potterwatch.

Rapier/Rodent: "so people, let's try and calm down a bit. things are bad enough without inventing stuff as well. for instance, this new idea that You Know Who can kill with a single glance from his eyes. that's a basilisk! listeners. one simple test, check whether the thing that's glaring at you has got legs, if it has...it's safe to look into it's eyes. although, if it really is You Know Who, that's still likely to be the last thing you'll ever do."

River: "and the rumors that he keeps being sighted abroad?"

Rapier/Rodent: "well...who wouldn't want a nice little holiday after all the hard work he's been putting in. point is, people, don't get nulled into a false sense of security, thinking he's out of the country. maybe he is. maybe he isn't. but the fact remains, he can move faster than Severus Snape confronted with shampoo when he wants to."