, the other side of the lake was full of people, with Malfoy and Colin, each with a camera, taking pictures.

Some professors had even come out to the lakeside to watch the action.

Among them was Lockhart, a man who liked to be the center of attention, who made up stories about how he had fought all sorts of beasts, but no one was paying attention to him, everyone was focused on the fight between Kanaloa and Fluffy.

There was a good reason for Kanaloa's superiority, both in age and strength, over Fluffy.

After a battle that looked fierce to onlookers, but was only average between the two giants, the once formidable three-headed dog, Fluffy, was bound with several tentacles by Kanaloa and dangled over the black lake.

"Oooh..."

"Kanaloa, Fluffy has admitted defeat, put him down quickly nya!"

Following Fish's translation, Kanaloa threw Fluffy onto the shore, and the defeated Fluffy groaned at Fish in frustration....

Although he had three heads, he wasn't even as smart as Fish, so even if Fish couldn't beat him, he still considered Fish as his big brother, and now, when he felt wronged, he had to seek his comfort.

As the older brother, Fish naturally would not let the younger brother be aggrieved, he patted Fluffy on the nose to comfort him and then cast a rejuvenation spell on him and Kanaloa.

With the rejuvenation spell, the two giant beasts were quickly healed, and with a lesson and Fish's mediation, Fluffy let his guard down against Kanaloa.

Kanaloa, being an "old man," would not bother with a youngster like Fluffy.

Unable to communicate with Fish on the surface, Kanaloa merely smacked Fish over the head again with his tentacles by way of reprimand, then dove back into the black lake.

Fluffy also returned to the Forbidden Forest after Kanaloa's departure.

The battle between the two giants came to an end.

Fish wanted to follow Fluffy back to the Forbidden Forest, but....

"Hold it right there, brat!"

Professor McGonagall ran up to him as soon as the battle was over and grabbed the cat's face.

"I'll have to punish you for making such a mess when he wasn't paying attention!"

"Nya!"

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