Acromantulas (Was: Arianna / Thestral/Selkies/Lavender)

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 184277

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Carol" <justcarol67 at ...> wrote:
I had the idea, perhaps mistaken, that their lair
> had been destroyed, and I doubt that any parents would want their
> children to attend Hogwarts until the entire colony had been wiped
> out. 
<snip>
> Carol, sincerely hoping that every trace of the murderous,
> cannibalistic brutes was wiped out
>

Pippin:
Wiping them out would be tossing the baby with the bath water, 
since their venom is highly valuable. I don't recall if canon mentions
what it's used for, but it must be important, or wizards wouldn't pay
premium prices to get it.

Why would the parents object to acromantulas if they don't object to
werewolves and centaurs, also highly dangerous if precautions are not
taken? The acromantulas like the dark and quiet; normally they stay
far away from the bustling, brightly lit castle and don't attack
unless they're disturbed in their lair. The ones who invaded the
school must have been under the Imperius Curse, otherwise they'd have
been just as dangerous to the Death Eaters.

Pippin