[HPforGrownups] Re: CoS question was: Re: Dumbledore evil??

[Iain Bartholomew]

No: HPFGUIDX 105039

Cathy:

The only thing I can think of is that these three know Harry was a
Parselmouth - and that the ability is very rare.  Hermione is the one
who figured out that Harry was hearing a snake.  I do have problems with
the situation as DD would have known about Harry's ability as well, the
minute Snape knew.  

I have several concerns about similar situations but my thoughts are
"it's just a book...things happen that way in books."

I also have several concerns about DD but I won't get into them here.

Me (Iain):
 
The only things that H, H & R did that I suspect the teachers didn’t
were to speak to Aragog and to speak to Myrtle. The former led to the
latter, and though I’d imagine the staff, or at least Dumbledore, knew
Myrtle was the one killed by the Basilisk, perhaps they never thought to
speak to her?
 
Or perhaps, not being Parselmouths, they knew they needed Harry to open
the Chamber and had to reluctantly accept that when it came to it,
without forcing it on him?
 
Iain