Why did Nagini become evil?

Nonetheless, despite her initially benevolent nature, Nagini's blood curse eventually turned her into a snake permanetly. Though it is unknown if she became evil as a result of that, or was turned evil as a result of Voldemort turning her into a Horcrux. As a snake, Nagini was completely loyal to Lord Voldemort.
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When did Nagini become evil?

After Newt Scamander and the Aurors' battle against Grindelwald, Nagini goes with them, the good guys, to Hogwarts. Somehow, 67 odd years later, Nagini ends up hanging out with the bad side, becoming one of Voldemort's most powerful weapons from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire to the end of the series.
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Why was Nagini loyal to Voldemort?

By 1994, Nagini was seemingly trapped in snake form and belonged to Lord Voldemort, with whom she had a special bond largely due to becoming a Horcrux after her master had killed Bertha Jorkins in 1994.
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Who was Nagini before she was a snake?

Nagini, it turns out, was actually a Maledictus—a witch with a blood curse that turns her permanently into a beast (in her case, a giant snake). In the film, the witch is played by Claudia Kim.
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What curse did Nagini?

Rowling previously revealed that Nagini is a Maledictus, which means she carries a blood curse that will doom her to transform permanently into a beast. In a film extra called "Credence, Nagini and the Circus Arcanus," available on the "Crimes of Grindelwald" Blu-ray, Rowling said she "knew all along about Nagini."
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What Made Nagini EVIL? Was It Becoming Voldemort's HORCRUX? - Harry Potter Theory



How did Tom Riddle get Nagini?

During this time, Voldemort killed a witch called Bertha Jorkins, and J. K. Rowling confirmed it was through her murder that he turned Nagini into a Horcrux. But Nagini was reintroduced in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, which complicated the previous assumption that he'd met her in Albania.
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What does Nagini say to Harry?

When Harry and Hermione are on the first floor of Bathilda's house, Nagini (inside the corpse of Bathilda) tells Harry to "Come!" from the next room in Parseltongue. In reaction, Hermione jumps and clutches Harry's arm, and the two of them obey the command.
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How did Harry know Nagini was a Horcrux?

Harry did not know that he was one, and no one knew that Nagini was one. Dumbledore only revealed the truth about Harry and Nagini after Harry's "death", when they talked in the spirit realm. So at the time of the conversation, they only knew of one more Horcrux, the fifth one, the diadem.
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Is Nagini a 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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Did Voldemort know Nagini was human?

Though it may later be revealed that the Dark Lord did indeed know that Nagini was a Maledictus, there's currently no indication that he (or anyone else) ever thought that she was anything other than a snake who was made into one of the Dark Lord's Horcruxes.
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Is the snake that Harry set free Nagini?

Snake Harry set free and Horcrux victim

"There was a rumour that Nagini was the snake Harry released from the zoo in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. This was proven false, as Nagini is some type of viper while the snake in the zoo was a boa constrictor.
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Why was Nagini in Godric's Hollow?

He left Nagini in her cottage as a trap, reasoning that Harry Potter may visit Godric's Hollow to see his parents' grave and their destroyed home, since he was no longer at Hogwarts and had never before had the opportunity to visit Godric's Hollow.
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How did Nagini become bathilda Bagshot?

J.K. Rowling writes in Tales of Beedle the Bard that Inferi are simply corpses reanimated by Dark Magic and she describes them as "ghastly puppets" that are not sentient. Nagini was a Horcrux, which is Dark Magic. She occupied and ambulated Bathilda Bagshot's corpse.
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Is Nagini good or evil?

Nonetheless, despite her initially benevolent nature, Nagini's blood curse eventually turned her into a snake permanetly. Though it is unknown if she became evil as a result of that, or was turned evil as a result of Voldemort turning her into a Horcrux. As a snake, Nagini was completely loyal to Lord Voldemort.
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Why is Tina not in Fantastic Beasts 3?

Per the movie, Tina's just been made head of the American auror office, so she has no time for adventures.
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Why is Credence so powerful?

Due to the repression of his magic, Credence developed a dark parasitic force known as an Obscurus and became an Obscurial. While most Obscurials die before their tenth birthday, Credence lived into adulthood, which was previously unheard of in the wizarding world, and a testament to his incredible power.
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What spell did Ron use on Nagini?

It is seen that when Nagini was going to kill Ron and Hermione, Ron used a curse with a green flash.
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Who killed Hedwig?

With the issue of Harry's iconic owl at the forefront, Jo Marie Walker continues to explain that the Death Eater that kills Hedwig is none other than Snape.
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Is Mrs Norris a Maledictus?

Norris being a Maledictus is her relationship with Hogwarts staff member and caretaker Argus Filch. The two are introduced together in both the Harry Potter movies and books.
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Did Neville know Nagini was a Horcrux?

7 horcruxes were diary, ring, locket, cup, tiara, Nagini and Harry. They were destroyed by Harry, Dumbledore, Ron, Hermione, Crabbe, Neville and Voldemort respectively. Amongst them, only Neville and Crabbe didn't know what Horcrux actually were.
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Why did the Basilisk fang not destroy the Horcrux in Harry?

So, in conclusion, the reason the last (Harry) Horcrux was not destroyed from Basilisk bite was because the Phoenix tears stopped the venom spread and healed the damage before the Horcrux vessel (Harry) was completely destroyed.
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Why did Basilisk venom destroy Horcruxes?

After being healed, Harry took the fang and stabbed Riddle's diary, destroying that Horcrux beyond magical repair. Because Harry had stabbed the Basilisk with the sword, it was imbued with Basilisk venom and was therefore able to destroy Horcruxes and poison opponents that it cut through as well.
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How did Ron know Parseltongue?

The ability to speak Parseltongue is usually inborn; a wizard is born being able to speak Parseltongue, and those who are not born with the ability cannot normally learn the language (although, according to the author, Dumbledore may have learned to understand it, and in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Ron learnt ...
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How did Nagini find Harry and Hermione?

As others mention, snakes have excellent senses of smell, so Nagini might have used that to detect Harry and Hermione. Snakes also feel vibrations that would give away their movements. Of course, it's possible that some magical ability (horcrux detecting another horcrux, enchantment to counter invisibility, etc.)
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How is Nagini disguised as Bathilda?

Bathilda then led Harry over to a cluttered table and, after distracting him by pointing at the mass of dirty laundry piled on said table (which Harry scanned for a sign of Griffindor's Sword), revealed herself to be Voldemort's snake Nagini in disguise.
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