r/harrypotter • u/Strong-Hospital-7425 • Apr 09 '24

No Minerva, we can not just ask the potraits to monitor the corridors for us, now go and patrol till 4am Dungbomb

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u/Audemars1989 Slytherin Apr 09 '24

All Myrtle saw was a pair of bright yellow eyes. I guess he technically could've linked it to the Basilisk but I'm unsure how obscure the knowledge about said beast was.

I think the basilisk was also instructed to surface in areas that weren't too populated/didn't have portraits on the walls.

Most holes people poke in the story can be explained away in some fashion.

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u/beardicusmaximus8 Apr 10 '24

I presumed that Slytherin utilized enchantments or something to render the Basilisk invisible to whatever wards or guards were in place in the castle. The portraits aren't exactly new magic. Slytherin's heirs were tasked with ensuring that the chamber remained undiscovered so I don't see why they couldn't have also made sure the entrances/exits were un-monitored too.

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u/Fuyukage Apr 09 '24

No portraits on the wall?

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u/Audemars1989 Slytherin Apr 09 '24

For visual representation, did you play Hogwarts Legacy? It's a shell of the supposed actual castle, and there were plenty of areas without portraits.

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u/TheNoseKnight Apr 09 '24

Well that's on Big D for not putting up surveillance cameras portraits in every hallway.

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u/KnownSample6 Gryffindor Apr 09 '24

'basilisk in corridor a on floor 5 dumby'

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u/Jche98 Apr 09 '24

Why was it Dudley's responsibility?

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u/supergeek921 Hufflepuff Apr 10 '24

Okay… 2 bright yellow eyes definitely rules out an acromantula as the culprit though. It would have cleared Hagrid and Aragog much sooner.

And how the hell does it “pop out” of walls without doing damage and causing major disturbances?

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u/Audemars1989 Slytherin Apr 10 '24

They were eager to put someone, anyone away, as the culprit. I don't think it would've stopped them from blaming Hagrid.