Lily's secret

[Rachelle Elliott]

No: HPFGUIDX 24225

> On another note, since Harry can only speak Parseltongue because the
> gift was transferred to him by Voldemort's backfired spell, I don't
> think he has any innate affinity with snakes. He's more likely to
> change into something for suitable for his nature.

But what I'm hoping is that it will turn out that snakes are not 
inherently evil in the Potterverse.  (It goes against Dumbledore's 
assertions that what we choose to become is more important than 
what we're born as.)

On another point -- If it's possible to talk to snakes, can someone 
with the gift talk to other animals?  (Could Goderic Gryffindor talk to 
lions, etc.?)

Or maybe a Phoenix... (Fawkes perhaps?)