Littoral - 1. Pertaining to the shore of a lake, sea, or ocean. 2. (On ocean shores) of or pertaining to the biogeographic region between the sublittoral zone and the high-water line and sometimes including the supralittoral zone above the high-water line. 3. Of or pertaining to the region of freshwater lake beds from the sublittoral zone up to and including damp areas on shore
James and Sirius loved the lake. They loved diving into its icy depths in the midst of winter, courting hypothermia.
They loved relaxing beside it in the summer, when they could dabble their feet in the water and splash Remus playfully if he got too serious for their liking. He could never resist a good water fight.
What they really loved, though, was flying over it. They would laugh and holler, swooping down as low as they dared, performing loop-the-loops; teasing the Giant Squid as he tried to catch them in his tentacles. Yes, that was definitely best of all.