Which of Draco’s Sidekicks Is Also Named for a
Dragon?
JUST AS DRACO’S NAME COMES FROM THE Latin word
for dragon, “Gregory Goyle” echoes “gargoyle,” the monster seen
near the roofs of some buildings. Less well-known is the source of
that creature’s name: the Gargouille, a serpent-like dragon from
France.
The Gargouille lived in the Seine River. It
spouted water with great force, overturning fishing boats and
flooding the countryside. St. Romain, the Archbishop of Rouen, used
a convict as bait to lure the monster from the river, then made the
sign of the cross to subdue the beast. He walked it to the city,
where the residents slaughtered it.
See also: Malfoy
Names
Eventually, craftsmen carved images of the
creature on the waterspouts they built to direct rainwater away
from the walls of buildings.
