Another reason for Ron/Parseltongue

[susan4508]

No: HPFGUIDX 172765

Doddie <doddiemoemoe at ...> wrote:
>
> I think Ron speaking one word of parseltongue to open the chamber is
> not such a massive leap for one reason alone.
>
> I think he may have picked up quite a bit of parseltonuge when he
> wore the Locket. <snip>
>
> Ron did seem to hesitate a great deal before destroying the Horcrux
> which I had assumed(given all the italics) was spewing a great deal
> of parseltongue before its demise. <snip>
>
> Also Ron had heard Harry open not only the locket, but the chamber
> (by the faucet at least) years before.


And it's not that Ron can suddenly "speak" Parseltongue. But if you
hear someone say a word a few times in a foreign language, you can
repeat it. That's all Ron did. He had heard Harry say "Open" in
Parseltongue and just mimicked it.

Susan