The meaning of first message would be translated as: “
The Chamber of Secrets has been opened
“, means that the basilisk had been released. “Enemies of the heir” means Muggle-Borns or “Mudbloods” (those who were “unworthy” to attend at Hogwarts).
What was the point of the Chamber of Secrets?
According to legend, before he left, Slytherin created a secret
chamber deep underground in Hogwarts Castle
— known as the Chamber of Secrets. That Chamber was home to a monster — a Basilisk — that was allegedly supposed to purge the school of all Muggle-borns.
What does Harry hear that leads him to the message written on the wall and the petrified Mrs Norris?
Before they get to the Hallowe’en feast, Harry hears the voice (which Ron and Hermione also cannot hear) and follows it to the second floor, where he finds the bathroom flooded and Mrs Norris,
Filch’s cat
, hanging from a torch bracket, petrified and coupled with a message on the wall, reading “THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS …
Who wrote the message in blood Harry Potter?
So, we know it’s
Ginny
that wrote the message on the wall, but we don’t know whose blood it was.
What did Harry say to open the Chamber of Secrets?
Ron and Hermione re-enter the chamber in Harry’s seventh year; knowing that Basilisk venom will destroy a Horcrux, and having a Horcrux they need to destroy, Ron, who has twice now heard Harry pronounce
the word “open”
in Parseltongue, opens the Chamber by imitating the sound of the word.
Why is Ginny the heir of Slytherin?
The Heir of Slytherin turns out to be Ginny Weasley, who is
being controlled via a magical diary
that once belonged to Tom Riddle, AKA Voldemort. … Ginny actually left the diary at home, and only after begging to go back, the Weasleys turned around for her.
How did Tom Riddle control Ginny?
T. M. Riddle’s
Diary
was a simple blank diary, which Tom Riddle transformed into a Horcrux. … The diary used its dark magical influence to bewitch and force Ginny to re-open the Chamber of Secrets, but it was destroyed by Harry Potter in 1993 with a Basilisk’s Fang.
Why did Mrs Norris get petrified?
1992–1993 school year. Mrs Norris was the first victim of the Serpent of Slytherin when the Chamber of Secrets was re-opened in 1992. On Hallowe’en night, she was petrified by the
basilisk when she saw its reflection in a puddle of water in front of the unused bathroom, in the second floor
.
Why can Harry hear the basilisk?
Fifty years after Riddle’s original attack on Hogwarts, the Basilisk was re-awakened by a shade of Riddle that was generated by a Horcrux that he had housed in his old diary. …
Using his own ability as a Parselmouth
, Harry was able to hear the Basilisk, and attempted to find her.
Who petrified Hermione?
| Victim Circumstances | Hermione Granger Saw the basilisk in Penelope’s mirror, while near the Hogwarts Library. | Penelope Clearwater Saw the basilisk in her mirror, along with Hermione Granger. Penelope is furthest on the left |
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Why did Ginny write the wall?
They were written by Ginny Weasley during the 1992–1993 school year when she was under the possession of Tom Riddle’s diary during the second opening of the Chamber of Secrets. The messages were written
in such a way that they could not be erased from the wall
.
What did Hagrid say as he was being led away to Azkaban?
What did hagrid say as he was being led away to azkaban? if anyone wanted to find out anything,
the person should follow the spiders.
Who is the heir of Slytherin?
At least part of the legend was revealed to be true in 1943, when
Tom Marvolo Riddle
, the heir of Slytherin, opened the Chamber and used the Basilisk to attack Muggle-borns.
What house was Hagrid?
He was a
Gryffindor
Hagrid’s Hogwarts house is never mentioned in the books, but, given his kindness, noble nature and bravery, it might not come as that much of a surprise that Hagrid was in Gryffindor.
What was Harry saying in parseltongue?
In the books, Harry says
‘Open!
‘ in the 2nd book, and in the 7th book Ron copies what Harry said to open the locket earlier in the book (which I think was either ‘Open’ or ‘Open up’ from memory) so ‘Open’ seems to be the key word in the books.
How can Harry talk to snakes?
We learn in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows that Harry’s ability to speak Parseltongue is actually
related to the soul shard that Voldemort lost when trying to kill Harry
. That soul shard had attached itself to Harry, and was the source of this ability, as well as the ability to see into Voldemort’s mind.
