Why didn't the basilisk obey Harry?

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. Aragog (a rare Acromantula) was accused of being the monster of the chamber by Tom Riddle which sent Hagrid to Azkaban.
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Why was Harry not affected by the basilisk?

In both the book and the movie, there wasn't enough time for the venom to reach Harry's heart, Fawkes heals him before that. In the book, Fawkes flies to Harry instantly, it doesn't lose anytime. Fawkes heals Harry before Harry stabs the diary. In fact it is Fawkes who brings the diary to Harry.
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Why does the basilisk only obey Voldemort?

Basilisk was Slytherin's monster, who can be controlled only by his descendent. Tom riddle was his direct descendent. While Harry got his ability to speak parseltounge because he had a part of Voldemort's soul in him.
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Why didn't the basilisk destroy Harry?

Fawkes healed him w/his tears. Yall this question is easily answered by the fact that he didn't die and was healed by fawkes. bc harry has to actually die in order for it to be destroyed....
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Did everyone know Harry killed the basilisk?

Ron, Mrs/Mr Weasley, McGonagall, Ginny, Dumbledore, and Harry were in the room when Harry explained how he had killed the Basilisk. Hermione probably knows since she figured out the Basilisk, so I guess she's gonna hear Harry killed it later. That gives us just a handful of people.
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How come no one saw the Basilisk?

The victims only saw the snake's gaze indirectly, either through a reflection or through something, such as a camera (with Colin Creevey). Nearly Headless Nick, a ghost, received the full force of the Basilisk's gaze, but as he was already dead, he was merely put into a Petrified-like state.
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How did Hermione avoid getting killed by the Basilisk?

She knows that a direct glance from the Basilisk can instantly kill, so she navigates Hogwarts using a mirror to peer around corners. Ultimately, her ingenuity saves her life. She does indeed come across the Basilisk and is only petrified instead of killed thanks to her hand mirror.
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Could Harry have talked to the basilisk?

As a Parselmouth, Harry can easily communicate with Basilisk but I don't think he could controlled it as if he has the Basilisk under his will (or make it loyal to him) but more like he can influenced its behavior and take advantage to defeat it. Yes. Harry could have controlled the snake with Parseltongue.
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Could Harry have controlled the basilisk?

Because of his ability to speak Parseltongue and his link to Voldemort through the piece of his soul in him, Harry Potter could have been able to control the Basilisk during their encounter in the Chamber of Secrets, thus making its defeat a lot easier for the young wizard.
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Why didn t Harry get petrified when he saw the basilisk?

Most notably, looking directly into a Basilisk's eyes is instantly fatal. An indirect Basilisk gaze, however, would only cause petrification.
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Could Dumbledore beat the basilisk?

Dumbledore. Keep in mind that although Harry was an extraordinary wizard he was inexperienced and only in his second year. Dumbledore is a much more experienced wizard beating Grindlewald and being a master of the Elder Wand. Dumbledore could easily destiny the basilisk.
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Can the heir of Slytherin look at the basilisk?

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.
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Why didn't Tom Riddle make the basilisk a Horcrux?

Why didn't Voldemort make Basilisk a horcrux? Only he could call it, thus keeping it safe forever. The Basilisk was a giant creature, longer and bigger than two adult Anacondas combined. Voldemort couldn't have it around all the time like Nagini (his snake Horcrux.)
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Who is the heir of Gryffindor?

Harry is the Heir of Gryffindor (though his powers have been bound by his father when he was a baby), Neville is the Heir of Hufflepuff, Meghan (OFC, daughter of Sirius) is the Heir of Ravenclaw.
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Is Harry the heir of Slytherin?

Although it was briefly speculated in Chamber of Secrets, Harry is not, in fact, a direct descendant of Salazar Slytherin, though he is a distant cousin of Lord Voldemort, as both are descended from the Peverell family. Slytherin built the Chamber of Secrets to allow his heir to purge the school of Muggle-borns.
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Why can a basilisk fang destroy a Horcrux?

Basilisk venom is extremely powerful, and can kill a person within a little more than a minute at best, making the person drowsy and blurry-visioned before they die. The strength of the venom is one of the few substances known to be capable of destroying Horcruxes, causing them fatal damage that cannot be repaired.
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Was the basilisk a Horcrux?

Newt Scamander classified the basilisk as a wizard killer that couldn't be domesticated. Yet, Herpo was able to control his. This had nothing to do with the fact that he was the breeder, and Harry Potter proved that being a Parselmouth wasn't enough - it must have been a Horcrux.
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Why did Slytherin have a basilisk?

Salazar Slytherin's basilisk was born in the chamber, as revealed by Aragog. Slytherin, in his spite of the his fellow founders' acceptance of muggle-borns into the school, left a basilisk deep in the chamber, in hopes that one day his true heir will unleash her to purge all they deem unworthy to study magic.
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Did the basilisk have a name?

The first Basilisk was hatched by a dark wizard in Ancient Greece named Herpo the Foul.
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Did Harry lose Parseltongue?

After Lord Voldemort destroyed the fragment of his soul residing in Harry, Harry seemingly lost the ability to speak Parseltongue, about which he was glad and relieved. Over the next twenty-two years, he never attempted to speak the language, presuming that it had died with Voldemort.
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Could Dumbledore speak Parseltongue?

Albus Dumbledore recognised, but did not speak, Parseltongue.
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Can Harry speak Parseltongue because he is a Horcrux?

Harry Potter (formerly) – Harry is able to speak Parseltongue due to Voldemort's Horcrux dwelling inside him. After this Horcrux is destroyed, he's unable to speak or understand this language.
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What does Dobby call Ron?

Dobby also referred to Ron as Harry's "Wheezy."
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How did McGonagall know Ginny was taken?

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.
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How did Ginny survive the basilisk?

Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Gilderoy Lockhart came to the rescue. Ron and Lockhart were stuck behind an avalanche of stone, so the battle was fought mostly by Harry. Harry managed to defeat both the Basilisk and the memory of Tom Riddle, thus saving Ginny's life.
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