A basilisk in the final book?

constancevigilance constancevigilance at yahoo.com
Wed Jul 4 15:49:10 UTC 2007


No: HPFGUIDX 171254

OK. Here is an off-the-wall prediction for DH.

I'm thinking we might see another basilisk. Here's what I found while
researching mythical creatures in Europe at this link:
http://www.pantheon.org/areas/bestiary/articles.html

[T]he basilisk has natural enemies. The weasel is immune
to its glance and if it gets bitten it withdraws from the fight to eat
some rue, the only plant that does not wither, and returns with
renewed strength.

CV: What is rue, anyway?

Brave Ron - or any of the Weasleys, for that matter - to the rescue
when everyone is being threatened! I've always wondered why JKR was so
determined that Ron's surname be Weasley. Such an odd name and she
said it was the only one of her original surnames that was settled
from the beginning.

This could be an interesting reason why Tom Riddle only brought Ginny
and his basilisk together when she was unconscious.





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