Who is Najini?

[persephone_kore]

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> > [Vmonte asks]
> > 
> > > Just wondering if Najini,Voldemort's snake,is male or female? 
> > > (It sounds female but I'm not certain.) 

[PK]
If you reread the beginning of GoF, you will find that Voldemort
refers to Nagini as "she." (Is it spelled with a J in some of the
translations? I know it's 'g' in the English editions.) I can't think
of any compelling reason to doubt the pronoun. 

[Frost]
> It would make more sense for him to be 
> using a magical snake for his potions (he regularly milks Najini (or 
> has Wormtail do it).  Of course, then again, most snake owners milk 
> their venimouse snakes so that the bites don't actually harm them.  
> But Najini seems to be a bit more intellegent, and have much more of 
> a understanding with Voldemort.  

[PK] 
Well, the boa seemed quite intelligent to me as well. I think it would
be interesting if Nagini were in fact a Naga -- probably more so than
if she were an Animagus, though perhaps it would depend on what she
was like as a human. Even if she doesn't have a human or semi-humanoid
form, though, I'm nearly certain she's magical. Judging from Harry's
descriptions, she's a good size for a large constrictor -- but venomous.

PK