The Giant Squid

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No: HPFGUIDX 75736

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Melissa Cardenas" 
<cardenasmel at y...> wrote:
> 
> Well, I know this is really not a central part of the storyline, 
but 
> now that I'm waiting for Book 6, the little unexplained bits 
really 
> catch my attention... :)
> 
> The Giant Squid...
> Good or bad?  
> 
> References are made to the Giant Squid drifting lazily through the 
> lake on sunny days, lifting little first years from the cold water 
> into their boats, that they merpeople chase the squid away with 
their 
> spears and that Lily would rather kiss the Giant Squid than 
James.  
> In OoP, the group of girls in Snape's memory cooled their feet in 
the 
> lake, but when HP is on the 2nd task, he hopes he doesn't run into 
> the Giant Squid.  I don't recall that anyone goes swimming in the 
> lake.  Does the Giant Squid eat Hogwarts students for lunch?  
> 
> :)
> 
> Just silly thoughts... hehehe :) 
> Melissa

Viktor Krum dove off the ship into the lake in GoF.  Other than the 
merpeople threatening it, I didn't get the impression that it is 
dangerous.  Just because it isn't dangerous, doesn't mean I want to 
swim with one, though. 

Ravenclaw Bookworm