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

[Annemehr]

No: HPFGUIDX 167740

> > > 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?


Jordan Abel:
> 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?
>

Annemehr:
Nah.  The Basilisk did not have an innocent purpose, like a welding 
torch does.  Riddle summoned it to kill, and it did.  That's murder.