What happened to Nearly Headless Nick in Chamber of Secrets?

Nearly Headless Nick
He was sorted into Gryffindor – the house that, hundreds of years later, he would go on to represent as house ghost. After Hogwarts, Nick found himself as a wizard at the royal court, who also knighted him.
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What happened to Sir Headless Nick?

He was executed by an improper decapitation, after he had a magical mishap with Lady Grieve. He tried to straighten her teeth but it backfired and she grew tusks. Since then, he became the resident ghost of Gryffindor Tower at the Hogwarts Castle.
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Why was Headless Nick petrified?

On December 18, 1992, Nick was Petrified by the gaze of a basilisk, the creature from the Chamber of Secrets. He remained Petrified, which for a ghost means that he was the color of smoke and completely immobilized, for several months until May 30, 1993.
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How was Nearly Headless Nick UN petrified?

In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Nearly Headless Nick is petrified by the basilisk. All the other students, who'd seen it only indirectly, were unpetrified by the use of mandrakes.
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What does Nearly Headless Nick want to join?

He applies to join the Headless Hunt, a team of ghostly hunters on horseback who hurl their heads around. His application is rejected, though, because he is Nearly Headless – his head is still attached to his neck be a thin line of tissue.
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Is Nicolas Flamel alive in Harry Potter?

However, while this extended his lifespan, his body continued to age, leading to a frail and ancient appearance. His life became completely reliant on the Elixir and the Stone used to brew it. Once he agreed to destroy the Stone and depleted the potion, Nicolas died.
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Does Nearly Headless Nick join the Headless Hunt?

The Headless Hunt participate in head-intensive events such as Horseback Head-Juggling, Headless Bowling, and Head Polo. The Gryffindor ghost, Nearly Headless Nick is annually denied admission to the Headless Hunt despite only a half inch of skin holding his head to his neck.
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How did the basilisk come out of the pipes?

The basilisk was probably traveling via corridors, and only came out of the Chamber when it was safe and no students were around. It used the pipes to travel from the Chamber into the girls' bathroom (as seen in the films, they were large enough).
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What order of Merlin is Gilderoy Lockhart?

Gilderoy Lockhart, Order of Merlin, Third Class, Honorary Member of the Dark Force Defence League and five times winner of Witch Weekly's Most-Charming-Smile Award.
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Who Petrified everyone in Chamber of Secrets?

In 1943 and 1992, Salazar Slytherin's Basilisk was released from the Chamber of Secrets in Hogwarts and petrified several Muggle-born students; in the former case, one student, Myrtle, was killed.
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Who Petrified Mrs Norris?

Mrs. Norris was the first victim of the Serpent of Slytherin when the Chamber of Secrets was re-opened in 1992. On Halloween night she was petrified by the basilisk when she saw its reflection in a puddle of water in front of the unused bathroom, in the second floor.
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How did Hermione see the basilisk?

Hermione Granger was Petrified, while gathering information on the Basilisk. She discovered she was the monster in the Chamber of Secrets and that the serpent travelled through the pipes in the school. Hermione was Petrified after seeing the Basilisks' eyes in a hand mirror.
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Who is the most famous Hufflepuff?

10 Most Famous Hufflepuff Characters in Harry Potter
  • Hannah Abbott.
  • Fat Friar Ghost.
  • Teddy Lupin.
  • Cedric Diggory Triwizard Tournament.
  • Nymphadora Tonks.
  • Professor Pomona Sprout.
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Why was Nearly Headless Nick only in first 2 movies?

But to answer your question, NHN doesn't play a big role. Sure he helps Harry out once or twice in the books,but rather than having to spend money on actors, special effects, and whatnot, they decided to nix him from the movies.
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Is Nymphadora Tonks Hufflepuff?

Tonks attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from 1984 to 1991 and was Sorted into Hufflepuff House. She was in the same year at Hogwarts as Gryffindor Charlie Weasley.
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How did the students get petrified in Chamber of Secrets?

Basilisk attacks

Saw the Basilisk's reflection in the water on the floor. Saw the Basilisk through his camera; the Basilisk's gaze also burned his camera's film to a crisp. Saw the Basilisk directly, but as a ghost he could not die again, so thus was only Petrified.
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Who let the basilisk out in Chamber of Secrets?

In the early 1940s, the Chamber of Secrets was opened by a Slytherin fifth year, Tom Marvolo Riddle, who was able to control the creature through his status as the heir of Slytherin. Riddle unleashed the basilisk on the school, his goal being to rid the school of Muggle-born students.
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Did the basilisk roam Hogwarts?

In the movie Harry Potter and The Chamber Of Secrets, and of course in the book, Hermione Granger states: The Basilisk travels around Hogwarts through pipes.
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What did Fleamont Potter do?

Potions: Fleamont was an accomplished potioneer. After his graduation from Hogwarts, he invented the Sleekeazy's Hair Potion, in doing so founded a potion-making company.
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Who was Patrick in Harry Potter?

Sir Patrick Delaney-Podmore was a wizard who later became a headless ghost after his death. He was playful and charismatic, and often liked to show off in front of other ghosts.
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How tall is the Headless Horseman?

Background (Hessian)

Base Of Operations: Mobile. Height: 6'1” Weight: 170 lbs.
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Why is an alchemist immortal?

In "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," Flamel is the magician who created the Philosopher's Stone. The stone has several magical properties: it can turn ordinary metal into gold and it produces the Elixir of Life, which makes the drinker immortal.
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Who is the most powerful wizard in the Harry Potter world?

1 Albus Dumbledore

He was revered and respected for his magic and commanding energy, as well as personal strength. It was truly due to Dumbledore's planning that Voldemort died, even if Harry was the one to cast the killing blow because Dumbledore is the most powerful wizard in the entire series.
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