[HPforGrownups] Re: Parseltongue and Ron WAS: Deathly Hallows: My Review (SPOILERS!)

[Lana]

No: HPFGUIDX 173249




> Karina:
>
> I've been suspecting that Parseltongue is learnable since Dumbledore
> didn't ask Harry for translation of the Morfin's memory wherein he and
> Voldemort spoke exclusively in Parseltongue.
>
> Lynda:
>
> It didn't bother me either, because any language is learnable, really,
> if someone has enough initiative.
>
>
> Cira:
>
> But if it was learnable, why isn't half of Slytherin House speaking
> Parsel already? I rather think that Salazar would have loved the idea
> of distunguishing his students from all others by having them using a
> "secret language".

Lana:
If everyone starts doing it, whaat makes it "special"?  What makes SS's 
abitily rare?  Nothing.  When you can do something like that i think you 
wouldn't want everyone else to be able to do it.  Sound like Salazar to me.
  Lana