The basilisk's stare is actually deadly. The basilisk petrified several students in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, including Hermione Granger.The antidote is made from mandrake roots ( CS9). Tom who was growing impatient with the basilisks failed attempts at killing harry call the basilisk into the. If a ghost is Petrified, it turns a dark smoky grey and can only be moved by the use of a fan. Harry grabbed the handle revealing the sword.

It takes careful examination to discern whether a victim is in fact Petrified rather than dead. Thankfully, this one wont petrify you :). The Petrification effect resembles death, except that the victim is still alive, as if in suspended animation. This coiled model of the Basilisk from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is built with 1665 pieces.Not a spell so much as a magical effect, caused by seeing the reflected eyes of a basilisk. A petrified Mrs Norris hanging from a light fixture Mrs Norris was the first victim of the Serpent of Slytherin when the Chamber of Secrets was re-opened in 1992.

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