DIGS

Dumbledore IS the Giant Squid in the Lake!!

Any evidence for this theory has to be circumstantial, because
Dumbledore has never been seen transfiguring himself into the squid, and we have no record that he has ever admitted to it. However, there are indications that strongly suggest it.

First of all, we can be sure that whatever the large animal that lives in the lake might appear to be, it is not a real giant squid. Here are some details about the giant squid in nature that contradict the possibility of the Hogwarts squid being real:

--it’s a salt-water animal and couldn’t survive in a freshwater lake;

--there is no explanation how a real squid of any size could have found its way into a closed lake;

--as big as they are (the adult male averaging an amazing 15 or more meters in length, and about 200 kilos – some are a great deal larger), the life span is quite short, and they don’t live more than five or six years. Since the giant squid was known to Lily Evans...