Basilisk
creatureGigantic serpent up to hundreds of years old, bright vivid poisonous green scales thick as oak trunk, 20+ feet long, blunt head with great bulbous yellow eyes causing death stare, long thin venomous saber fangs, slithers heavily.
The Basilisk, a monstrous serpent of ancient and deadly power, emerges as the central terror in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, terrorizing Hogwarts with its lethal gaze and venomous fangs. Guarding Salazar Slytherin's Chamber for centuries, it embodies the dark legacy of pure-blood supremacy until its dramatic demise at the hands of Harry Potter and Fawkes the phoenix. Absent from subsequent books, the Basilisk's legacy lingers as a pivotal symbol of the series' exploration of hidden horrors and inherited prejudices.
Evolution
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Gigantic serpent up to hundreds of years old, bright vivid poisonous green scales thick as oak trunk, 20+ feet long, blunt head with great bulbous yellow eyes causing death stare, long thin venomous saber fangs, slithers heavily.
Book Appearances
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
First appears Ch 15