Would you be petrified by it, or would nothing happen? Or is it not possible to take a photo of a Basilisk?
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Presumably, nothing. – Ellesedil Apr 22 '16 at 22:41
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3Click here and find out – Valorum Apr 22 '16 at 22:45
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@Richard Are you trying to petrify the competition? – Anthony Grist Apr 22 '16 at 22:47
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1The dupe strongly indicates that you can't take a photo of its gaze. – Valorum Apr 22 '16 at 22:49
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Related: scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/96747/… – Möoz Apr 22 '16 at 22:50
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Given what happened to Colin's camera in Chamber of Secrets when he viewed the basilisk through the lens (and a ghost?), it doesn't seem like it would even be possible to take a photograph of a basilisk.
Then consider that indirectly meeting its gaze - using a mirror, for example - only petrifies rather than killing. That's still a real life basilisk, yet the effect is much reduced. Even if you can photograph one it seems like that would be even further removed from meeting a basilisk's gaze, so I don't think it would do anything at all.
answered Apr 22 '16 at 22:46
