Also, continuing with the Parseltongue angle, isn't it weird that no one (i.e. Dumbledore) thinks to train Harry's Parseltongue ability? There's Voldemort with this incredibly rare ability, which he could maybe... possibly... conceivably... use to his advantage. Like, say, concealing a Horcrux behind a Parseltongue password. If I were Dumbledore I'd be worried about that.
And then, lo and behold! A person with this same incredibly rare talent surfaces, and luckily he's on your side. Any competent general would immediately start training him to understand snakes and to become practiced in speaking Parseltongue. Dumbledore, though, goes all "it's your choices, not abilities, that matter. Let us pretend you can't talk to snakes." Way to go, Dumbles, way to go. Let's all stick our heads in the sand and hope that Harry's OMG SO EBIL Parseltongue ability goes away. Because there's no way we could find it useful. After all, it's more evil than, say, the ability to eviscerate people. Yes. *nods sagely*
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Date: 2007-06-01 05:34 pm (UTC)And then, lo and behold! A person with this same incredibly rare talent surfaces, and luckily he's on your side. Any competent general would immediately start training him to understand snakes and to become practiced in speaking Parseltongue. Dumbledore, though, goes all "it's your choices, not abilities, that matter. Let us pretend you can't talk to snakes." Way to go, Dumbles, way to go. Let's all stick our heads in the sand and hope that Harry's OMG SO EBIL Parseltongue ability goes away. Because there's no way we could find it useful. After all, it's more evil than, say, the ability to eviscerate people. Yes. *nods sagely*