Ron's Parseltongue ( was: Loved it!)

[AmanitaMuscaria]

No: HPFGUIDX 172608

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "eggplant107" <eggplant107 at ...> 
wrote:
>
>  "AmanitaMuscaria" <amanitamuscaria1@> wrote:
> 
> > Yes, Ron's sudden ability to impersonate
> > Parseltongue was lame. 
> 
> I don't find it lame at all, not even a little! Yes Ron couldn't
> discuss the subtleties of Ludwig Wittgenstein's philosophy in
> Parseltongue as Harry could, but he did know one word of the 
language,
> just one word, "open"; he knew that word because he heard a very good
> friend of his say it. I mean, would it stretch your mental capacities
> to the breaking point to learn ONE word of Chinese? Couldn't you
> manage one word?
> 
> Eggplant
>

Eggplant - No, it would not stretch my intellectual capacities, but as 
it's a language with no links, connections, or soundsystem common to 
English, it would probably stretch my vocal abilities to the extent 
that the word might not mean what I wanted it to in Chinese.
Parseltongue is noted, by Ron, as being very rare. As far as I 
remember, Ron heard Harry say 'open' once in Parseltongue, in Moaning 
Myrtle's bathroom. 
Cheers, AmanitaMuscaria