From the bizarre practise of breeding Basilisks to the reasons why spiders fear them, here are some intriguing facts about Basilisks in Harry Potter.

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Been listening to the audiobooks while working. Never gets old. Ink wash and color done in photoshop. The Chamber of Secrets

Description WB Product Art, HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS, The Basilisk. Pencil. This puppy was a real pill. I had to illustrate this as the pre-production department on the film were still finalizing their designs, and well before post-production worked their magic. It was a major frustration having to guess what this beastie would finally look like, while being harshly critiqued for guessing wrong. I'm only average at mind-reading after all. An earlier version of this drawing had…

In 2002, In the movie "The Chamber of Secrets" based off of the Harry Potter series by JK Rowling, we see a character that is similar to Medusa and her powers. These characters are similar because they both have snakes who can kill people by petrifying them in harry potter and turning them to stone for Medusa. The basilisk is similar to Medusa because it is a snake and if you look at it you either die or are petrified. Both creatures are very hard to defeat, but were defeated in their…

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