The Basilisk Didn't Do It

[Tim]

No: HPFGUIDX 44950

> 
> Rita:
> here, however, I hope to score my 10 points saying that Myrtle so 
describes
> her death (Cos ch. 16): "My whole body sort of *seized up*, and 
then I was
> floating away...". (emphasis mine) This and Harry's deduction that 
the
> reason no one else had died was that they hadn't looked the basilisk
> straight into the eyes led me to conclude that death by a basilisk 
is a
> severe' ( read: non- reversible) form of petrification.<<<
> 


If the Basilisk killed the Riddles on Tom's command, wouldn't the 
Riddle house be haunted by the 3 ghosts.  I think the first chapter 
of GoF, which gives us the background info, states that the house 
stood empty for the last 50 years... no mention of anything other 
than kids breaking into it to upset Frank.

Tim