It's meant to be a Griffin, and it does look rather good most of the time. But I think just about every HP fan that saw it, immediately thought BUCKBEAK!

You know, eventually I'll be watching this with the kids and will never be able to see it the way they do because this will be in my head....

LOL! Honestly, you won't need me to see all the innuendo. It's right there and it's so deliberate.