Giant wars

Giant wars
Part of the historical wizarding conflicts
Date	Prior to 1900
Commanders
Giants
British Ministry of Magic (presumably)
Combatants
Giants Wizardkind Aurors (likely)
Casualties
Both sides suffered losses

"Today, they suffered an hour and a half's droning on the subject of giant wars. Harry heard just enough within the first ten minutes to appreciate dimly that in another teacher's hands this subject might have been mildly interesting, but then his brain disengaged, and he spent the remaining hour and twenty minutes playing hangman on a corner of his parchment with Ron, while Hermione shot them filthy looks out of the corner of her eye."

— Description

The giant wars were a series of bellicose conflicts between wizards and giants that had historical significance, having taken place in, or earlier to, the end of the nineteenth century.

History

Giant wars were part of the O.W.L.-level History of Magic curriculum at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. During the 1988–1989 school year and 1995–1996 school year, this was a recurrent subject of Professor Cuthbert Binns's classes, and the professor once set a foot-and-a-half-long essay about it. Later still, at least one of the members of the Statute of Secrecy Task Force would think back to their lesson on the subject with Professor Binns and recall that, while dull, that they learned facts that in retrospect provided them with an insight into how to stun a giant.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Indirectly mentioned only)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (First mentioned)
• Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter: Wizards Unite (Mentioned only)