So apparently the squid wasn't a big scary monster likely the eat him, he was a polite, kind hearted gentlemen-squid called Bartholomew. Only at Hogwarts.
People were talking to him and asking him questions, some of which he didn't give very helpful answers to, but he was receiving gifts anyway.
He fell back when the squid made its exit and suddenly the water was rising even higher now and Varius scrambled to keep his head above water.
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She smiled up at the squid. That was an pretty darn good answer. "Curious Mr. Henry?" she asked. "I'd be happy to answer any questions that you may have," she offered.
And the water rose, wetting her robes. She reached out to grab the littlest students out of harms way, ushering them over to the stairs. "Alessia... where should we take them?" she asked, pulling Jake after the others.
Not that he was an eavesdropper or nothing, but during a crisis it was hard to avert one's hearing. "Erm Professor Morgan? If I could just..." he began wadding slowly towards her, "... suggest that we go outside or something? I don't think going UP would help much, otherwise our only exit would be... windows. We could all go camping or something." He smiled at the thought, but inside he was secretly TERRIFIED. "Or... or..." he choked, "Does the barrier on that door keeping the water IN, also keep US in, too?"