Ron's Parseltongue ( was: Loved it!)

[AmanitaMuscaria]

No: HPFGUIDX 172629

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Kathryn Lambert <anigrrrl2 at ...> 
wrote:
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>           --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "eggplant107" 
<eggplant107@> 
>   <<<<SNIPPAGE>>>>
>    I mean, would it stretch your mental capacities
> > to the breaking point to learn ONE word of Chinese? Couldn't you
> > manage one word?
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> > Eggplant
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> <<<LITTLE SNIP>>>
>   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
> 
> ****Katie:****
>   I thought the Parseltongue was lame and wierd, too, until I 
reread. Ron hears Harry say "open" a lot, as Harry is constantly 
trying to open the snitch. In fact, if Ron and Hermione hadn't picked 
up on how to say that one word, that would have been strange. I think 
it works. Katie
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Hi Katie - I don't understand - why would Harry be saying 'open' in 
Parseltongue to the snitch? The snitch was 'set' by Dumbledore, who 
may or may not have been able to understand Parseltongue, but we've 
been given no indication that he could speak it. The reason the 
snitch didn't open when Scrimgeour (like JKR's pronunciation - 
skrimjaw) placed in Harry's hand was, as Harry explains to Ron and 
Hermione, that he'd caught it in his mouth ...
Cheers, AmanitaMuscaria