The Basilisk

==Summary==
The Basilisk, also known as the King of Serpents, is a gigantic serpent bred by Dark Magic. The ritual for creating such a creature was invented by Herpo the Foul, who first discovered, after much experimentation, that a chicken egg hatched beneath a toad would produce a gigantic serpent possessed of extraordinarily dangerous powers.
The creation of Basilisks has been illegal since medieval times, although the practice is easily concealed by simply removing the chicken egg from beneath the toad when the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures comes to call. However, since Basilisks are uncontrollable except by Parselmouths, they are as dangerous to most Dark wizards as to anybody else, and there have been no recorded sightings of Basilisks in Britain for at least four hundred years.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: At least , likely 
Name: Basilisk. The one at Hogwarts is also called the "Serpent of Slytherin".
Origin: Wizarding World
Gender: Varies from the specimen. The Serpent of Slytherin is female.
Age: Varies. The Serpent of Slytherin is around a thousand years old (It lived in the 11th century when Salazar Slytherin left Hogwarts)
Classification: Snake, 'Fantastic Beast', M.O.M Classification XXXXX (Known wizard killer/impossible to train or domesticate)
Powers and Abilities:
* Superhuman Physical Characteristics
* Large Size (Type 1: The Serpent of Slytherin was over 60 feet long)Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (movie)
* Bodily Weaponry (Teeth)
* Enhanced Senses (Could move and locate itself based solely on hearing and smellNO!” Harry heard Riddle screaming. “LEAVE THE BIRD! LEAVE THE BIRD! THE BOY IS BEHIND YOU. YOU CAN STILL SMELL HIM. KILL HIM!”(Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter Seventeen) after its eyes were gouged out.Fawkes was soaring around its head, and the basilisk was snapping furiously at him with fangs long and thin as sabers Fawkes dived. His long golden beak sank out of sight and a sudden shower of dark blood spattered the floor. The snake’s tail thrashed, narrowly missing Harry, and before Harry could shut his eyes, it turned — Harry looked straight into its face and saw that its eyes, both its great, bulbous yellow eyes, had been punctured by the phoenix; blood was streaming to the floor, and the snake was spitting in agony(Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter Seventeen) Can apparently identify muggle-borns and half-blood wizards by smelling their blood)
* Possibly Underwater Breathing (Type 2; appears capable of surviving whilst submerged for prolonged periods of time, using the sewer pipes as a means of transportation around Hogwarts and swimming long distances underwater)“But how’s the basilisk been getting around the place?” said Ron. “A giant snake… Someone would’ve seen…”Harry, however, pointed at the word Hermione had scribbled at the foot of the page.“Pipes,” he said. “Pipes… Ron, it’s been using the plumbing. I’ve been hearing that voice inside the walls…”(Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter Sixteen)
* Longevity (Can live for over nine hundred years or more)If the food source is sufficient (the Basilisk will eat all mammals and birds and most reptiles), the serpent may attain a very great age. Herpo the Foul’s Basilisk is believed to have lived for close on nine hundred years(Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, 'Basilisk')
* Fear Manipulation against spiders (Spiders, even Acromantulas, are afraid of the Basilisk and flee in its presence)Spiders flee before the Basilisk, for it is their mortal enemy [...](Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter Sixteen)
* Death Manipulation, Petrification, Technology Manipulation and Non-Physical Interaction with its glare (Anyone that makes direct eye contact will die instantlyIt has exceptionally venomous fangs but its most dangerous means of attack is the gaze of its large yellow eyes. Anyone looking directly into these will suffer instant death.(Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, 'Basilisk') and indirect contact, like that via a reflection, will immediately petrify them.The basilisk kills people by looking at them. But no one’s died — 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. Justin… Justin must’ve seen the basilisk through Nearly Headless Nick! Nick got the full blast of it, but he couldn’t die again… and Hermione and that Ravenclaw prefect were found with a mirror next to them.(Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter Sixteen) If something inanimate, such as a camera, were to record its image, it would meltA jet of steam had hissed out of the camera. Harry, three beds away, caught the acrid smell of burnt plastic.“Melted,” said Madam Pomfrey wonderingly. “All melted…”“What does this mean, Albus?” Professor McGonagall asked urgently.“It means,” said Dumbledore, “that the Chamber of Secrets is indeed open again.”(Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter Ten) and burst into flame. Petrification works even on ghosts)It was Nearly Headless Nick, no longer pearly-white and transparent, but black and smoky, floating immobile and horizontal, six inches off the floor. His head was half off and his face wore an expression of shock identical to Justin’s.(Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter Eleven)
* Poison Manipulation, Acid Manipulation and Healing Negation with its venom (Secretes highly corrosive venom, which blurs the vision and makes the victim drowsy,Harry slid down the wall. He gripped the fang that was spreading poison through his body and wrenched it out of his arm. But he knew it was too late. White-hot pain was spreading slowly and steadily from the wound. Even as he dropped the fang and watched his own blood soaking his robes, his vision went foggy. The Chamber was dissolving in a whirl of dull color.(Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter Seventeen) and is strong enough to destroy Horcruxes. In-universe, there is only one antidote to it, the tears of a phoenix)“Yes,” said Hermione, now turning the fragile pages as if examining rotting entrails, “because it warns Dark wizards how strong they have to make the enchantments on them. From all that I’ve read, what Harry did to Riddle’s diary was one of the few really foolproof ways of destroying a Horcrux.”“What, stabbing it with a basilisk fang?” asked Harry.“Oh well, lucky we’ve got such a large supply of basilisk fangs, then,” said Ron. “I was wondering what we were going to do with them.”“It doesn’t have to be a basilisk fang,” said Hermione patiently. “It has to be something so destructive that the Horcrux can’t repair itself. Basilisk venom only has one antidote, and it’s incredibly rare –““– phoenix tears,” said Harry, nodding.(Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter Six)
* Resistance to Magic (Particularly large creatures, such as trolls, dragons or giants have tough hide which repels most spells.Some charms will be ineffective on large creatures such as trolls, whose hides repel all but the more powerful spells.(The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 1 - Old Pottermore) The Basilisk is considered larger than any giant or troll)
Attack Potency: At least Small Building level, likely Building level (Far more powerful than regular wizards and extremely dangerous, to the point that Basilisk breeding was banned in Medieval times, a regulation that has not changed since. Its presence was a threat to the entirety of Hogwarts' staff and almost had the school closed. Listed by the Ministry of Magic to be at the same tier as dragons and werewolves). Can ignore conventional durability with Death Stare, Petrification and venom.
Speed: At least Athletic Human, likely Subsonic (Kept up with second-year Harry Potter who was already a Quidditch Seeker, meaning he could dodge Bludgers. Should be able to tag an average wizard), much higher attack speed (Its primary form of attack is to simply make eye contact with the victim, with death or petrification following instantaneously)
Lifting Strength: At least Class 10 (Can effortlessly support its own weight and propel its body with significant speed and agility)
Striking Strength: At least Small Building level, likely Building level
Durability: At least Small Building level, likely Building level (Listed as a "known wizard killer" by the Ministry of Magic, at the same level as werewolves and dragons)
Stamina: Superhuman (The Serpent of Slytherin could survive for a thousand years with almost no sustenance and continue to function relatively uninhibited after its eyes had just been gouged out)
Range: Extended Melee Range due to its size, Unknown for death stare
Standard Equipment: None notable
Intelligence: Below Average. Sentient, but likely does not possess Human level intelligence, though it can speak and understand Parseltongue.
Weaknesses: Relatively unintelligent, but nevertheless sentient. A rooster's cry is deadly to a basilisk. Its eyes are less tough than the rest of its body.
==Notable Matchups==
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==References==
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