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[waterdogn]

...And here's another thought about parseltongue that's been rattling 
around my head:

Much is made of Harry being the only one who can hear the basilisk in 
the walls because he alone can speak parseltongue. But as we see in 
the dueling club and Moaning Myrtle's bathroom, when *Harry* speaks 
parseltongue we *can* hear him. We just can't understand him. Why 
can't other people at least hear weird sounds they can't understand 
when the basilisk is traveling through the pipes? Why can only Harry 
hear anything at all? The basilisk certainly makes enough noise - 
delightfully creepy!

Inquisitively yours,

Robin Nicholls
Waterdogn @ aol.com
Southern California