Had it been several statements I would have WTFed. I think it mentioned him having to say it more than once.
I did pull this from wiki. Lol. I didn't remember it.
Albus Dumbledore seems to be able to understand Parseltongue in one instance in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, when he repeats Morfin Gaunt's words "the big house over the way", which were spoken in Parseltongue. It is unlikely to have been Morfin who did so: Dumbledore claims that, "apparently, ["He'll kill me for losing his ring"] was all he ever said again."
Ron Weasley uses Parseltongue in the final book to reopen the Chamber of Secrets, but only through persistently trying to mimic the sounds Harry made. This, along with Dumbledore's comprehension of Parseltongue indicates that the language may not necessarily be a magical trait, but can be a learned art, although it is possible that Dumbledore had seen the memories previouly with a parslemouth.
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Date: 2007-07-22 07:41 pm (UTC)I did pull this from wiki. Lol. I didn't remember it.
Albus Dumbledore seems to be able to understand Parseltongue in one instance in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, when he repeats Morfin Gaunt's words "the big house over the way", which were spoken in Parseltongue. It is unlikely to have been Morfin who did so: Dumbledore claims that, "apparently, ["He'll kill me for losing his ring"] was all he ever said again."
Ron Weasley uses Parseltongue in the final book to reopen the Chamber of Secrets, but only through persistently trying to mimic the sounds Harry made. This, along with Dumbledore's comprehension of Parseltongue indicates that the language may not necessarily be a magical trait, but can be a learned art, although it is possible that Dumbledore had seen the memories previouly with a parslemouth.