Giants are by far the most dangerous creatures known to us magical folk. I should know; I've had nightmares about these massive beasts.. They can be up to twenty feet tall, and they may look like your Great Uncle Hubert, but don't mistake them for anything but what they are: your worst nightmare. The Gurg is the one who leads a tribe of giants in their own society, and giants are said to be able to learn multiple languages besides their own native tongue (A very scary thing to imagine! Don't let me pretend to be your grandmother and steal your Christmas gifts this winter!). Although, they are not as smart as your average witch or wizard. Now that is a grand thing.

During the First Wizarding War, the giants sided with Lord Voldemort and caused much havoc and chaos in the muggle world. The Ministry of Magic and its Aurors forced many giants into hiding, however. Retreating to the mountains of Europe, the numbers of these foul creatures dwindled due to them slowly killing one another off. In 1995, near the start of the Second Wizarding War, Lord Voldemort's forces and Albus Dumbledore's side tried to recruit giants, but in the end the Death Eater's won that battle.

In the opening days of the Second Wizarding War, Giants were responsible for an attack on muggles in the West Country of England. The official explanation, however, was that a hurricane had hit the area. The Ministry of Magic covered up the incident, but informed the Muggle Prime Minister of the true cause behind the incident.

During the Battle of Hogwarts, many Giants fought on the side of Lord Voldemort against the defenders of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. They mainly battled Grawp, a small giant who had fled the colony two years earlier, and the hippogriffs and thestrals. It is not known what happened to them after the battle. The most likely theories are that the survivors returned to the northern colony, came to be accepted by wizard kind from Albus Dumbledore's attempt to offer them the hand of friendship, or were subsequently executed by Aurors and The Committee for Disposal of Dangerous Creatures for the part they played in the war. If it is the latter, then the race of Giants would be near extinct, with Grawp and two half-Giants remaining.

I don't know about you, but these fearsome creatures have me shaking in my skin! I fear my hand will shake if I write much more, so I must be off!