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Is Harry Potter Descended From Salazar Slytherin?

Is Harry Potter descended from Salazar Slytherin?

Although it was briefly speculated in The Chamber of Secrets, Harry is not, in fact, a direct descendant of Salazar Slytherin, though he is still distantly related to him; Voldemort is descended from Slytherin and the second Peverell brother, while Harry is a descendant of the third.

Was Salazar Slytherin a dark wizard?

History. Salazar Slytherin was one of the first recorded parselmouths (wizards that have the extremely rare ability to speak to snakes). ... He believed that the school should only accept pure blood witches and wizards, as he distrusted Muggle-borns, possibly of the great conflict between Wizardkind and Muggles.

How did Salazar Slytherin get a basilisk?

Salazar Slytherin's basilisk was born in the chamber, as revealed by Aragog. Slytherin, in his spite of the his fellow founders' acceptance of muggle-borns into the school, left a basilisk deep in the chamber, in hopes that one day his true heir will unleash her to purge all they deem unworthy to study magic.

Who are the descendants of Salazar Slytherin?

The only known direct descendants from Salazar Slytherin were the Gaunts, who for the most part shared their ancestor's beliefs in the purity of wizard blood. They also spoke in Parseltongue between themselves.

Did Salazar Slytherin put the Basilisk in the Chamber?

The Serpent of Slytherin was a femaleBasilisk that was placed by Salazar Slytherin as the only resident of the Chamber of Secrets at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The Basilisk could only be controlled by the Heir of Slytherin, Tom Riddle.

Why did Salazar Slytherin hate muggles?

Because he lived in an age where his people were being persecuted, hunted down, tortured, and murdered. He hated muggles. And that hatred was completely justified. The atrocities were so horrific that it forced all wizards and witches to go into hiding.

Can Harry still speak Parseltongue?

Harry can no longer speak it Once the part of Voldemort's soul that dwelled inside Harry was destroyed, however, Harry discovered he was no longer a Parselmouth; an added bonus of Voldemort's demise.

Can wizards learn Parseltongue?

The ability to speak Parseltongue is usually inborn; a wizard is born being able to speak Parseltongue, and those who are not born with the ability cannot normally learn the language (although, according to the author, Dumbledore may have learned to understand it, and in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Ron learnt ...

Can Ron speak Parseltongue?

The ability to actually speak Parseltongue — not just imitate it as Ron Weasley did — was considered an attribute of a Dark Wizard, which was partly due to the fact that both Salazar Slytherin and Lord Voldemort possessed this ability. Another notable Dark Wizard who was also a Parselmouth was Herpo the Foul.

Why did Moaning Myrtle get killed?

Moaning Myrtle is a ghost of a female student that can be found crying in girls' lavatories. She belongs to Ravenclaw and was killed by Basilisk for being a Muggle-born witch.

Why is Moaning Myrtle always crying?

On her final day of life, 13 June 1943, Myrtle was teased by student Olive Hornby. She had made fun of Myrtle's glasses and, as a result, left Myrtle sobbing. Myrtle then ran into one of the bathroom's stalls and started crying. ... Myrtle's body was later found by Hornby, something that Hornby would not soon forget.