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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