Which student discovered the body of Moaning Myrtle?

On Riddle's command, the Basilisk stared at Myrtle, and her eyes met with the monster's. Since looking at a Basilisk's eyes was a fatal act, Myrtle's body fell to the bathroom floor. Tom (Lord Voldemort) used her murder to make his first Horcrux: the Diary. Myrtle's body was later found by Hornby.

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Who actually killed Moaning Myrtle?

Myrtle's life was cut shockingly short when she was killed by the Basilisk at Tom Riddle's command.

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Who teased Moaning Myrtle before she died?

On her final day of life, Myrtle was teased by student Olive Hornby. She had made fun of Myrtle's glasses and, as a result, left Myrtle sobbing.

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Who is the ghost girl in Harry Potter?

Shirley Henderson has been most widely-seen as Moaning Myrtle in the Harry Potter films- 2002's "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" and 2005's "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire." Henderson's tiny frame and raspy voice have led to her frequent casting as introverted eccentrics.

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Who killed Rowena Ravenclaw?

Desperate to see her daughter one last time, Rowena sent a man to bring Helena home. Unfortunately, that man was the Bloody Baron, who was head over heels with Helena, and stabbed her in a rage when she refused to come home.

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Who was the Grey Lady killed by?

Born Helena Ravenclaw, she was a witch and daughter of one of Hogwarts' founders, Rowena Ravenclaw. Helena turned into the ghost known as the Grey Lady after she was brutally murdered by the Bloody Baron. The character was portrayed by actress Kelly MacDonald in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2.

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Was there a Mudblood in Slytherin?

Salazar Slytherin never allowed muggle-borns in his house and there has never been a muggle-born sorted in Slytherin.

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Is Moaning Myrtle a Slytherin?

Moaning Myrtle

Born in the late 1920s to Muggle parents, Myrtle Warren started her Hogwarts life in the early 1940s, where she was sorted into Ravenclaw. She had no friends, and was bullied relentlessly because of her glasses and acne.

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Whose father killed 3 Muggles?

Percival Dumbledore (fl. 1881) was a wizard, the husband of Kendra Dumbledore and the father of Albus, Aberforth, and Ariana Dumbledore. After attacking three male Muggles who assaulted Ariana, he was sentenced to Azkaban. Percival died there sometime later after 1890.

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Who is moaning myrtles crush?

Myrtle is shown to have a crush on Harry throughout the series. In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, the bathroom scene shows her acting sexually towards Harry.

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Why did Tom Riddle become Voldemort?

Riddle ultimately changed his name, by way of an anagram, from "Tom Marvolo Riddle" to "I am Lord Voldemort", as a way of removing his own heritage and of exalting himself, and he killed the Riddle family, partly because they were Muggles, and partly because they abandoned him and his mother.

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What did Tom Riddle do to Moaning Myrtle?

Tom Riddle didn't "accidentally" kill Myrtle—he MURDERED her. He sicced the Basilisk on her because she was muggleborn. Tom never felt bad about murdering anyone.

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How old was Dumbledore when he died?

Rowling said in an interview that Dumbledore was about 150 years old. However, on her website, she states that Dumbledore was born in 1881, making him either 115 or 116 at the time of his death.

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Is Harry related to Salazar Slytherin?

Harry is very distantly related to Salazar Slytherin, but is not a descendant of him, as Voldemort is descended from Slytherin, and the second Peverell brother, while Harry is a descendant of the third.

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How did Voldemort lose his nose?

This theory suggests that each time he created a new Horcrux, that specific Horcrux diminished a part of his soul. Thus, his nose began to sink in, eventually disappearing altogether. Due to his tampering with dark magic, his human appearance evolved into a more snake-like state.

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Is Lily Potter a Slytherin?

But when they went to Hogwarts, everything changed. The pair were parted when the Sorting Hat placed Severus in Slytherin and Lily in Gryffindor, and while Lily thrived in her new, magical life, Snape was essentially placed in close quarters with the likes of Lucius Malfoy, Avery and Mulciber.

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Did Draco befriend Moaning Myrtle?

In an unusual storyline from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Draco forms a friendship with Moaning Myrtle, a ghost who haunts the Hogwarts bathrooms.

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Why did Harry chose Ginny?

The explanation is very simple - Harry has a very strong sexual desire for Ginny. He has no such feelings for Hermione. Sex is a fundamental aspect of adult relations. Sex is, in fact, the characteristic that defines the difference between a platonic relationship and a romantic one.

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Who is pure-blood Slytherin?

He's a pure-blood wizard, proud Slytherin and Harry Potter's arch rival at Hogwarts. Happy birthday, Draco Malfoy!

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Was Albus Potter sorted into Slytherin?

Albus Potter goes to Hogwarts. He is Sorted into Slytherin House.

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Does Merlin exist in Harry Potter?

Considered by many the first wizard ever, Merlin is both a Harry Pottercharacter, albeit one the fans didn't get to see in the series, and the first mythological sorcerer of all time.

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Who became head of Slytherin after Snape?

History of Slytherin

The Head of Slytherin is Horace Slughorn (who left the role to Severus Snape for fifteen years before taking it up again in 1996) and the House's patron ghost is the Bloody Baron.

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Who became head of Slytherin after Snape died?

Horace Slughorn (1997 - present) Horace, after being convinced by Dumbledore and Harry Potter, returned to Hogwarts as the Potions master. After Severus killed Dumbledore and became headmaster of Hogwarts, it was decided that Horace was to become the Head of Slytherin House once again.

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Who did Rowena Ravenclaw marry?

When Rowena was thirteen years old, she was married to Thomas Ravenclaw, son of Edmund Ravenclaw, Duke of Sussex. The marriage was arranged through Rowena's aunt Morgause Mac Alpin.

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