Basilsk Research Paper

The Harry Potter universe is a magical one filled with strange and unbelievable things. Among these things are the magical creatures strew throughout the series. Some of these creatures are peaceful or helpful to Harry, while others are the very opposite.
”Of the many fearsome beasts and monsters that roam our land, there is none more curious or more deadly than the Basilisk, known also as the King of Serpents.This snake, which may reach gigantic size and live many hundreds of years, is born from a chicken’s egg, hatched beneath a toad.” This gargantuan snake is magical even in a way as simple as it’s being born. “Its methods of killing are most wondrous, for aside from its deadly and venomous fangs, the Basilisk has a murderous stare, and all who are fixed with the beam of its eye shall suffer instant death.” The Basilisk is one example of a magical creature who does not lend a hand to Harry, in fact it tried very hard to kill Harry whilst loyal to Tom Riddle. Basilisk are only truly loyal to
You actually find out about Aragog’s past from Aragog himself. “I come from a distant land. A traveller gave me to Hagrid when I was an egg.” Consequently not much else is said about Aragog’s origins. Hagrid cared for Aragog and Aragog, in return, is loyal to only Hagrid, regarding all other humans as prey. He is quite aggressive towards all other humans who enter the Forbidden Forest, where he and his family of spiders live. Nonetheless, Hagrid is extremely attached to this ugly, creepy creature described as “...a spider the size of a small elephant… there was gray in the black of his body and legs, and each of the eyes on his ugly, pincered head was milky white. He was blind.” Shockingly enough, Harry does survive his encounter with this magical creature, despite Aragog being something that is sure to give any arachnophobic person (like Ron Weasley), the