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a snake
- ...because being able to talk to snakes was what Salazar Slytherin was famous for. That's why the symbol of Slytherin House is a serpent.Chapter 11 — The Dueling Club (63% in)
serpent = snake
- They called Slytherin himself Serpent-tongue.Chapter 11 — The Dueling Club (74% in)
- Of the many fearsome beasts and monsters that roam our land, there is none more curious or more deadly than the Basilisk, known also as the King of Serpents.Chapter 16 — The Chamber of Secrets (31% in)
- The monster in the Chamber's a basilisk — a giant serpent!Chapter 16 — The Chamber of Secrets (33% in)
- And then, at last, as he crept around yet another bend, he saw a solid wall ahead on which two entwined serpents were carved, their eyes set with great, glinting emeralds.Chapter 16 — The Chamber of Secrets (99% in)
- The serpents parted as the wall cracked open, the halves slid smoothly out of sight, and Harry, shaking from head to foot, walked inside.Chapter 16 — The Chamber of Secrets (**% in)
- Towering stone pillars entwined with more carved serpents rose to support a ceiling lost in darkness, casting long, black shadows through the odd, greenish gloom that filled the place.Chapter 17 — The Heir of Slytherin (0% in)
- She set the Serpent of Slytherin on four Mudbloods, and the Squib's cat.Chapter 17 — The Heir of Slytherin (20% in)
- Harry wanted to shout, "Don't leave me!" but what chance did a phoenix have against the king of serpents?Chapter 17 — The Heir of Slytherin (59% in)
- Harry felt it shudder — he knew what was happening, he could sense it, could almost see the giant serpent uncoiling itself from Slytherin's mouth.Chapter 17 — The Heir of Slytherin (59% in)
- He fell hard onto the stone and tasted blood the serpent was barely feet from him, he could hear it coming There was a loud, explosive spitting sound right above him, and then something heavy hit Harry so hard that he was smashed into the wall.Chapter 17 — The Heir of Slytherin (61% in)
- The enormous serpent, bright, poisonous green, thick as an oak trunk, had raised itself high in the air and its great blunt head was weaving drunkenly between the pillars.Chapter 17 — The Heir of Slytherin (62% in)
- KILL HIMI" The blinded serpent swayed, confused, still deadly.Chapter 17 — The Heir of Slytherin (65% in)
- He raised the sword in both his hands The basilisk lunged again, and this time its aim was true — Harry threw his whole weight behind the sword and drove it to the hilt into the roof of the serpent's mouth But as warm blood drenched Harry's arms, he felt a searing pain just above his elbow.Chapter 17 — The Heir of Slytherin (71% in)
- You were fantastic, Fawkes ...... " 1,520 He felt the bird lay its beautiful head on the spot where the serpent's fang had pierced him.Chapter 17 — The Heir of Slytherin (74% in)
There are no more uses of "serpent" in Harry Potter (#2) and the Chamber of Secrets.
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