In the Chamber of Secrets movie Ginny was studying in the study area, and Harry found Justin minutes later. How did Ginny have time to petrify Justin? Was another student possessed?
In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets it is revealed that      Ginny is being possessed by Tom Riddle and is the one opening the Chamber of Secrets.   The book seems relatively without holes in this regard.  However in the movie when Harry discovers Justin Flinch-Fletchley we see moments prior to this      Ginny is studying in a room full of people.   This implies that the person opening the chamber of secrets couldn't have been in the chamber when the second attack occurs.  Is this just a goof in the movie or is there an alternate explanation for this?  Is the Basilisk acting on its own in the movie?
My significant other and I finish our master degrees at the same time and thus we are applying for PhD programmes at the same time. One major factor of accepting a potential offer would be if we could study at the same university, so I feel that mentioning a two-body problem would be advantageous for both, us and the admission committee. But where do I mention this? Is a line in the statement of purpose suitable here?     If you admit me, please also consider admitting my significant other Jane Roe.   Some additional information: We both do research in computer science. While I do research in natural language processing my partner does research in computer vision.