Why did Ginny Weasley not get killed by the Basilisk in the Chamber of Secrets?
Ginny Weasley was responsible for the opening of the Chamber of Secrets, (she was possessed by Riddle's diary). As Voldemort said, one has to call the Basilisk, otherwise that creature won't come out. So Ginny has to call him out from the Chamber. In doing so, why did the Basilisk did not kill her? Was it because she was possessed by Voldemort?
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Tom Riddle was draining her life force (for lack of better term) so while Ginny was getting weaker, he was getting stronger. He needed her in his plan so Basilisk shouldn't kill her on his orders. He also didn't kill her with its gaze, because Ginny had her eyes closed (being in coma and all).
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How did Ginny survive the Chamber of Secrets?
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.Did Ginny see the Basilisk?
'Yes,' said Riddle, calmly. 'Of course, she didn't know what she was doing at first ...' How was Ginny able to direct the actions of the Basilisk without using her sight (so the Basilisk wouldn't be able to look her in the eyes), or without being killed or petrified herself?Why does Harry not get petrified by the Basilisk?
So why wasn't the Horcrux residing in Harry's head destroyed when he was bitten by the Basilisk? Rowling's answer is simple enough. Harry wasn't destroyed by the Basilisk or its venom. He came very close, but Fawkes' tears healed him, and apparently that helped preserve the Horcrux.How did Ginny open the Chamber of Secrets without Parseltongue?
Ginny Weasley opened the Chamber under Tom Riddle's control; however, she only could open it because of Riddle's ability to speak Parseltongue. She was unable to speak Parseltongue afterwards, but Riddle probably told her what to say.How Ginny Saved Everyone In The Chamber Of Secrets
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Tom Riddle had preserved his soul in his diary (his first horcrux) which was a bit like an agony aunt where Ginny shared all of her secrets. Tom made Ginny kill chickens, write on the wall with blood and petrify students, but Ginny did not know she was doing all of this until she finally realised because she had chicken feathers and blood (that she thought was paint) all over her clothes. Tom was only a memory and therefore was only there because of the diary and if the diary was demolished, so would Tom. He was taking her life force out of her body which was making Tom stronger and Ginny weaker which would kill her eventually anyway so there was no need for the Basilisk to kill Ginny.
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