Harry defeats Riddle and revives Ginny by stabbing the diary with the basilisk fang. Stories of the basilisk show that it is not completely distinguished from the cockatrice. Hermione discovers the truth behind Riddle's diary, but is petrified by the Basilisk. Hermione is Petrified by the basilisk after successfully identifying the creature through library research. A male basilisk has a scarlet plume on its head. Harry defeats the manifestation of Riddle from the diary and the basilisk. Spiders flee from the basilisk, as they are mortal enemies. The species "Basiliscus vittatus" (brown basilisk) has been introduced to Florida. He was responsible for making Basilisk kill his brother Havok. The lord has promised to marry the woman who finds the basilisk. He cast the spell after murdering his fellow student Myrtle Warren using the Basilisk. Captain Boomerang is seen escorting the squad to the concentration camps of the Basilisk militia. "Basilisk" was crippled before being scuttled by "Whitehall". Legend has it the basilisk haunts the bastion of the city wall located there. Some species, like the common basilisk, can run across water.