Priori Incantatem - further thoughts (longish)

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 100241

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Snow:
> I had also wondered about the difference between the spellings and 
or 
> meanings of Priori Incantato vs. Priori Inacntatem. The only 
> reference that I can think of that might relate would be parcel 
mouth 
> and parcel tougue. 
> Priori Incantato is to Priori Incantatem as Parcel Mouth is to 
Parcel 
> Tongue.
> 
> Don't know if that helps but thats what I thought!

Geoff:
There is, I think, a subtle difference. In the books' usage, 
Parseltongue is the language but is sometimes used also to refer to 
the speaker whereas Parselmouth can only be used of the speaker, not 
the language.