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A Basilisk is a mythical reptile known for its deadly gaze. Use this tag together with [harry-potter] when asking about J.K. Rowling's fictional Basilisk in her Harry Potter books.
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Is there more than one Basilisk?
Herpo the Foul created the first known Basilisk by hatching a chicken's egg under a toad. Whether magic is also involved in this process is unknown; it doesn't say so. … The only other known Basilisk in Harry Potter canon is Salazar Slytherin's Basilisk which lived in the Chamber of Secrets. …
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What would happen if someone wearing glasses were to look at a Basilisk?
Rowling, regarding the Basilisk and glasses:
Bethan Roberts reporting for The Times Educational Supplement: - In the second book, if you see a basilisk and you are wearing glasses, will they protect … I'm pretty sure we all know it was Colin Creevey who saw the Basilisk through his camera's lens. …
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Why didn't the Basilisk kill its victims after they were petrified?
However, we do know that the Basilisk took orders from Tom Riddle, who ordered it to kill Muggleborns. Riddle wanted to be known as the Heir of Slytherin. … Riddle may have ordered the Basilisk to kill; the Basilisk may have obeyed this command, but had other thoughts along the way, like, Man, I'm hungry ... …
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How did the Basilisk survive for a thousand years?
The Basilisk is a brilliant green serpent that may reach up to fifty feet in length. The male has a scarlet plume upon its head. … Herpo the Foul’s Basilisk is believed to have lived for close on nine hundred years. …
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Effect of Basilisk's stare on Fawkes the phoenix
Personally, because Fawkes is never a Phoenix chick in the Chamber of Secrets, even after encountering the Basilisk, I think he never directly made eye contact with the Basilisk and, therefore, was never …
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Could the Sword of Gryffindor have destroyed a horcrux before it absorbed the Basilisk Venom
Without the Basilisk venom, the sword was just a sword -- a precious, Goblin-made sword no doubt, but ultimately just a sword. … As to how the sword became imbued with Basilisk venom, it would seem that Harry, while driving the sword through the head of the Basilisk drove it through a venom sac, exposing the sword to vast quantities …
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How Was Nearly Headless Nick affected by the Basilisk?
It only tells us that Nick took most of the hit from the Basilisk, but that it's impossible for anyone to die twice:
'Justin must’ve seen the Basilisk through Nearly Headless Nick! … seen the Basilisk indirectly, he likely would have still become petrified. …
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Why was the memory of Tom Riddle not killed by the Basilisk's glare?
For example, Nearly Headless Nick¹ -- he couldn't die twice because he was already a ghost when he saw the Basilisk. Accordingly, the memory of Tom Riddle wasn't alive to be killed. … ‘Justin must’ve seen the Basilisk through Nearly Headless Nick! …
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