What is the giant squid like?

[Cindy C.]

No: HPFGUIDX 30536

Hollydaze wrote:

> 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.
> 

Now that is some awesome L.O.O.N. work!  

I guess there are three possibilities as to how the giant squid might 
play a role in Hagrid's demise.  First, all of the examples you cite 
involve children.  Perhaps the squid would feel differently about an 
adult or a giant.

Second, something could happen to upset the squid such that it lashed 
out in anger.  I have no idea what that might be, though.  

Third, some evil person might bewitch the squid.  Someone who doesn't 
like Hagrid.  Someone who would be in his fifth year of magical study 
and might have learned enough magic to pull it off.  Someone like 
Draco.

Cindy (who was originally just kidding around)