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Yes, ghosts can open the Chamber of Secrets. Opening the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets requires only speaking in Parseltongue. There are no other barriers to entry - it is opened by a password in ...

In Deathly Hallows, Ron opens the chamber by imitating the sounds Harry had previously used to open the locket: Harry’s eyes dropped to the objects clutched in Ron and Hermione’s arms: great, curved ...

I had forgotten that the snake on the tap is not only in the film, but in the book as well! They examined every inch of it, inside and out, including the pipes below. And then Harry saw it: scratched ...

Salazar’s reason is never truly confirmed. It isn’t known for certain why Salazar Slytherin put the basilisk in the Chamber of Secrets. Though the often-cited explanation is that he did it so he or ...

The basilisk can move about Hogwarts stealthily. With a bit of caution, whoever commanded the basilisk would be able to have it move through the pipes without being seen. Until Harry and Ron went into ...

We don't know, but it must have involved magic. We don't actually know how Hogwarts was built, do we? But four wizards could not have done the job all by themselves without magic, so they must have ...

tldr: he used a basilisk because that was the best option available to him This answer is based on the assumption that all the information we have about Slytherin are correct. I also recommend you ...