Basilisk (was: obstruction of justice)

[jastrangfeld]

No: HPFGUIDX 44891

that Voldemort had taken the
> Basilisk - a giant snake! - out of the castle dungeon in Scotland,
> traveled at least a hundred or so miles with it, either had it with 
him
> or hidden away while he was skulking around in broad daylight, and 
then
> brought it into the house without disturbing the furniture or 
leaving a
> trail of mud and dirt on the floor. Especially when we know that a
> wizard with a modicum of power can point a wand at someone, say two
> words, and kill that person.

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I suppose I should say that I do not believe that there can be only 
one basilisk at a time, although perhaps this is a possibility.  I 
stated in another post (I'm sorry my posts come back so slow, I've 
been lurking here for quite some time so now everything goes very 
slowly to post as I finally decided to post :o) ) that I believe that 
Nagini could also be a basilisk.  I also believe that the basilisk do 
not kill unless they want to.  Otherwise, why would Tom have to tell 
the basilisk to kill Harry in the chamber?  The thing is out for so 
much blood, you would think just releasing it would be enough.  I 
also think that reading GoF made it seem more apparent to me that 
this is how it happened.  In the American version, p4. "The doctors 
did note (as though determined to find something wrong with the 
bodies) that each of the Riddles had a look of terror upon his or her 
face 00 b ut as the frustrated police said, whoever heard of three 
people being frightened to death?"  I realize that Nagini was needed 
for the venom to help keep Voldemort growing stronger, but I just 
have this weird impression, and I'm not sure why.  I can be 
completely wrong.  But I do not believe it ever states that he 
specifically used the Avada Kedavra curse.  It does say that he 
killed his father, just not how.  From everything I had read, when I 
read that scene, where it said they were all found in the drawing 
room there.  Hmm, my impression, and it's been a bit since I read the 
books last (I've read through them a few times now), has been that 
the basilisk can travel through pipes and other passageways.  Is it 
not possible to take it through the sewers?  I just came away with 
the impression he had used the basilisk.

Julie 

- always up for a good debate on the issue :o)

> 
> I'm not trying to disparage your conclusion here - I'm just trying 
to
> see how you came up with it, because I find it surprisingly 
intriguing.
> 
> Heidi
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