Myrtle's glasses

[Doriane]

No: HPFGUIDX 78400

"Dave" wrote:

> Basically, Myrtle shouldn't have died, she should only have
> been petrified because of her glasses just as the camera and Nick
> saved the other two.

Colin : I don't know anything about how cameras are made, but I guess 
it could be a device in which most of the light received goes to the 
film, and only a small part of it to the viewer. It would then make 
sense that Colin didn't die. Of course, if his camera was one of 
those where the pre-view window is just a window, then it doesn't 
work.

Justin : Nick took the full blast of the deadly gaze, Justin received 
only what went through Nick.

Hermione and Penelope : the mirror reflected back to them only a part 
of the energy coming from the Basilisk's eyes.

Myrtle : glasses do reflect and deflect light a bit, but really not 
much, so that most of the energy went directly into Myrtle's eyes.

Del