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Speaking of Dumbledore and Parseltongue. Cockatiel of Doom Send a noteboard - 28/10/2010 05:03:10 AM
I was trying to figure out if Dumbledore could understand all the conversations that were going on. He asked Harry if he (Harry) could understand, but doesn't seem to give an indication one way or the other whether he himself (Dumbledore) can.

I kind of wanted Dumbledore to ask Harry for a translation when they were done. Because that would have been cool.
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The Great Harry Potter Re-read: Book Six, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - 18/10/2010 06:12:40 PM 2990 Views
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Me too - 01/11/2010 02:11:28 PM 1681 Views
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*cough* - 09/11/2010 09:24:21 AM 1617 Views
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Neville. - 23/10/2010 05:30:39 PM 1731 Views
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I believe in Wrackspurts, too. And some questions. - 22/10/2010 07:28:04 PM 1626 Views
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*lol* - 25/10/2010 06:39:19 PM 1765 Views
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It's like baking, I think. - 25/10/2010 05:32:42 PM 1746 Views
Good analogy - 25/10/2010 05:52:38 PM 1595 Views
Yes, exactly like baking - and advanced baking involves experimenting, substituting, improvising. - 25/10/2010 06:42:42 PM 1817 Views
But not at high school. - 25/10/2010 07:57:44 PM 1711 Views
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Also, Parseltongue - is Harry that thick, or is it a magic thing? - 25/10/2010 05:18:41 PM 1729 Views
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Speaking of Dumbledore and Parseltongue. - 28/10/2010 05:03:10 AM 1965 Views
parseltongue - 25/10/2010 10:24:46 PM 1832 Views
Interesting how many of our remarks are along similar lines. *NM* - 25/10/2010 10:27:30 PM 851 Views
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My take on Ginny is rather different, I must say... at least this time around. - 29/10/2010 01:47:20 PM 1680 Views
Girls. - 29/10/2010 05:54:25 PM 1712 Views
Draco: Not as confident as he appears, surely. - 29/10/2010 02:02:01 PM 1865 Views
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Plotting and writing. *NM* - 27/10/2010 04:17:26 PM 784 Views
plot and writing. - 27/10/2010 10:30:14 PM 1734 Views
Re: plot and writing. - 28/10/2010 05:07:03 AM 1894 Views
Draco can dissemble rather well, just like his parents. - 29/10/2010 02:08:35 PM 1751 Views
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Re: Anything else? - 27/10/2010 10:30:55 PM 1878 Views
Re: Anything else? - 28/10/2010 04:56:10 AM 1811 Views
Harry comments on that when in Snape's memories in book five. - 28/10/2010 10:42:08 AM 1671 Views
I wonder if that's actually true, though. - 28/10/2010 10:39:20 AM 1855 Views
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It's more than that, though. - 28/10/2010 10:55:49 AM 1776 Views
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And - 04/11/2010 10:46:37 AM 1701 Views
Plotting and writing. - 29/10/2010 05:43:49 PM 1626 Views
Re: Plotting and writing. - 29/10/2010 08:52:34 PM 1787 Views
Anything else? *NM* - 29/10/2010 05:44:04 PM 847 Views
My comments on Potions class were heeded! Excellent. - 29/10/2010 11:28:43 PM 1719 Views
Re: My comments on Potions class were heeded! Excellent. - 29/10/2010 11:52:12 PM 1782 Views
Chapters 19-21: Elf Tails, Lord Voldemort's Requests, The Unknowable Room *NM* - 01/11/2010 02:00:22 PM 745 Views
Characters: The Trio, the elves, Draco, Dumbledore,... *NM* - 01/11/2010 02:00:56 PM 1069 Views
the twins, Hermione, Ron, Luna, Voldemort, Draco and Tonks - 01/11/2010 02:08:32 PM 1595 Views
Re: the twins, Hermione, Ron, Luna, Voldemort, Draco and Tonks - 01/11/2010 05:10:11 PM 1836 Views
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Plotting and writing. *NM* - 01/11/2010 02:01:13 PM 851 Views
Dumbledore, little girls and the house-elf issue again. - 01/11/2010 02:09:35 PM 1913 Views
Anything else? *NM* - 01/11/2010 02:01:27 PM 870 Views
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Characters. *NM* - 03/11/2010 09:50:33 PM 992 Views
Malfoy, Ron & Hermione, Slughorn, Voldemort, Snape and Ginny. - 04/11/2010 12:12:57 AM 1750 Views
Draco, Slughorn, Snape, the romance. - 04/11/2010 02:02:04 PM 1778 Views
Re: Draco, Slughorn, Snape, the romance. - 04/11/2010 02:16:17 PM 1803 Views
Plotting and writing. *NM* - 03/11/2010 09:50:50 PM 884 Views
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This "we'll see in book seven" thing is getting old, but still that's what I have to say here... - 04/11/2010 01:23:01 PM 1628 Views
Yes, I think you are right - 04/11/2010 01:24:41 PM 1789 Views
Well, I'm back. Some comments inside. *DH Spoilers* - 08/11/2010 02:28:11 PM 1761 Views
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Plotting and writing. - 05/11/2010 05:39:27 PM 1454 Views
*spoilers for book 7* - 05/11/2010 07:55:07 PM 1660 Views
Anything else? *NM* - 05/11/2010 05:39:43 PM 892 Views
I like how good magic is not flashy. Also, a Tolkien thing - 05/11/2010 07:55:27 PM 1703 Views
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yes - 05/11/2010 10:06:43 PM 1689 Views
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Characters. *NM* - 09/11/2010 02:13:25 PM 831 Views
Plotting and writing. *NM* - 09/11/2010 02:13:40 PM 958 Views
Spoilers. - 09/11/2010 02:26:38 PM 1631 Views
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I'm assuming not even the Ministry knows 100% what she did. - 13/11/2010 12:26:14 AM 1781 Views
Very true. - 15/11/2010 01:48:36 PM 1781 Views
Not much, no, but there's one fairly crucial mention. - 15/11/2010 04:37:23 PM 1745 Views
Re: Spoilers. - 13/11/2010 12:22:22 AM 1893 Views
Re: Spoilers. - 13/11/2010 09:38:09 AM 2034 Views
Anything else? *NM* - 09/11/2010 02:13:53 PM 840 Views
We did the Harry Potter marathon thing on Sunday - 09/11/2010 02:28:08 PM 1751 Views
I vaguely remember something of the sort, yes. - 09/11/2010 02:57:56 PM 1960 Views
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This is definitely the most painfully altered of the movies. - 09/11/2010 04:34:33 PM 1784 Views
Re: This is definitely the most painfully altered of the movies. - 09/11/2010 04:36:29 PM 1758 Views
Very true. - 09/11/2010 04:40:24 PM 2004 Views
Re: Very true. - 09/11/2010 04:43:45 PM 2232 Views
Agreed. - 09/11/2010 04:53:46 PM 1771 Views
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