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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
[ Harry Potter ] Would night-vision goggles protect you against the basilisk's petrifying gaze?
gpt
The basilisk's gaze only petrifies when seen indirectly, like a reflection off of water or through the lens of a camera. It kills outright if seen directly.

I think night-vision goggles would be the same kind of indirect viewing as camera lenses.