Who killed moaning myrtle?

Moaning Myrtle is a ghost of a female student that can be found crying in girls' lavatories. She belongs to Ravenclaw
Ravenclaw
Ravenclaw (plural Ravenclaws) A person having traits associated with Ravenclaw house from the Harry Potter series, including intelligence, creativity, and love of learning or an affinity for eagles or the colours blue and bronze.
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and was killed by Basilisk for being a Muggle-born witch.
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Was Moaning Myrtle killed by Voldemort?

The diary dates back to when Voldemort was still Tom Marvolo Riddle. After opening the Chamber of Secrets, he used the Basilisk to kill Myrtle Warren, providing the murder necessary to craft a Horcrux.
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Why did Tom Riddle have Myrtle killed?

Tom Riddle wanted to kill Myrtle because she is muggleborn and wanted to use her death to make his first Horcrux. Why didn't Death Eaters make lots of horcruxes for themselves?
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What was the last thing Moaning Myrtle saw before death?

When Harry asks her how she died, Myrtle says she was crying in the bathroom, heard a boy's voice and saw a pair of large yellow eyes. She died instantly, and returned to haunt Olive Hornby, a girl who used to tease her.
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Is Harry the heir of Slytherin?

Neither of them is Slytherin's heir. Although, as Dumbledore says, Harry's ability to speak Parseltongue is a skill accidentally transferred by Slytherin's actual heir, Voldemort, when he tried to kill Harry as a baby. So perhaps this is one myth with a bit of truth to it.
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Who is Gryffindor's heir?

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.
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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. Thus, the prophecy would remain unfulfilled forever.
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How did Tom Riddle become Voldemort?

Riddle ultimately changed his name, by way of an anagram, from "Tom Marvolo Riddle" to "I am Lord Voldemort", as a way of removing his own heritage and of exalting himself, and he killed the Riddle family, partly because they were Muggles, and partly because they abandoned him and his mother.
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Did Moaning Myrtle create a Horcrux?

June 13, 1942: Tom Riddle murders Myrtle Warren (a.k.a. Moaning Myrtle) in the first-floor girls' bathroom at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, sending a piece of his soul into his diary. It becomes his first Horcrux.
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Is Harry related to Salazar Slytherin?

Harry is very distantly related to Salazar Slytherin, but is not a descendant of him, as Voldemort is descended from Slytherin, and the second Peverell brother, while Harry is a descendant of the third.
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What did Tom tell Wilson after Myrtle was killed?

Tom tells him that he was the one who told Wilson that Gatsby owned the car that killed Myrtle, and describes how greatly he suffered when he had to give up the apartment he kept in the city for his affair.
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Does Tom ever find out who killed Myrtle?

Tom realises that it was Gatsby's car that struck and killed Myrtle. Back at Daisy and Tom's home, Gatsby tells Nick that Daisy was driving the car that killed Myrtle but he will take the blame.
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Why is Tom more attracted to Myrtle?

She is the kind of woman he is expected to marry, even if she is not the type of woman he would necessarily choose for a companion. He also sleeps with Myrtle because she makes him feel strong and important. He feels like he is doing her a favor by rescuing her from her mundane existence.
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Who killed the GREY lady?

The Grey Lady is one of the most fascinating characters of the Harry Potter universe. Born Helena Ravenclaw, she was a witch and daughter of one of Hogwarts' founders, Rowena Ravenclaw. Helena turned into the ghost known as the Grey Lady after she was brutally murdered by the Bloody Baron.
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Who was killed to make Nagini a Horcrux?

And unlike with Harry, Voldemort did say the spell when he killed Bertha Jorkins to make Nagini a Horcrux. When Voldemort fell at Godric's Hollow, he had split his soul into six parts, and Nagini is to be the seventh to reach his goal. But Voldemort never knew about the Harrycrux.
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Who Voldemort killed to make Horcruxes?

Lord Voldemort's first Horcrux was created when he was still at Hogwarts, known then as Tom Riddle. After murdering a schoolgirl called Myrtle, with the help of the ancient monster that dwelled within the castle, the Basilisk, his soul was split for the first time.
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Was Professor Quirrell a Horcrux?

Quirrell is, in effect, turned into a temporary Horcrux by Voldemort. He is greatly depleted by the physical strain of fighting the far stronger, evil soul inside him.
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What Hogwarts house was Moaning Myrtle?

Moaning Myrtle, was a Muggle-born witch who attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from 1940 – 1943 and was sorted into Ravenclaw house.
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Were there 7 or 8 Horcruxes?

The Dark Lord — aka Voldemort — created seven Horcruxes in an attempt to sustain immortality.
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Is Voldemort Tom Riddle's son?

Voldemort's mother, Merope Gaunt, is Salazar Slytherin's direct descendant, and his father is Tom Riddle, a Muggle. During this time period, Voldemort is known by his birth name, Tom Marvolo Riddle.
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How old is Dumbledore when he dies?

During his time as a student, Dumbledore was in Gryffindor House. Rowling said in an interview that Dumbledore was about 150 years old. However, on her website, she states that Dumbledore was born in 1881, making him either 115 or 116 at the time of his death.
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Who are the 4 heirs of Hogwarts?

At some point in the tenth century, four of the greatest witches and wizards that ever lived founded Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Their names were Godric Gryffindor, Rowena Ravenclaw, Helga Hufflepuff and Salazar Slytherin.
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Who is the heir to Ravenclaw?

Andrea Deanisi as Wiglaf Sigurdsson, the Heir of Rowena Ravenclaw.
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Is Malfoy the Heir of Slytherin?

Ron and Hermione also destroyed the Hufflepuff cup with a basilisk fang after Ron mimicked the sound Harry made in Parseltongue to open the Chamber (DH31). Draco was never a Parselmouth or the Heir of Slytherin, and he was being honest when he told Crabbe and Goyle he didn't know who it was (CS12).
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