Who is the main villain in Chamber of Secrets?

The Basilisk is the central main antagonist of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
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Who is the monster in the Chamber of Secrets?

A book page in Hermione's hand identifies the monster as a basilisk, a giant serpent that kills people who make direct eye contact with it; the petrified victims only saw it indirectly. The school staff learns Ginny has been taken into the Chamber, and nominate Lockhart to save her.
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Who is the main villain in the Harry Potter movies?

1 Lord Voldemort

Voldemort's deep knowledge of the Dark Arts inspires fear in a way that no other villain can hope to achieve. Even when he's thought to be dead, wizards still fear his name, doubting that he could really be defeated for good.
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Who is the main antagonist in Prisoner of Azkaban?

Peter Pettigrew, also known by his nickname Wormtail, is a major antagonist in the Harry Potter franchise.
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Is Lockhart an antagonist?

Mr Gilderoy Lockhart is one of the two secondary antagonists (alongside the Basilisk) of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, and the secondary antagonist of the 2002 film adaptation.
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Is Gilderoy Lockhart a Slytherin?

Ambition alone will not put someone in Slytherin, because Dumbledore and Hermione Granger are both quite ambitious and ended up in Gryffindor. Lockhart's lack of self-awareness, eccentricities, and easygoing nature make him a better fit for Ravenclaw than Slytherin.
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How did Lockhart become a professor?

Dumbledore Hired Lockhart To Expose Him

He was very arrogant and narcissistic, and the reason why he agreed to take the job of professor at Hogwarts was because teaching Harry Potter would seal his fame, as suggested by Dumbledore.
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Is Sirius Black evil?

And like Voldemort, Sirius is a public figure of evil – an entire legend has sprung up around the man and his improbable escape from Azkaban simply fuels the fire there.
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Is Sirius Black an antagonist?

Sirius Black is a major character in the Harry Potter originally making his debut as the titular false main antagonist of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
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Is Voldemort pure evil?

Personality. Rowling described Voldemort as "the most evil wizard for hundreds and hundreds of years". She elaborated that he is a "raging psychopath, devoid of the normal human responses to other people's suffering", and whose only ambition in life is to become all-powerful and immortal.
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Who is more evil than Voldemort?

Dolores Umbridge's authority – especially her authority over children – is what makes her just so terrifying. In modern-day, she is more of a realistic threat to us Muggles than the Lord Voldemorts of the world.
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Who is the most evil person in the Harry Potter universe?

1. Lord Voldemort. Yeah... he's the worst.
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Who is the most evil villain in Harry Potter?

Top 10 Most Evil Harry Potter Villains
  1. #1: Lord Voldemort. He Who Must Be Number One.
  2. #2: Bellatrix Lestrange. ...
  3. #3: Dolores Jane Umbridge. ...
  4. #4: Draco Malfoy. ...
  5. #5: Peter Pettigrew. ...
  6. #6: Bartemius 'Barty' Crouch, Jr. ...
  7. #7: Lucius Malfoy. ...
  8. #8: Fenrir Greyback. ...
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Is nagini the basilisk?

Nagini is one of many snakes featured in the series

After all, the great Basilisk in the Chamber of Secrets was a huge snake, bred with Salazar Slytherin's intent to murder Muggle-borns. The Dark Mark, Lord Voldemort's 'sign', was a skull with a snake tongue.
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Who is the villain in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets?

The Basilisk is the central main antagonist of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
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Who is the true heir of Slytherin?

We also meet Tom Riddle, who is, as it turns out, the heir of Slytherin. Present only in spirit, he has all the same been controlling Ginny, and having her act as Slytherin's heir.
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Who is the villain in Harry Potter 4?

Bartemius "Barty" Crouch, Jr. is one of Lord Voldemort's most loyal followers and a major antagonist in J.K.Rowling's Wizarding World. He is the main antagonist of the fourth Harry Potter book, The Goblet of Fire.
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Was Sirius ever a Death Eater?

Sirius was never a Death Eater and, in this last moment before the big reveal, the audience is being clued in.
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Is Sirius Black a werewolf?

Yet, after Remus transforms following the events in the Shrieking Shack that led to Peter Pettigrew's identification, Remus's admission that he was a werewolf, and Sirius Black's status as a dog Animagus, while on the way back to the castle, Remus transforms into a werewolf and he and Sirius (in Animagus form) get into ...
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Who scared the Fat Lady?

Half-crazed and desperate, Sirius sneaked into Hogwarts through the old passageway from the Shrieking Shack and on one occasion slashed the Fat Lady's portrait when she refused him entrance to Gryffindor Tower ,probably due to anger as he is unable to enter his own groups common room on 31 October, 1993.
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Did Sirius betray the Potters?

It wasn't Sirius who betrayed the Potters to Voldemort, but he did persuade them to make Pettigrew their Secret-Keeper.
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Is Sirius Black Slytherin?

At Hogwarts, rather than be sorted into Slytherin like the rest of his family, Sirius was placed in Gryffindor. In contrast to his home life, Sirius greatly enjoyed life at Hogwarts, where he was inseparable from his best friend, James Potter.
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Is Lockhart a Muggle?

Born to a witch mother and a Muggle father, with two older sisters, Gilderoy Lockhart was the only one of his parents' three children to show magical ability.
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Is Lockhart a squib?

Gilderoy Lockhart is not a Squib - he just is not a very accomplished wizard. He was in Ravenclaw House, so I think that the Headmaster would have noticed if he was a Squib.
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