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One.

Two.

Three! Expelliarmus!

Do you think hes all right? Who cares?

An excellent idea to show them that, Professor Snape…

…but if you don’t mind me saying, it was obvious what you were about to do.

If I had wanted to stop you, it would have been only too easy.

Perhaps it would be prudent to first teach the students…

…to block unfriendly spells, professor.

An excellent suggestion, Professor Snape.

Lets have a volunteer pair. Potter, Weasley, how about you?

Weasleys wand causes devastation with the simplest spells.

Well be sending Potter to the hospital wing in a matchbox.

Might I suggest someone from my own house?

Malfoy, perhaps?

Good luck, Potter. Thank you, sir.

Wands at the ready.

Scared, Potter? You wish.

On the count of three…

…cast your charms to disarm your opponent. Only to disarm.

We don’t want any accidents here. One.

Two. Everte Statum!

Rictusempra!

I said disarm only.

Serpensortia!

Don’t move, Potter. Ill get rid of it for you.

Allow me, Professor Snape. Alarte Ascendare!

Vipera Evanesca.

What are you playing at?

You’re a Parselmouth? Why didn’t you tell us?

I’m a what? You can talk to snakes.

I know. I accidentally set a python on my cousin Dudley at the zoo once.

Once. But so what? I bet loads of people here can do it.

No, they cant. Its not a very common gift, Harry.

This is bad.

Whats bad? If I hadn’t told that snake not to attack Justin–

That’s what you said to it. You were there. You heard me.

I heard you speaking Parseltongue, Snake language.

I spoke a different language?

But I didn’t realize–

How can I speak a language without knowing I can?

I don’t know, but it sounded like you were egging the snake on or something.

Harry, listen to me.

There’s a reason the symbol of Slytherin house is a serpent.

Salazar Slytherin was a Parselmouth. He could talk to snakes too.

Exactly.

Now the whole schools gonna think you’re his great-great-great grandson.

But I’m not.

I cant be.

He lived a thousand years ago.

For all we know, you could be.

Who am I, Hedwig?

What am I?

Ill see you back in the common room.

So anyway, I told Justin to hide up in our dormitory.

I mean to say, if Potter has marked him down as his next victim…

…its best he keeps a low profile for a while.

But why would he want to attack Justin?

Well, Justin let it slip to Potter that he was Muggle-born.

And you definitely think Potter is the Heir of Slytherin?

Hannah, hes a Parselmouth.

Everyone knows that’s the mark of a dark wizard.

Have you ever heard of a decent one who could talk to snakes?

They called Slytherin himself Serpent-tongue.

Harry always seemed so nice though.

And after all, he is the one who made You-Know-Who disappear.

Thats probably why You-Know-Who wanted to kill him in the first place.

Didn’t want another Dark Lord competing with him.

Hello, Harry, You all right?

Hagrid, What are you doing here?

Second one killed this term.

Now, I reckon its either a fox or a Blood-Sucking Bugbear.

I’ve been up at Dumbledores getting permission…

…to put a little charm round the old hen coop.

You sure you’re all right? You’re awful hot and bothered.

Its nothing.

Look, Id better get going. I’ve got a lot of studying to…