Book 1 - James Potter and the Hall of Elders' Crossing

8. the Grotto Keep
Zane, James, and Hardcastle climbed onto Grawp’s back as the giant squatted down. James and
Zane both clambered onto a shoulder, gripping Grawp’s ragged shirt for support. Hardcastle, apparently
oblivious to how ridiculous it might look, straddled the back of Grawp’s neck like a kid being carried by his
dad. He held his lit wand up and out, spreading a halo of light onto the ground around them, and then
directed Grawp toward the lake. As they left, Harry and Ted were still working out the best method to get
onto Prechka’s shoulders.
“Do we need a ladder, you think?” Ted called.
“Get her to bend all the way over, with her hands on the ground,” Harry called, waving up to the
she-giant, who had kneeled, but become distracted by Hagrid’s garden. She pulled up a handful of
pumpkins, roots and all, and began stuffing them into her mouth.
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