In The Fellowship of the Ring Tolkien never says much more about the Watcher than some tentacles that came out of the water and grabbed Frodo. The Watcher certainly couldn't have been in the pool too long because Gandalf's statements lead you to believe that the pool is pretty new. The Watcher may have dammed the stream up, but I think it is more likely that natural causes did it. Actually, I'm not sure. I think the pool is mentioned in the book that was near Balin's tomb. Anyhow, Tolkien kmplies that the Watcher came out from the depths of Moria for some unknown reason. I don't think any of the Dark Powers creatded it. I think it was out on its own. It seems to have been disturbed by the Fellowship, then sensed the Ring? Or maybe it sensed them and wanted a snack? But why grab Frodo (A small hobbit that was getting lean)? Gandalf says that he didn't state the reason why it had grabbed Frodo first, and he never does. I am a relatively new ME fan (I've only been reading the books for 3 years (49 times)), so I could be on a very wrong track.
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