Another silly question

[zanooda2]

No: HPFGUIDX 187267

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Carol" <justcarol67 at ...> wrote:

> And, BTW, any theories as to how the Basilisk attacked the 
> students in other locations than outside Moaning Myrtle's 
> bathroom? Yes, it can travel through the pipes, but how can 
> it get out of the pipes if it's not near the exit/entrance 
> to the Chamber of Secrets?


zanooda:

I think Basilisk always got out of the pipes in MM's bathroom and then just used corridors to move through the castle until it met someone to Petrify :-). Of course it's strange that no one ever noticed an enormous snake in a corridor :-). OTOH, the first attack happened right outside the bathroom, the second one (Colin) happened at night and the fourth one (Hermione and Penelope) happened when everybody was at a Quidditch game. 

So it's only the third attack (Justin and Nick) that raises questions :-). This attack happened when everybody was in class though, except for the 2-nd year Gryffindors and Hufflepuffs. But what about the portraits, why didn't they ever see the Basilisk moving around the castle? To this I have no answer :-).