Bathilda + the snake

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 176869

  
> 
> Jen:  I thought Nagini was possessing the dead body, using Bathilda's 
> mouth to speak Parseltongue like LV used Harry's mouth while 
possessing 
> him.  Could Nagini do that with her soul piece?  I figured it wasn't 
an 
> Inferi because Harry and Hermione never talked about it as an 
Inferi.  
> Now that you mention the idea it sounds plausible.  Maybe it's an 
> animated corpse with Nagini inhabiting the body until the time is 
> right, speaking Parseltongue through the bewitched lips?  I don't 
> know!  Repulsive.


Potioncat:
Someone else posted that Bathilda was an Inferius (Inferia?) and I 
smacked my head. But if you didn't get it either, I don't feel so bad. 
I think your last bit is correct, She's an Inferius with Nagini in the 
body. I don't know how Inferiuses (if the pleural of Patronus is 
Patronuses...)are controlled, but I've never quite worked out the long 
term Imperius either.