She lived in the Chamber of Secrets until Ginny …
The mythology behind the powers of a Basilisk in the Harry Potter world shares a lot of striking similarities of the… 50 years later, the monster was woken once more to finish the job after Riddle's shade from the diary possessed Ginny Weasley and used her to open the Chamber of Secrets. That meant that despite her being a Snake, other Parselmouths (such as Harry Potter) had no control over her, though they still could understand her.
The Care of Magical Creatures Class take care of creatures such as Hippogriffs, Unicorns and Owls. Harry was able to slay the Basilisk (with help from Fawkes the phoenix and the Sword of Godric Gryffindor) and save Ginny from Riddle, who turned out to be Later, in 1998, Ron and Hermione were able to reenter the Chamber of Secrets (with Ron providing a surprisingly good imitation of Parseltongue needed to open the sink) to collect fangs from the Basilisk's skeleton, which they used to help Harry destroy Voldemort's Horcruxes. At least some content in this article is derived from information featured in Looking a Basilisk directly in the eye will immediately kill the victim, but indirect look will merely render them The Basilisk has a classification as an XXXXX creature, meaning it is a known wizard-killer that cannot be domesticated due to its immense powers. Basilisk skin is armoured like that of a Basilisks can live a natural life of at least nine hundred years, though Instant death to the living who look directly into the basilisk's yellow eyesWhen a live victim looks directly into the Basilisk's eyes, it results in instant If the basilisk's eyes are damaged (thus rendering it blind), it takes away the lethal ability as well.When a victim looks indirectly at the Basilisk's eyes, such as its reflection, they will merely become A way of surviving a Basilisk's gaze is by seeing it through another object. Rowling has also written Fantastic Beasts and Where … Herpo the Foul was the first to breed a Basilisk; he accomplished this by hatching a chicken egg beneath a toad which resulted in the creature known as a Basilisk. During the opening stages of the Fandom may earn an affiliate commission on sales made from links on this page.Fandom may earn an affiliate commission on sales made from links on this page. *Disclosure: Some of the links above are affiliate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, Fandom will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase.
Aid the Heir of Slytherin with cleansing Hogwarts of Muggle-borns.The Basilisk is blinded after Fawkes pecks her eyes out.Harry killing the Basilisk using the sword of Gryffindor.The Basilisk in Lego form.
The Basilisk lived for 200 years, unless killed, and she posed a serious threat, which would be seen in the 12th century. The Basilisk can grow up to fifty feet in length, and is a dark green colour with large yellow eyes.
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Magical creatures are an aspect of the fictional wizarding world contained in the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them series, both by British author J. K. Rowling. The Basilisk could only be controlled by the Heir of Slytherin, Tom Riddle. Given that Salazar was the one who bred her, it made sense that the aforementioned devotion was the result of her either trained, enchanted or persuaded to obey only the Heir of Slytherin and not all Parselmouths. The school roosters were killed by Ginny to prevent them from interfering with the Basilisk's mission, and attacks on many students (as well as Filch's cat and one of the school ghosts) sprung up. These eyes have the power to instantly kill anyone who looks into them. However, since the Basilisk is still a serpent, a This depends on the relationship between the Basilisk and the Parselmouth.