{"id":53530,"date":"2017-03-21T17:22:31","date_gmt":"2017-03-22T00:22:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com\/news\/?p=53530"},"modified":"2017-03-21T17:22:31","modified_gmt":"2017-03-22T00:22:31","slug":"harry-potter-basilisk-bookend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com\/news\/harry-potter-basilisk-bookend\/","title":{"rendered":"For Basilisk Lovers Only"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-53532\" src=\"http:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/1200x630_basilisk_bookend.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/1200x630_basilisk_bookend.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/1200x630_basilisk_bookend-640x336.jpg 640w, https:\/\/\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/1200x630_basilisk_bookend-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/1200x630_basilisk_bookend-660x347.jpg 660w, https:\/\/\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/1200x630_basilisk_bookend-380x200.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/1200x630_basilisk_bookend-150x79.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Giant monsters can come from multiple origins. Some are from myth or legend, others merely a reminder that humanity is not the top of the food chain like it wants to believe. And some are bred by said humans, because why not? It is the last of those options that resulted in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com\/prodinfo.asp?number=NBHP7148&amp;utm_source=ee-blog&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=product\">the basilisk<\/a>. Herpo the Foul was the first to create the giant serpent. When you hatch a chicken egg beneath a toad it results in one big, angry snake. Who knew?<\/p>\n<p>Classified as XXXXX by Newt Scamander\u2019s <em>Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them\u00b8<\/em> this creature is a known wizard killer. They\u2019re not pets. No matter what Hagrid tells you, they are not pets! If you\u2019re a Parselmouth you may at least be able to communicate with the beast, but it&#8217;s best to probably just get yourself as far away from the area as possible. Seriously, listen to me, they can grow up to fifty feet long and can kill you with their eyes, okay? Its skin is literally as tough as a dragon and they live for a thousand years. That means you probably won\u2019t win in a fight, and if you manage to get away they\u2019re gonna live long enough to hold a grudge.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve read all of that and are still on team \u201cI need one!\u201d then don\u2019t worry, there\u2019s a solution! This <a href=\"http:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com\/prodinfo.asp?number=NBHP7148&amp;utm_source=ee-blog&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=product\">Harry Potter Basilisk Bookend Sculpture<\/a> is created as an homage to the serpent seen in <em>Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. <\/em>For the bookish ones in the audience, that is the basilisk of Salazar Slytherin himself. All the serpent-ness and none of the petrifaction!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-53531\" src=\"http:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/NBHP7148lg.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/NBHP7148lg.jpg 500w, https:\/\/\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/NBHP7148lg-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/NBHP7148lg-380x380.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/NBHP7148lg-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Giant monsters can come from multiple origins. Some are from myth or legend, others merely a reminder that humanity is not the top of the food chain like it wants to believe. And some are bred by said humans, because why not? It is the last of those options that resulted in the basilisk. 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