Parseltongue question

[Susan McGee]

No: HPFGUIDX 6324

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, Amanda Lewanski <editor at t...> wrote:
> Has anyone (but me) wondered why Harry didn't try to *talk* to the
> basilisk in the Chamber? Why he didn't yell at it to attack Riddle, 
or
> go away, or anything? 

Perhaps he knew instinctively that it would be fruitless to try
to discuss things with the Basilisk...Riddle already had established
control as the Heir of Slytherin....