[HPforGrownups] Re: Snake! (was: Handicapping the Next Big Battle)

[Jennifer Boggess Ramon]

No: HPFGUIDX 31810

At 8:53 PM +0000 12/17/01, cindysphynx wrote:
>
>Drat!  OK.  How about this?  Does the diamond pattern on Nagini's
>tail tell us what kind of snake Nagini is?  Are there 12-foot long
>venomous snakes?  Are Boas long enough to wrap around a car twice?

I might guess it's a diamondback rattler, its size enhanced somewhat 
by magic (I believe I've seen a 6-foot diamondback, so it would only 
be a doubling spell).  However, I imagine Harry would notice the 
rattle, and Albania would be rather cold for it.

>I am a bit embarrassed to admit that I thought that Wormtail was
>actually extracting nice, white milk from Nagini.

A reptile enchanted to be a faux mammal?  Now, that _would_ be Evil.  :)

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