Originally Posted by Starbreeze

Eino waved enthusiastically as the giant squid popped up to the surface, completely unaware that the giant squid had spoken. He had never doubted that it couldn't anyway, so he wasn't surprised. A sudden question popped in Eino's head, but he hesitated to raise his arm because the professor was speaking. By the time the man concluded his speech, Eino was torn between replying to his question or ask his previous question. He would do both.

"Professor," Eino began after raising his hand high in the air and receiving permission to speak, "Sir Bartholomew Henry doesn't appear to be a harmful creature, since it has a track record of helping students who fall in the lake. According to those actions, I would suspect he is generally a docile and mild creature, with no intent to harm other creatures, other than to fill his belly with succulent fishes."

The boy paused for air, then proceeded. "But... then, does this make him a candidate for the 'being' classification? Professor Scabior explained that the classification is based on the creature's or being's intelligence and their ability to understand and follow our laws. Sir Bartholomew Henry can speak, so that puts him at some level of intelligence. However, this shouldn't be enough because Sphinxes can also speak. The difference between them is that Sir Bartholomew Henry is not hostile towards people, as Sphinxes are known to be. In addition to that, he does, I supposed, as much as a giant squid can, follow our laws. He doesn't expose himself to muggles, for example, and he doesn't seem dangerous to anyone. So, what prevents him from being categorized as a being?" He would understand if the squid couldn't speak, he supposed. Plus, didn't hags eat children? They were even more dangerous than Sir Bartholomew Henry!