The Basilisk could only be controlled by the Heir of Slytherin, Tom Riddle. Other Parselmouths (such as Harry Potter) had no control over her, though they still could understand her.
Looking into the past, the true heir of Slytherin turns out to be none other than Tom Marvolo Riddle, better known as Lord Voldemort, the Dark Lord. Besides his ability to speak Parseltongue, which he passed on to Harry after he survived his attack, his bloodline was linked to the Hogwarts founder.
Ginny Weasley was possessed by Tom Riddle's (Voldemort's) Horcurx at that time. Tom Riddle was indeed a Heir of Slytherin and a Parseltongue, so Ginny didn't run into any trouble opening the Chamber of Secrets.
There is no exception that the heir of Slytherin would survive after looking at the eyes of a Basilisk. Voldemort might survive later when he had created those Horcruxes as it would not allow him to die completely even if he looked directly at a Basilisk.
While it's true that Voldemort is a descendant of Salazar Slytherin, he is the “Heir of Slytherin” because he is a parselmouth and he figures out he needs to communicate with the basilisk to open the Chamber of Secrets.
The theory that Harry is the heir of Gryffindor adds an interesting element to the plot of Chamber of Secrets and increases the significance of the sword of Gryffindor.
1929 – June 1943), more commonly known after her death as Moaning Myrtle, was a Muggle-born witch who attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from 1940 to 1943 and was sorted into Ravenclaw house. She was killed in 1943 by the Serpent of Slytherin, which had been released by Tom Riddle.
Looking into the eye of the Basilisk will cause instantaneous death, however, even catching a glance of it in a reflection will cause Petrification, or total paralysis. Created by hatching a chicken egg under a toad, Basilisk breeding was banned in the medieval age due to the danger they posed.
During the 1992–1993 school year, the second message left by the Heir of Slytherin during the Chamber of Secrets's opening read: 'Her skeleton will lie in the Chamber forever. ' Though the message intended to refer to Ginny Weasley, who was taken into the Chamber, the Basilisk was in fact female.
Her real parents were Daneel and Dean Novak, Pureblooded wizards. Turns out Daneel was Tom Riddles younger sister, Daneel Riddle. Of course, the Riddles were related to Salzar Slytherin himself, and this made Hermione the living heir of Slytherin.
Ginevra Molly Weasley (also known as Ginny) is the youngest child and only daughter of the Weasley family. She is Sorted into Slytherin during Harry and Jim Potter's second year.
Towards the end of the year McGonagall was forced to act as temporary Headmistress after the Ministry of Magic suspended Dumbledore. Finally, she discovered another note from the Heir of Slytherin which stated that he had taken Ginny Weasley into the Chamber.
Scorpius Hyperion Malfoy (b. c. 2006) was a British pure-blood wizard and the only child and son of Draco and Astoria Malfoy (née Greengrass). He attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from 2017 and onwards and was sorted into Slytherin House.
By Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, it's a stretch to call Draco a villain anymore. We just watched — or read — him struggle to reconcile his choices and morals in The Half-Blood Prince. He can no longer justify his actions, and is far more aware of the evil he was born and raised into.
Albus Potter's sorting into Slytherin is not as surprising as it may seem, considering the traits and values associated with the house. Albus faces pressure and expectations to live up to his father's legacy, but he ultimately embraces his own identity and forges his own path.
The weasel destroys the basilisk by its odour, but dies itself in this struggle of nature against its own self. The basilisk and the weasel, by Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder.
It has been theorised that spiders fear Basilisks because arachnids can see nearly 360-degrees around them and cannot shut their eyes, leaving them extremely vulnerable to the monster's killing gaze.
One moment of eye contact with the basilisk is enough to kill a person. Other powers it is thought to wield include lethal breath and venom so potent that the basilisk can kill without even biting its victims. The basilisk is often considered to be evil incarnate.
Under the influence of her father, Dolores grew up despising her mother and brother for their lack of magical abilities. She was sorted into Slytherin House at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and hated her time at the school due to never being given any positions of power.
With no one to claim him as their own, Tom lived in a Muggle-run orphanage where he felt abandoned and unloved. He slowly realized he was different from others and became obsessed with his powers, believing he was unique and elite.
6 December 1928) was an English half-giant wizard, son of Mr Hagrid and the giantess Fridwulfa, and elder half-brother of the giant Grawp. Hagrid stood at eleven feet, six inches tall. Hagrid attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in 1940 and was sorted into Gryffindor house.
Who became Gryffindor head of house after McGonagall?
The once shy and awkward Neville Longbottom showed his true bravery during the battle of Hogwarts and eventually became the head of Gryffindor House while also teaching new students Herbology, his favorite subject.
Lily Potter was a talented Muggle-born witch, and the first in her family to go to Hogwarts - something that inspired great jealousy in her sister, Petunia. Sorted into Gryffindor along with James, after leaving school they married and had a son, Harry, who had his mother's eyes.
Marvolo Gaunt (fl. 1925) was a pure-blood wizard of the House of Gaunt and descendant of Salazar Slytherin. He was the maternal grandfather of Tom Marvolo Riddle, later known as Lord Voldemort, through his daughter Merope.
