Timeline for How did the Basilisk manage to travel and kill?
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| Feb 25, 2020 at 13:48 | comment | added | Gothamite24 | Actually, correct me if i'm wrong, but rather than being 20 feet long, was the width of the Basilisk ever stated? | |
| Jul 24, 2017 at 11:44 | comment | added | BMWurm | Actually, wasn't there some later Pottermore thing about some later Gaunt or whomever who hid the entrance in the bathroom, meaning it wasn't actually Salazar himself that did it? Can't find it at the moment though, so never mind.... your arguement is still valid either way anyway... | |
| Feb 3, 2014 at 14:38 | history | edited | DVK-on-Ahch-To | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Feb 3, 2014 at 14:36 | comment | added | DVK-on-Ahch-To | @AbbyT.Miller - we'll see how that works out when Disney releases THEIR version of ANH... I'm thinking Han will use whatever Mikey-Mouse version of ACME hammer is. | |
| Feb 3, 2014 at 14:32 | comment | added | K-H-W | Well..... Although I agree that "because.. magic" is overused, in a structure that was meant to last for the ages, be a place of safety and learning, etc., it's not unreasonable to expect that a lot of practical magics would have been used. Something allowing the pipes to 'handle whatever volume attempted to pass them, without changing in external dimension' would be a logical construction issue; tearing up plumbing in a magical castle could be.. tricky. And we've seen some similar magic with oversize items going into containers in the Potterverse. | |
| Feb 3, 2014 at 14:32 | comment | added | hairboat | And Han totally shot first. | |
| Feb 3, 2014 at 14:32 | comment | added | hairboat | I didn't mean it as a slight against JKR. I just meant that in a magical world, the answer to many puzzles is magical. Often it's very complicated and detailed magic, but still magic nonetheless. | |
| Feb 3, 2014 at 14:19 | comment | added | DVK-on-Ahch-To | Oh god. I'm defending JKR. UGH. I'll go post that Han would never shoot first, or something... "because Midichlorians" | |
| Feb 3, 2014 at 14:18 | comment | added | DVK-on-Ahch-To | @AbbyT.Miller - that's not entirely fair to JKR. Specfically in Potterverse, the author was/is very liberal with behind the scenes details fleshing out (or ret-conning, if you prefer :) the issues and questions that arise. They may all of course be summed up with "because magic" but they are frequently a lot more detailed than that. | |
| Feb 3, 2014 at 13:41 | comment | added | hairboat | Yup. In the Potterverse, "because magic" is frequently a likely (if simplified) answer. Objects can squeeze into small spaces or react to other objects' passing by - think the Knight Bus in tiny alleys. It wouldn't be unheard of for the Chamber's architect to bewitch the plumbing at Hogwarts to do the same. Or, the basilisk could have its own power to do so. | |
| Feb 3, 2014 at 12:58 | history | answered | DVK-on-Ahch-To | CC BY-SA 3.0 |