Listening to Lilu talk about the giant squid brought a bright smile to Lily's face at the genuine enthusiasm in her voice. It brought her back to when she was younger and first heard about the guardian of the lake. She remembered being a little jealous of Severus because she heard that sometimes, Slytherins got a glimpse of the squid swimming by the windows in their common room. Admittedly, it was the only thing she could ever recall being jealous of when it came to dealing with her Slytherin former friend.
"Hagrid has always been much quicker than people assume he should be. There were plenty of times where his reflexes surprised me." There had always been something magical about approaching the castle for the first time. Everything, from the boat ride to the sorting hat ceremony, stuck out in her mind like it happened recently. "I truly believe that unless something happened to the lake, the squid would outlive us all."