Fawkes and the basilisk

[Hagrid]

No: HPFGUIDX 81285

--- "corinthum" <kkearney> wrote:
> Back to the question, the stare of a basilisk is deadly, but
> what about a sidelong glance?  If Fawkes was to sneak up on the
> basilisk from behind and injure one eye before the basilisk could
> properly "stare" at him, I think he would be safe.> > -Corinth

The Poor Basalisk would die of starvation if it's prey suddenly 
became stone before it had the chance to eat it. 

Maybe instead of the qualities of Fawkes, we should be looking at the 
characteristics of the basalisk. 

A Basalisk will:
a) turn to stone any creature that looks it INDIRECTLY in the eye.
b) kill any creature that looks directly, except for weasles (Greek 
mythology). That is how Moaning Myrtle died, but she wasn't eaten. So 
it seems when it kills for food, it may close its eyes and use it's 
keen sence of smell.
c) use its poisonous fangs. Other serpents use this method to hunt 
food

While moving through around Hogwarts, Harry heard it say, "I smell 
blood." and Riddle called for the Basalisk to smell out Harry. 

So maybe the Basalisk didn't even try to look at Fawkes. It felt 
confident in its own lair.

aussie