Why didnt Dumbledore do anything about the Chamber of Secrets?

We know that Dumbledore could identify traces of magic, but Hogwarts itself is built by the great four witches and wizards (Godric Gryfindor, Salazar Slytherin, Helga Hufflepuff and Rowena Ravenclaw) and Salazar Slytherin built the Chamber of Secrets using the same type of Magic, so Dumbledore could not identify …

Did Dumbledore know Harry could hear the basilisk?

During Chamber of Secrets Harry Potter is plagued by voices in the walls. Yet, Dumbledore did not hear the basilisk during the events of Chamber of Secrets. This implies that he did not know parseltongue before the Chamber of Secrets, but understood the language by the Half-blood Prince.

Why didn’t Harry get petrified when he saw the basilisk?

Harry wasn’t petrified or killed because Harry made sure that he didn’t look directly or indirectly into the eyes of the basilisk, and by the time he looked at the basilisk it had been blinded by the brilliant Fawkes.

Why didn’t the basilisk kill the horcrux in Harry in Chamber of Secrets?

So why wasn’t the Horcrux residing in Harry’s head destroyed when he was bitten by the Basilisk? The answer is simple: He didn’t actually die. Fawkes quickly healed the bite wound with his phoenix tears just in time.

Can Dumbledore defeat basilisk?

Dumbledore is a much more experienced wizard beating Grindlewald and being a master of the Elder Wand. Dumbledore could easily destiny the basilisk.

Did Dumbledore know about Horcruxes?

As a recap: at the time he died, Dumbledore knew for sure the identities of three out of seven Horcruxes — the destroyed diary and ring as well as an unsuspecting Harry Potter — and confidently hypothesized the identity of two more — Slytherin’s locket and Hufflepuff’s cup.

Did Dumbledore know Tom opened the chamber?

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 Hagrid know about the Basilisk?

Hagrid didn’t know, he asked Aragog to tell him, but Aragog refused. His race were all in great fear of the Basilisk and as part of their nature/culture, they refused to ever speak of it.

How did Ginny open the Chamber of Secrets?

Ginny Weasley opened the Chamber under Tom Riddle’s control; however, she only could open it because of Riddle’s ability to speak Parseltongue. She was unable to speak Parseltongue afterwards, but Riddle probably told her what to say.

Was the book in Chamber of Secrets a Horcrux?

The first horcrux is Tom Riddles Diary it was destroyed with a basilisk fang in the chamber of secrets. The second one is:Helga Hufflepuffs cup destroyed in the room of requirement by basilisk fang. The third one is: Gaunts ring was destroyed with Goodric Gryffindor’s sword.

Why couldn’t Dumbledore hear the Basilisk?

Dumbledore couldn’t hear the basilisk because he wasn’t a Parselmouth. If he heard any noises, they would have sounded to him like the pipes acting up, not like a snake speaking, because he wasn’t born with the ability to hear snakes speaking.

What languages did Dumbledore speak in Harry Potter?

J.K. Rowling has stated that Dumbledore was fluent¹ in English, Mermish, Gobbledygook, and Parseltongue. If this is so: Why didn’t Dumbledore hear the Basilisk during the events in Chamber of Secrets?

Can Dumbledore understand Parseltongue?

My guess is that Dumbledore can understand Parseltongue if he is prepared to hear it. So if he was close to the Basilisk only one or twice, he may have taken it for background noise. Dumbledore doesn’t generally gallivant all over the castle. He’s a Headmaster – he sits in his office, does research, has meetings, or goes to the Great Hall.

Is there any explanation for Dumbledore being hard of hearing?

There’s nothing to indicate Dumbledore was hard of hearing (no ear trumpet!) and he spent enough time in the castle that surely he would have been near the Basilisk at least once or twice. Is there any canon-based explanation for this? ¹What J.K. Rowling actually said was that Dumbledore understands Mermish, Parseltongue, and Gobbledygook.