Timeline for How do Basilisk eyes actually work?
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| Apr 1, 2016 at 17:31 | comment | added | Ellesedil | I think your speculation has a glaring hole. You essentially make it sound like the Basilisk magically convinces the victim to die. But considering that seeing a reflection of a Basilisk's gaze causes petrification, your answer would imply that the Basilisk is now "convincing" the victim's body to turn to stone. Last I checked, people don't really have the mechanisms to turn to stone. So, the magic behind the Basilisk's gaze can't be as subtle as you suggest. | |
| Apr 1, 2016 at 15:38 | history | edited | Flooks | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Apr 1, 2016 at 15:34 | comment | added | Flooks | I almost added something about being scared to death, but what Myrtle says suggests she doesn't have time to be scared. So a similar effect, but on a sub-conscious level I think. | |
| Apr 1, 2016 at 15:21 | comment | added | Scanner | Plausible, so do you think it's an innate chemical reaction from the victim? Possibly from the sheer terror they suffer the body instantly shuts down? | |
| Apr 1, 2016 at 15:11 | history | answered | Flooks | CC BY-SA 3.0 |