Snape outing Harry as Parselmouth (was Re: If DD knows, then why..?)

[leb2323]

No: HPFGUIDX 94565

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "potioncat" <willsonkmom at m...>
wrote:
>  
> > Mandy here:
> > But the question raised was; Was it unusual for Draco, a 12-year-
> old 
> > wizard, to conger the Serpensortia spell? I was arguing that it
was 
> > not, as there would have been a stir from the kids if it was.  
> > 
> >
> 
> Potioncat:
 My questions are: Who taught him, 
> Snape or Lucius? (I think it would have been Lucius.)  

leb:
I always just kind of thought that since the Slytherin mascot was a
serpent that it wasn't all that unusual for Draco to know that spell.
 Kind of like the Weasley twins playing practical jokes in the
Gryffindor common room -- maybe the Slytherins conjure snakes and set
them on each other for grins.