Harry's Power (was: A few random thoughts)

[quigonginger]

No: HPFGUIDX 123289


Eggplant originally:
> >> In all of recorded history only 3 wizards have been able to speak
> >> Parseltong. Harry is one of them.
> 
Ginger originally: 
>  
> > Actually, there are only 3 in the main series.  
> > If you have a copy of FB, look under runespoor,
> > and it tells that wizards know so much  about 
> > them due to the writings of Parseltongued 
> > wizards who conversed 
> > with them.  
> 
Eggplant again:
> I'd forgotten FB said that, but this is what Voldemort says to Harry
> on that subject in Chamber Of Secrets:
> 
> "There are strange likenesses between us, after all. Even you must
> have noticed. Both half-bloods, orphans, raised by Muggles. Probably
> the only two Parselmouths to come to Hogwarts since the great
> Slytherin himself We even look something alike"
> 
> Sounds to me like the ability to talk to snakes has been pretty rare
> in the last thousand years, even Dumbledore can't do it.

Ginger again:
Thanks for the canon.  Definately, Parselmouths are rare.  Odd, 
though, that there have been only 3 in the last 1000 years at 
Hogwarts (and I assume in GB), but several in Africa.  No dates are 
given as to the writings, but I'd assume in the last 1000 years at 
least.

Are there more snakes in Africa?  More magical snakes?  More Dark 
Wizards?  Makes me wonder how Parseltongue is learned, or if it is, 
barring Harry, a natural talent.  

So many questions that have so little relevance to the plot as a 
whole that they will probably go unanswered.

Bummer, Ginger