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_pansy]

like Perseus. And Medusa. He wasn't turned to stone cause he looked in a mirror while he was fighting her.

[alt_padma]

Yes, of course! It's astonishingly simple once you put it all together, isn't it?

Like a riddle once you know the answer.

Wow. A basilisk. Underneath us the whole time.

And d'you suppose that means that it could have killed any of us - whenever it wanted to do?

Yikes

[alt_pansy]

but it was opened. The Chamber. Someone let it out on purpose.