The Giant Squid

[Garrett]

No: HPFGUIDX 75752

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "scoutmom21113" 
<navarro198 at h...> wrote:
> --- 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

I do remeber a sidenote in one of the books that there were people on 
the grounds and swimming. But i don't know which one.
Garrett