A new development."Is A Basilisk A Snake" is a newspaper column recently brought to my attention by a good friend. It is supposedly written by two people: Emile M. Anderson and Rudy P. Erthman. In it there was a conversation between a man named (mysteriously) A.C. and another man known as Tom. It went something like this:
T: So A. C. Is a Basilisk a snake?
A.C.: Well, Tom, in my research I have found quite clear indications that a basilisk is not only a snake but also a close cousin of the Indian Viper. This close relation is the obvious reason that J.K. Rowling put it into her 2nd book. The fact is that the Chamber of Secrets is an ancient Indian legend.
Tom: So it's definitively a snake.
A.C.: Oh yes I'd say so.

As you may have noticed, the first two letters of Anderson's first name are E and M which along with his middle initial M and the first letter of his last name A spell Emma. This is surely important. Also by a similar code, Erthman's name is Rupert.