[HPforGrownups] What, Voldemort Kill Myrtle ? (Was Re: Moaning Myrtle is Harry's aunt on James's

[Jordan Abel]

No: HPFGUIDX 167739

On 4/19/07, amiabledorsai <amiabledorsai at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Paul L. Responds-
> >
> > Did Voldemort kill Moaning Myrtle or did she die from looking at the
> > basilisk?
>
> Amiable Dorsai:
> If you shoot someone through the heart, did you kill them, or was it
> that pesky bullet?

Not a good analogy - the nature of a Basilisk is such that he doesn't
need to have any specific intent to set it on her for her to die from
looking at it.

This is more like, if you're welding, and someone who you weren't
expecting comes in without wearing goggles, is their eye damage your
fault?