obstruction of justice

[Veronica]

No: HPFGUIDX 44874

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "jastrangfeld" <msbonsai at m...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., "brainattic" <brainattic at y...> wrote:
> >Why wasn't he caught by the Ministry for violating the Decree for 
> >the Restriction of Underage Wizardry? Also, since they seem to be 
> >able to pinpoint your exact > location and what kind of spell you 
> >did, shouldn't they have known > that he perfomed the Avada 
Kedavra 
> >Curse? 
> 
> I guess I should say you have me extremely confused here.  My 
> understanding was it was the basilisk which had killed Voldemort's 
> father and grandparents.  Hense there was no mark on their bodies 
> etc.  GOB p4. "the Riddles all appeared to be in perfect health -- 
> apart from the fact that they were all dead."  I guess my point 
> here 
> is if it was indeed the basilisk, then where do you have the idea 
> that Voldemort performed the Avada Kedavra on his parents?  If it 
> were indeed the basilisk, then perhaps that does not count as doing 
> magic.  
> <snip>
> MrsBonsai

Me: 

Ok, I'm gonna do my best L.O.O.N. immitation.

There is no evidence (that I am aware of) that the Basilisk ever left 
Hogwarts. In fact, I would be very surprised if it did. Tom released 
it inside the castle as described in CoS, but after Hagrid was 
expelled, he closed the chamber again (presumably with the Basilisk 
inside so that it was there when he reopened the chamber again later 
through Ginny). (He explains to Harry inside the chamber that it 
would have been too dangerous to release it again, as Hagrid (the 
framed culprit) was gone.)

Are you perhaps thinking of Nagini? She doesn't see to be a Basilisk, 
but rather just a very large snake. I have not read FB, but perhaps 
it describes what she is. Anyway, no one seems to die from meeting 
her eye, so I don't see how she could be a Basilisk.

As for there being no damage to the bodies, if you will remember the 
spider Moody kills with AK in GoF, it did not seem wounded or marked 
in anyway, only dead. Harry even notices this and wonders if his 
parents, like the spider, were not harmed or "damaged" in any way 
except that their lifes were snuffed out.

Anyway, that is my nitpicking view of it anyway. =)

Veronica
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