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Magnifique! (lemmy.zip)

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[–] Maultasche@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Knowing Hagrid, it's probably a Cockatrice

[–] chuckleslord@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's actually a basilisk and he was the heir all along. Just, ya know, chickens instead.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

But isn't the a cock's crow fatal to a basilisk? That's why Tom made Ginny kill all the roosters.

[–] chuckleslord@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

I was speaking of Basilisk mythos in general. The depiction as a snake is less common historically than the cockatrice. Source