Harry looked at Madam Bones and replied, "I didn’t cast spells at it, I killed it with the Sword of Gryffindor. It was over fifty feet long. Didn’t Susan tell you anything about the basilisk? How curious. Come on, that was a frightening year, because nobody knew how people were getting petrified, or who would be next. Whatever the headmaster knew, he didn’t tell; nor did he close the school. Typical."