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They would most assuredly die.

• In the case of reflections, the force of the death stare is mitigated because it is a reflection of the actual event resulting in petrification rather than instant death.

• In the case of Colin's camera, he is seeing the image reflected from the mirror within the camera again blunting the force of the basilisk death stare.

• Glasses on the other hand still allow the viewer to see the basilisk directly and with perfect focus, thus ensuring their death.

• Regarding the camera, the error falls upon the writer, whose assumption may have included a mirror in her idea of the camera, allowing Colin to survive and simply didn't check to be certain of the specifics.

• Myrtle wore glasses and she still died. So it is safe to assume wearing glasses can be discounted as a protection against the deadly stare of the basilisk. In a world as filled with magical threats as JK Rowlings, I think if mere glasses were to be a protection from the stare of a basilisk, such information would also find its way into useful lore.

See additional information at: Why Did Colin Creevey's Muggle Camera Work at Hogwarts?

They would most assuredly die.

• In the case of reflections, the force of the death stare is mitigated because it is a reflection of the actual event resulting in petrification rather than instant death.

• In the case of Colin's camera, he is seeing the image reflected from the mirror within the camera again blunting the force of the basilisk death stare.

• Glasses on the other hand still allow the viewer to see the basilisk directly and with perfect focus, thus ensuring their death.

• Regarding the camera, the error falls upon the writer, whose assumption may have included a mirror in her idea of the camera, allowing Colin to survive and simply didn't check to be certain of the specifics.

• Myrtle wore glasses and she still died. So it is safe to assume wearing glasses can be discounted as a protection against the deadly stare of the basilisk. In a world as filled with magical threats as JK Rowlings, I think if mere glasses were to be a protection from the stare of a basilisk, such information would also find its way into useful lore.

See additional information at: Why Did Colin Creevey's Muggle Camera Work at Hogwarts?

They would most assuredly die.

• In the case of reflections, the force of the death stare is mitigated because it is a reflection of the actual event resulting in petrification rather than instant death.

• In the case of Colin's camera, he is seeing the image reflected from the mirror within the camera again blunting the force of the basilisk death stare.

• Glasses on the other hand still allow the viewer to see the basilisk directly and with perfect focus, thus ensuring their death.

See additional information at: Why Did Colin Creevey's Muggle Camera Work at Hogwarts?

They would most assuredly die.

• In the case of reflections, the force of the death stare is mitigated because it is a reflection of the actual event resulting in petrification rather than instant death.

• In the case of Colin's camera, he is seeing the image reflected from the mirror within the camera again blunting the force of the basilisk death stare.

• Glasses on the other hand still allow the viewer to see the basilisk directly and with perfect focus, thus ensuring their death.

• Regarding the camera, the error falls upon the writer, whose assumption may have included a mirror in her idea of the camera, allowing Colin to survive and simply didn't check to be certain of the specifics.

• Myrtle wore glasses and she still died. So it is safe to assume wearing glasses can be discounted as a protection against the deadly stare of the basilisk. In a world as filled with magical threats as JK Rowlings, I think if mere glasses were to be a protection from the stare of a basilisk, such information would also find its way into useful lore.

See additional information at: Why Did Colin Creevey's Muggle Camera Work at Hogwarts?

They would most assuredly die.

• In the case of reflections, the force of the death stare is mitigate because it is a reflection of the actual event resulting in petrification rather than instant death.

• In the case of Colin's camera, he is seeing the image reflected from the mirror within the camera again blunting the force of the basilisk death stare.

• Glasses on the other hand still allow the viewer to see the basilisk directly and with perfect focus, thus ensuring their death.

See additional information at: Why Did Colin Creevey's Muggle Camera Work at Hogwarts?

They would most assuredly die.

• In the case of reflections, the force of the death stare is mitigated because it is a reflection of the actual event resulting in petrification rather than instant death.

• In the case of Colin's camera, he is seeing the image reflected from the mirror within the camera again blunting the force of the basilisk death stare.

• Glasses on the other hand still allow the viewer to see the basilisk directly and with perfect focus, thus ensuring their death.

See additional information at: Why Did Colin Creevey's Muggle Camera Work at Hogwarts?