Ron's Parseltongue ( was: Loved it!)

shagufta_naazpk2000 shagufta_naazpk2000 at yahoo.com
Fri Jul 27 06:43:26 UTC 2007


No: HPFGUIDX 173196

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "AmanitaMuscaria" 
<amanitamuscaria1 at ...> wrote:
> > 
> 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
>

Hi
Harry does try using Parseltongue to open the snitch,in desperation, 
after trying everything else. Its in the chapter called Deathly 
Hallows i think

Of course it doesn't say whether Ron heard him then, but he did hear 
him opening the locket.

cheers
Shagufta





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