Did Dumbledore know Voldemort opened the chamber?

He didn’t really know about the Horcrux’s until the 6th book even though he knew about the dark magic and Voldemort somehow being alive. Everybody knew it was the heir of Slytherin that was opening the Chamber, it’s just not many people knew who the heir was.

Did Dumbledore know who opened the Chamber of Secrets?

While he never trusted Riddle like the other teachers, Dumbledore didn’t know that Riddle was the one that opened the Chamber. He knew that something was up with Riddle.

Did Dumbledore know Tom Riddle was bad?

When did he realise the truth about Voldemort? Dumbledore was the first wizard to visit Voldemort, then Tom Riddle, at his Muggle orphanage. He knew even then this was a wizard to watch – and he did, closely. When Riddle applied for the Defence Against the Dark Arts post for the second time, Dumbledore turned him down.

How did the Basilisk get in the chamber?

Slytherin’s Basilisk slithering through the Chamber of Secrets In 1943, the Chamber of Secrets was opened by a Slytherin fifth year named Tom Riddle, who was able to control the Basilisk through his status as the Heir of Slytherin. A sink in that bathroom concealed the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets.

How did Tom Riddle find the chamber?

In 1943, while Tom Riddle was at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in Slytherin House and explored the school, he found out he came from the direct line of Salazar Slytherin himself, and he opened the Chamber of Secrets and awakened the Basilisk inside.

Did Dumbledore know Harry was a Parselmouth?

Although Harry is very distantly related to Slytherin, his ability to speak Parseltongue comes from his connection to Voldemort. Albus Dumbledore is not a true Parselmouth, as he can understand Parseltongue, but cannot speak it. Dumbledore learned Parseltongue from his ex-partner, Gellert Grindelwald.

Who put the Basilisk in the Chamber of Secrets?

Salazar Slytherin
The Serpent of Slytherin was a female Basilisk 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.

What year was Tom Riddle in when he opened the chamber?

1943
The Chamber was opened during the 1942–1943 school year by a sixteen-year-old teenager by the name of Tom Riddle, later known as Lord Voldemort. Through Merope Gaunt, his mother and a Witch, Riddle was the last remaining direct descendant of Slytherin, and he desired to see Muggle-borns driven from Hogwarts.