Tonks -
You say you're optimistic now, but just you wait. I'd like to see Tonks the Graceful handle frost on the ground. Not much time to write now, as per usu., but will definitely be around at weekend. Hallowe'en less hopeful, as is Sunday. Pity, as quite enjoy drunken revelry. Speaking of which, must find out when Peter's wedding is. Know plan was for autumn wedding, but nothing else.
About Parseltongue: as have said before, most reptiles speak something like it. Strictly speaking, 'Parseltongue' more like a name for a language family, though has come to mean snakes' language as well. The version snakes speak not quite root language, but... common denominator, sort of. Overall, snake would have higher level of understanding of other languages that come under heading of Parseltongue. Many, many diff. languages, dialects, etc, due to various factors, eg: region, species, history, development, etc. Rattlers from U.S. have no 'I' pronoun, and geckos have most fucked-up syntax that have ever seen. You get idea. Also comes down to phonetics; humans can't make same sounds as snakes, snakes can't make same sounds as crocodiles, & so on. In general, though, most reptiles able to make selves understood by other reptiles. Not sure how would work w/ dragons, as have never spoken to one, & am unfamiliar w/ anatomy of dragon sound organs. Is possible sheer size may make sounds too loud & deep to understand, plus, innate magic poss. also factor - might help/hinder communication. But not unlikely that speaker of snakes' Parseltongue would be able to communicate w/ them, even if only on basic level. Suggest finding human that can speak it, and testing theory. That, or stick grass-snake in pen w/ baby dragon, & see if looks like they are communicating.
Bollocks, Evil beckons. Must go. Take care, Tonks. Try not to deprive Master Weasley of too much sleep.
- Crowley
You say you're optimistic now, but just you wait. I'd like to see Tonks the Graceful handle frost on the ground. Not much time to write now, as per usu., but will definitely be around at weekend. Hallowe'en less hopeful, as is Sunday. Pity, as quite enjoy drunken revelry. Speaking of which, must find out when Peter's wedding is. Know plan was for autumn wedding, but nothing else.
About Parseltongue: as have said before, most reptiles speak something like it. Strictly speaking, 'Parseltongue' more like a name for a language family, though has come to mean snakes' language as well. The version snakes speak not quite root language, but... common denominator, sort of. Overall, snake would have higher level of understanding of other languages that come under heading of Parseltongue. Many, many diff. languages, dialects, etc, due to various factors, eg: region, species, history, development, etc. Rattlers from U.S. have no 'I' pronoun, and geckos have most fucked-up syntax that have ever seen. You get idea. Also comes down to phonetics; humans can't make same sounds as snakes, snakes can't make same sounds as crocodiles, & so on. In general, though, most reptiles able to make selves understood by other reptiles. Not sure how would work w/ dragons, as have never spoken to one, & am unfamiliar w/ anatomy of dragon sound organs. Is possible sheer size may make sounds too loud & deep to understand, plus, innate magic poss. also factor - might help/hinder communication. But not unlikely that speaker of snakes' Parseltongue would be able to communicate w/ them, even if only on basic level. Suggest finding human that can speak it, and testing theory. That, or stick grass-snake in pen w/ baby dragon, & see if looks like they are communicating.
Bollocks, Evil beckons. Must go. Take care, Tonks. Try not to deprive Master Weasley of too much sleep.
- Crowley
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