Could he still speak?, What happened to Harry's Parseltongue abilities? |
 Jul 14 2009, 02:23 PM
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Being Eaten by the Pea Soup Posts: 36 Joined: 12:00pm June 26, 2009 Location: Waiting for a Hogwarts acception letter.  |
Dumbledore reveals that Harry could only speak Parseltongue because Harry was the seventh horcrux; he had some of Voldemorts soul in his, which gave him some of Voldemort's abilities. But, in the Deathly Hallows, Harry lets himself be killed, destroying the extra soul in him. Would this mean Harry couldn't talk to snakes anymore, or was this an ability that would always stay with you?
-------------------- "Because that's what Hermione does," said Ron shrugging, "When in doubt, go to the library."
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Jul 14 2009, 07:50 PM
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Junior Dishwasher at The Leaky Cauldron Posts: 605 Joined: 6:25am December 9, 2007 Location: Canada |
From the Bloomsbury Webchat (July 30, 2007)
"Nigel: Can Harry speak Parseltongue when he is no longer a horcrux? J.K. Rowling: No, he loses the ability, and is very glad to do so." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Edited To Add - Hope you're not too disappointed by this, hermione&felix-felicis. (Smile) But he's JK's creation and she decided he would lose his ability to speak to and understand snakes when the piece of Tom Riddle left him. So he has. That rather makes sense to me. Harry Potter, whole and with only his own soul, wouldn't be able to have that ability that Slytherin's descendants do. Would he? On the other hand, IF you do not like the answer the creator of the Potterverse gave to your question, there's always fanfiction, isn't there? (Big grin) Maybe you could write a little story where Harry never loses this talent even when Tom's soul piece leaves him. It wouldn't be fact (ie - fiction fact), but it might be a fun creative exercise for you. Laura edited by lw to possibly soften the blow This post has been edited by Laura W: Jul 15 2009, 08:29 AM -------------------- |
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Jul 14 2009, 08:58 PM
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Knight Bus Driver in Training Posts: 594 Joined: 10:05pm August 1, 2007 Location: Having a Butterbeer at the Three Broomsticks  |
It disappeared with the horcrux inside him.
-------------------- LUPIN FAN FOR LIFE
Harry- "Death's got an invisibility cloak?" Ron - "So he can sneak up on people. He gets bored of running at them, flapping his arms and shrieking." |
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Jul 15 2009, 12:26 PM
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Leaky's Official Donut Maker and Mosquito Man  Posts: 11,168 Joined: 10:51am August 25, 2005 Location: Playing kal-toh with Professor Snape  |
Seeing as how the question has been answered, this thread will now be closed.
You may however be interested in another thread about Parseltongue: Can Parseltongue be learned?  Finite incantatemMoose_Starr LL Mod --------------------   I'm 1 of the 99.99% W.L.Y.J.  When I sleep I dream, and when I dream I can rise above the walls Remember Cameron Duncan Thanks Jeff! |
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