Myrtle: Blood Status, and the Basilisk attacks of 1943

[dracojadon at yahoo.co.uk]

No: HPFGUIDX 150854

Was Moaning Myrtle a muggle-born? (Bear with me.) Draco calls her a  
mudblood (CoS chpt.12), but what does he know? He's already admitted  
to 'Crabbe' and 'Goyle' that his father won't tell him anything, and  
'mudblood' isn't exactly a precise designation.

The question is: was Myrtle singled out for attack, or was she just  
in a bad place at the wrong time? Red Hen makes a point of saying  
that of course Tom would have wanted to kill her - anyone would  
(http://www.redhen-publications.com/Hagrid.html), but that contains a  
bit too much speculation for me. It depends on how many girls  
bathrooms Hogwarts has for people to go and cry in.

What form did the other basilisk attacks take in 1943?  
Petrifications? Is this how Dumbledore can so confidently say  
(paraphrased) that 'It means, Minerva, that the Chamber of Secrets is  
indeed open once more'?

"dracojadon"
*wondering what will be the fate of HPfGU after book seven*