New Art Revealed Ws: Using available resources-

[mz_annethrope]

No: HPFGUIDX 170039

>  "grouchymedic_26149" <tctrppr@> wrote:

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> 
>  
> > 3. Dragons. Numerous references as to how tough it is to use 
magic 
> > against them. Could a dragon be domesticated/trained to be used 
as a 
> > kdefensive/offensive weapon?
> 
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> 
> Paul
> 
> Anne Squires:
> 
> It looks like Paul is absolutely correct about Harry using dragons 
in
> DH.  At the very least in the new art we can see that the trio use 
a
> dragon for transportation. 
>  
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mz_annethrope:

This morning our household was discussing how HRH could ride a 
dragon given the difficulty of using magic against one. We were 
thinking that Aberforth could be an animagus, since Snape--another 
dragon animagus possibility--would be as likely to consent to be a 
beast of burdern as would an ordinary centaur.

Then an easy solution occured to me. What if dragons understand 
Parseltongue? Slytherin's serpent understood Parseltongue. Dragons 
are sometimes classified as serpents. Perhaps all reptiles 
understand snake speech. ("Dragon" supposedly from Greek "derkomai" 
middle voice for "to stare fixedly" and according to my hated Greek 
professor refers to serpents, a certain law giver, and by extension 
any reptile). Harry might be able to "tame" this beast simply by 
speaking to it in its own language.

mz_annethrope