[HPforGrownups] Re: New Art Revealed Ws: Using available resources-

[Janette]

No: HPFGUIDX 170195

> 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.


montims:

Interesting idea, but wouldn't he have heard them speak already?  Either
when they were fighting their handlers in GoF, or when he was trying to get
the dragon's egg...  Also Norbert...


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