What is the giant squid like?

[Hollydaze]

No: HPFGUIDX 30534

Cindy Said:
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My money says that Hagrid will die in OoP dealing with the giant 
squid.  He loves monsters, his judgement is suspect, and Professor 
Kettleburn's experience shows that the job is dangerous.  

I always got the impression that the Giant Squid is actually a nice creature.

Evidence:
1) Pushing Dennis Creevey back into the boat. It did not eat/drown him etc).
2) The fact that Lee Jordan and the Wealsey twins -have been said to- tickle it's tentacles. Would you do that with a dangerous beast?
3) The children in the school are not told to keep away from the lake. Surely a large squid has VERY long and VERY strong tentacles that could pull people in?
4) The children feed it. Harry and Hermione gave it toast in book 2 when they went for their walk round the lake.
5) If it was really that dangerous then task two would never have taken place in the lake. Mrs Weasley said they were trying to make it safer. Ok, they had dragons as the first task, but they also had about 40 dragon keepers on hand to deal with the ones that got out of control, who would deal with the squid? All the mer people were on their village waiting for the champions.

HOLLYDAZE!!!


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