Giants

[Alfredo Ramírez]

No: HPFGUIDX 24190

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Next, I'm wondering, are giants magical by nature-we know they are "magical
creatures" in a sense, but if giants and humans can have brats, then aren't
they just impossibly (except it is possible) big humans?

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Perhaps Giants are simply another species of human? We are Homo sapiens
sapiens (Man who knows he knows.) Neanderthals were Homo sapiens
neanderthalensis (Supposedly not quite as bright because they don’t know
they know.) Giants could presumably be Homo sapiens immensus (Really big
man.) This would mean that Giants and ordinary humans can breed, though I’m
not sure if their offspring would be sterile or not.

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Then, could a giant have magical power?  If so, why did Hagrid think he
might not have been invited to Hogwarts due to his
mother?

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I believe we learn in GoF that being half-Giant is something of a stigma in
the Wizard world. As such, it is unlikely that half-giants would be
considered for Hogwarts due to their unsavory heritage. Fortunately,
Dumbledore is not known for being a Bigot.

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And then: what if a witch marries a giant?  Wouldn't she die in childbirth?
Or are babies normally sized?


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All right, this might seem a bit disgusting, but
 If you can magically
expand a Muggle Car Trunk, who’s to say you wouldn’t be able to magically
expand a uterus? It seems like the sensible thing to do. And
 if you can
expand the uterus, why not the birth canal during labor? Or maybe you could
just apparate the baby right out of there. Just a thought.

JB



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