Was the basilisk a female?

The Serpent of Slytherin

Serpent of Slytherin

The Chamber contained a Basilisk, which could be controlled only by his own true heir, and use her to rid the school of all those he considered unworthy to study magic. In 1943, when heir Tom Marvolo Riddle opened the Chamber he used the Basilisk to attack Muggle-borns.

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was a female Basilisk that was placed by Salazar Slytherin in the Chamber of Secrets at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is a boarding school for young witches and wizards, located several hours north of London by train. It is over a thousand years old and was founded by Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw and Salazar Slytherin, after whom the school's four houses are named.

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. The Basilisk could only be controlled by the Heir of Slytherin

the Heir of Slytherin

Tom Marvolo Riddle (31 December 1926 – 2 May 1998), later known as Lord Voldemort or, alternatively as You-Know-Who, the Dark Lord, or He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named was an English half-blood wizard considered to have been the most powerful and dangerous Dark Wizard of all time.

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, Tom Riddle.

Is the basilisk male or female?

In LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4, the Basilisk is male because it has a red plume on its head. Newt Scamander stated in the fifty-second edition of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them that there have been no recorded sightings of Basilisks in Britain for the last 400 years.

Did Slytherin create the basilisk?

Salazar Slytherin's basilisk was born in the chamber, as revealed by Aragog. Slytherin, in his spite of the his fellow founders' acceptance of muggle-borns into the school, left a basilisk deep in the chamber, in hopes that one day his true heir will unleash her to purge all they deem unworthy to study magic.

How is Basilisk born?

The basilisk is alleged to be hatched by a cockerel from the egg of a serpent or toad (the reverse of the cockatrice, which was hatched from a cockerel's "egg" incubated by a serpent or toad). In Medieval Europe, the description of the creature began taking on features from cockerels.

Did the basilisk have a name?

Dumbledore's pheonix is called Fawks, Voldemort's snake is called Nagini and Harry's owl is called Hedwig, but no name for the basilisk.

The Basilisk and the Cockatrice - What is the difference?

Can Voldemort look at the basilisk?

Conclusion; neither Tom Riddle, Harry Potter, or any other person who can talk Parseltongue is immune to the stare of a Basilisk.

Why do spiders fear the basilisk?

Especially when they have 360 degree vision and, as pointed out by Ixrec, these eyes cannot be closed, it makes it practically impossible to avoid seeing a basilisk if they are around. That's why spiders fear a basilisk above anything else - they don't have any chance to defend themselves at all!

Was the basilisk a Horcrux?

So why wasn't the Horcrux residing in Harry's head destroyed when he was bitten by the Basilisk? The answer is simple: He didn't actually die. Fawkes quickly healed the bite wound with his phoenix tears just in time.

Who is the heir of Gryffindor?

Harry is the magical Heir of Gryffindor (and he's also a descendent of Godric), Neville of Hufflepuff, Hermione of Slytherin and Luna of Ravenclaw. (It was due to Dumbledore's manipulations that Neville and Hermione hadn't been put into the correct House.)

How did Hermione see the basilisk?

Known victims

Saw the Basilisk through the ghost of Sir Nicholas, who was transparent, did not see the Basilisk directly. Saw the Basilisk in Penelope's mirror, while near the Hogwarts Library. Saw the Basilisk in her mirror, along with Hermione Granger.

Did Salazar Slytherin have a Horcrux?

Locket: Slytherin owned a locket which he passed down to his descendants. It was later turned into a Horcrux by his descendant Tom Riddle.

What was the password used to get into the Slytherin common room?

The entry password was "Pure-blood" when Draco Malfoy let them in.

What type of snake is Nagini?

In the Goblet of Fire movie Nagini is animated to be a Burmese Python, essentially. In the later movies Nagini is portrayed as being identical to a Reticulated Python.

Why is Slytherin a snake?

The snake was the official symbol of Slytherin House at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, relating due to the fact that the founder of Slytherin House, Salazar Slytherin, was himself a Parselmouth, a wizard with the rare hereditary ability to communicate with snakes.

Why can the basilisk venom destroy Horcruxes?

Basilisk venom is a method for destroying Horcruxes because once it takes effect, it renders the object irreparable, and the only chance for possibly repairing it is immediately putting phoenix tears on it.

Is a basilisk a snake or lizard?

By all accounts, the Basilisk is identified as a snake. It's Slytherin's monster, and Slytherin's House symbol is a snake. Harry is able to speak to it in Parseltongue, which is the language of snakes.

Who is the true heir of Ravenclaw?

Andrea Deanisi as Wiglaf Sigurdsson, the Heir of Rowena Ravenclaw.

Who did Salazar Slytherin marry?

Salazar Slytherin, 927 - 1045

Salazar married Marjorie Slytherin (born Deshayes) on month day 953, at age 26 at marriage place. Marjorie was born on August 15 938, in França, dijon. They had one son: Marius Slytherin.

Who is the true heir of Hufflepuff?

The Heir of Hufflepuff was none other than Cedric Diggory, who was well on his way to fulfilling the prophecy of the Heir of Hufflepuff when he was tragically murdered by Peter Pettigrew.

Why didn't Voldemort Make a Basilisk?

Because Voldemort himself isn't immune to a basilisk and his end goal is immortality. Because he wanted to kill certain people. He actually had no interest in spilling magical blood (he says this in DH). A basilisk would just kill a gazillion people with no control.

Why was there no Gryffindor Horcrux?

First, the sword could only be pulled out by a true Gryffindor. Second, I don't think something that is used to destroy a horcrux can be made into one. I mean it had the ability to destroy horcruxes, so the horcrux won't be able to settle in it.

Why didn't Tom Riddle make the Basilisk a Horcrux?

He couldn't

Creating a Horcrux requires a number of foul rituals. These rituals, crucially, may take time. Voldemort might have needed to spend days or weeks in the chamber in order to turn the Basilisk into a Horcrux.

Is there more than one Basilisk?

The only other known Basilisk in Harry Potter canon is Salazar Slytherin's Basilisk which lived in the Chamber of Secrets. Because Basilisks are created and not bred, it would be impossible for a Basilisk to be born into the wild. So the answer is that there are no known wild Basilisks that went undiscovered.

Are basilisks real?

basilisk, (genus Basiliscus), any of four species of forest lizards of tropical North and South America belonging to the family Iguanidae. The name is applied because of a resemblance to the legendary monster called basilisk (see cockatrice).

Are basilisks dragons?

The Basilisk's(Draco basilikos) status as a dragon is arguable, as some think it a psuedo-dragon while others believe it to be mythical. It's based on the mythical Basilisk.