[TBAY] - The Giant Squid (Was: New wizard of the month on JKR website)

[Goddlefrood]

No: HPFGUIDX 171295

In the year 2007 somewhere in the South Seas Goddlefrood 
lounged around with a steaming cup of tea in his hand, a 
cup of the finest Ceylon tea that had been brought to him 
earlier by his butler P'Hughes (pronounced fuse). 

The door burst open much to Goddlefrood's vexation and there 
stood P'Hughes with a silver platter upon which rested a square 
piece of paper. 

"Telegram for you, sir", said the butler in his best imitation 
of Leslie Philips, "just arrived from Hogsmeade this moment."

"Bring it to me", his employer said with a note of dread in his 
tone. Opening the envelope the following note was found:

'COME TO HOGSMEADE IMMEDIATELY STOP SOMEONE HAS DISCOVERED THE 
SECRET OF THE GIANT SQUID STOP COME BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE'

Where Goddlefrood dwelt telegrams were always written in capital 
letters and there was nothing sinister to be inferred from their 
use.

"Blast it!" exclaimed Goddlefrood, "P'Hughes, you best pack my 
overnight bag it could take me a day or two to Obliviate the 
memory of this incident".

After an uneventful trip by packet steamer from Fiji to Scotland 
on a morning some time later Goddlefrood stepped ashore at the 
Aberdeen docks. Sticking out his thumb he waited for a passing 
carriage to convey him to the grounds of Hogwarts School, which 
lay somewhere in Scotland that he had vowed to keep a secret. In 
a trice a hansom cab approached and after instructing the driver 
on to whence he wished to go he sat back to plan his next move. 

"How could this have happened", thought Goddlefrood to himself, 
"hadn't I tried to impress on JKR the risk involved in divulging 
sensitive and classified information on her website?"

His brain went on: "She could have mentioned almost anything but 
the mystery of the Giant Squid, but, oh no, she just had to go 
and have her little joke".

> Vinita:

> I was just going through the diary section on JKR's site and 
> she has made an interesting comment which I cannot seem to get 
> over.  The statement made is as follows:  " - even if somebody 
> discovers the giant squid is actually the world's largest 
> animagus, which rises from the lake at the eleventh hour 
> transforms into Godric Griffindor & well...I wouldn't like 
> to spoil it."

Goddlefrood was now nearing the castle grounds. The driver was 
paid and a vague whisper on the wind was heard to say "Obliviate". 

The story of the hansom and the horse is another tale but it was 
to come about that several weeks later no sign of the two had been 
seen again on this side of the Atlantic.

Returning to our story, Goddlefrood had gathered that Vinita was 
to be found in the Hog's Head in the village. He arrived to find 
her enjoying a butterbeer with a character in a large hooded 
cloak.

"Vinita", boomed Goddlefrood, "I do believe that the little bit 
of information you found on Ms. Rowling's site was a joke on her 
part, one which she had included in her statement regarding 
spoilers, Obliviate!"

Instantly Vinitia's memory of the Giant Squid being Godric's 
Amimagus form disappeared.

Before leaving the Hog's Head Goddlefrood turned back to the 
assembled drinkers and the barman to promise: "If the Giant 
Squid is Godric Gryffindor's Animagus form I will eat fried 
calamari and nothing else for the rest of my natural life". 

Although he would have preferred brussel sprouts, naturally.