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]

Yeah. We saw its skin. It was enormous. Seriously. As long as a Quidditch pitch!

And Harry had to fight it. (The basilisk. Not just its skin, obviously.) We didn't see that happen, though. But he came out okay--just banged up a bit and bloody and

well, he should tell it.

And anyway the basilisk's dead.

[alt_pansy]

I'm glad you aren't.

[alt_neville]

Blimey!

Did you know that when you went down there?! That there was a basilisk?

[alt_pansy]

Just think! It could've been a really gigantic spider. So it could have been loads worse.

[alt_sally_anne]

Well, except they've had practise with spiders.

[alt_pansy]

That's true!

You should have seen it. Harry let off some really ace shots while Ron was driving us away, and Draco did something that made one explode.

[alt_neville]

You sure are a Gryffindor, Ron.

I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good

[alt_sally_anne]

I'm beginning to think Harry probably really is one too.

But don't say that where anyone can see.

Re: I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good

[alt_neville]

Well, sure he is. The Sorting Hat itself said he was, didn't it?

[alt_pansy]

You can say that again.

[alt_ron]

Heh.

[alt_percy]

Never any doubt.

[alt_pansy]

I know, right?

hey, I'm sorry about your sister. Do you know, is she going to be okay?

[alt_percy]

I haven't seen her yet. And she hadn't woken up yet when the twins left the Hospital Wing. Madam Pomfrey was encouraging, though, and we're hoping for the best. Thank you for asking.

[alt_pansy]

well, that's good to hear, I guess. And I saw her writing earlier. So that's good too.

[alt_ron]

Well, yeah.

But it wasn't like we figured out it was a basilisk and said, 'Oooh, let's go see it!' I heard Ginny was missing and that someone'd been taken down there into the Chamber, so I went to tell Lockhart it was Ginny, but he was leaving. Packed up and ready to do a runner! And then Harry and Malfoy turned up, and they knew where the Chamber opens (they'd found about the basilisk, too--that's how we knew), so we MADE Lockhart go with us because, y'know, he's always saying he knows how to fight everything and he'd been going on and on about how he knew what was hidden in the Chamber.

But he didn't know anything.

And now he really doesn't.