Was there really a basilisk?

[alt_seamus]

Under the castle somewhere?

I thought basilisks killed people and didn't just petrify them. Also how come no one knew about it?

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[alt_ron]

Well, yeah. And it took a parselmouth to make the tap open in Myrtle's loo. That's where the thing's been coming out.

[alt_pansy]

well, that's an awful big secret to keep, isn't it? You'd think whoever spoke Parseltongue would be really showing it off, yeah? I mean Harry never does, but it's really nift, and special, so you wouldn't think they'd keep it to themselves.

[alt_ron]

Well, but this would have been a pretty big reason to keep it secret. I mean, if you could use it to let out a basilisk to kill people, you wouldn't be going around letting everyone know you can talk to snakes, right?

[alt_pansy]

yeah, but why decide to open it now? Why wait until this year? Unless they just finished learning or something.

[alt_sally_anne]

Well for Merlin's sake, why didn't Myrtle TELL anybody?

[alt_pansy]

You're forgetting. It's Myrtle.

She might be able to say who opened it and took Hydra down, though, if she isn't too busy whinging about leaky faucets and plugged toilets and GIANT SNAKES crawling through her pipes.

[alt_zacharias]

Giant snakes crawling through her pipes?

Sorry, but do you know how dirty that sounds, Parkinson?

[alt_pansy]

um. ...ew?

[alt_ron]

Heh.