[HPforGrownups] Re: talking dragons

[Tandy, Heidi]

No: HPFGUIDX 18842

> 
>                  But since we *are* in JKR's world, there is no 
> indication that dragons speak parseltongue.  It is clear, however, 
> that both basilisks *and* snakes speak parseltongue in JKR's world.
> Since dragons are, to some extent, related to these, I'm comfortable 
> speculating that dragons will be shown to be parselmouths, too.

I have strong suspicions that the first language of dragons wouldn't be
parsletongue, because it's unlikely that two species would speak the exact
same language - however, as the species are related, their languages may
also be related enough that a dragon would understand some words spoken in
parsletongue, and therefore the nesting mother understood Harry, at least in
a limited way, much in the same way that a native French speaker can
understand some Creole, as the languages are related - not enough to speak
it fluently, but enough to have a vague comprehension of what someone
speaking Creole is saying.