[HPforGrownups] Evil Anyone - Snake Duelling

[Hana]

No: HPFGUIDX 39977

>Debbie said:
>"Snape's actions at the duelling club revealed to 
>Harry that he's a Parselmouth, but that was only information that he would 
>need *if* he chose to look for the Chamber of Secrets.  In fact, I'm not at all convinced that Snape knew Harry was a Parselmouth."  

I personally agree about Snape not knowing about Harry being a Parselmouth -- ~Harry~ had only talked to a snake once so unless Snape was watching him at the zoo (highly unlikely) then he wouldn't know.

The snake, IMO, was used by Snape because it is the emblem for Slytherin -- Snape was prepared to get rid of it on his own.  ~JKR~ had ulterior motives for choosing a ~snake~ but none of the characters had any reason to suspect that Harry could talk to them and therefore no deeper reason for choosing that particular creature.  

Another reason for using a snake (Snape's POV) is that since a lot of people are afraid of snakes it makes them a good thing to conjure -- a lot of people would freak out lose the duel if a snake attacked them like that just like a lot of people would do the same if it had been a spider instead.

Just my perspective on the whole issue.

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--Hana




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