Who got petrified in the Chamber of Secrets?
Isabella Bartlett
Updated on January 21, 2026
The second opening in 1992 led to the Petrification of students Colin Creevey, Justin Finch-Fletchley, Hermione Granger and Penelope Clearwater, along with the cat Mrs Norris and the ghost Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington.
Who gets petrified by the Basilisk?
βThe basilisk kills people by looking at them. But no one's died β because no one looked it straight in the eye. Colin saw it through his camera. The basilisk burned up all the film inside it, but Colin just got Petrified.Who petrified students in Chamber of Secrets?
In 1943 and 1992, Salazar Slytherin's Basilisk was released from the Chamber of Secrets in Hogwarts and petrified several Muggle-born students; in the former case, one student, Myrtle, was killed.Who is the first victim of the petrification in the Chamber of Secrets?
The Basilisk from the Chamber of Secrets attacks its first victim: Filch's cat, Mrs. Norris. Harry is discovered at the scene of the crime, and students start suspecting him to be the heir of Salazar Slytherin. Harry and his friends, meanwhile, begin to suspect Draco Malfoy.How did Penelope Clearwater get petrified?
Mirror: Penelope owned an ornate hand mirror, which was useful for looking around corners. When she encountered the Serpent of Slytherin in 1993, the Basilisk's deadly gaze was reflected by the mirror's glass and only resulted in her and Hermione Granger being petrified, saving both their lives.Hermione gets petrified - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
How was Justin Petrified?
Both of them saw the Basilisk there; Justin looked into the monster's eyes through Nick's transparent form which protected him from death. Unfortunately, it couldn't shield him fully and both Justin and the ghost were Petrified. Meanwhile, Harry wanted to explain to Justin what had really happened the night before.What was Percy doing that Ginny saw?
At the end, it's revealed that all he was doing was snogging Penelope Clearwater.Who petrified Mrs Norris?
Mrs. Norris was the first victim of the Serpent of Slytherin when the Chamber of Secrets was re-opened in 1992. On Halloween 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 was Headless Nick petrified?
On December 18, 1992, Nick was Petrified by the gaze of a basilisk, the creature from the Chamber of Secrets. He remained Petrified, which for a ghost means that he was the color of smoke and completely immobilized, for several months until May 30, 1993.Who killed Rowena Ravenclaw?
What you might not be aware of is the Bloody Baron is the one who killed Helena Ravenclaw. Her mother, who was dying at the time, desperately wanted to Helena. So she sent the Bloody Baron to find her and bring her back. When the Baron found Helena, she refused to return and in his anger killed her.What caused Dr Stone?
The Petrification EventOn June 3rd 2019, all of the humans on Earth were mysteriously turned into stone statues after a greenish light swept across the land. Once the light had touched someone, their skin started to become stone-like and they'd be unable to move.
What page does Hermione get petrified?
Chapter Sixteen: The Chamber of Secrets.How did Hermione see the Basilisk?
Hermione Granger was Petrified, while gathering information on the Basilisk. She discovered she was the monster in the Chamber of Secrets and that the serpent travelled through the pipes in the school. Hermione was Petrified after seeing the Basilisks' eyes in a hand mirror.Who Petrified Hermione?
The Gryffindor vs Hufflepuff Quidditch game, to determine the Hogwarts Quidditch Cup, is cancelled abruptly by Professor McGonagall.How did the Basilisk petrify Nearly Headless Nick?
The ghosts pass through a table of rotten food and state that they can almost taste it. Since that is how they "eat" they most likely just passed the potion through him in order for it to unpetrify him. Possibly they modified the potion to make it more "potent" or "rotten" to offset his ghostly "digestive" system.How old is Nearly Headless Nick?
Nearly Headless NickHe was originally born in the 15th century to a family of nobles, which he left at the age of 11 to attend Hogwarts.