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'I know,' Harry murmured through the glass, though he wasn't sure the snake could hear him. It gave Harry a look that said quite plainly: The snake jerked its head toward Uncle Vernon and Dudley, then raised its eyes to the ceiling. He looked back at the snake and winked, too. Then he looked quickly around to see if anyone was watching. Slowly, very slowly, it raised its head until its eyes were on a level with Harry's. The snake suddenly opened its beady eyes. It was worse than having a cupboard as a bedroom, where the only visitor was Aunt Petunia hammering on the door to wake you up at least he got to visit the rest of the house. He wouldn't have been surprised if it had died of boredom itself- no company except stupid people drumming their fingers on the glass trying to disturb it all day long. вЂњHarry moved in front of the tank and looked intently at the snake. 'He lived about a thousand years ago for all we know, you could be.вЂќ 'You'll find that hard to prove,' said Hermione. 'But I'm not,' said Harry, with a panic he couldn't quite explain. 'And now the whole school's going to think you're his great-great-great-great-grandson or something.' That's why the symbol of Slytherin House is a serpent.' 'It matters,' said Hermione, speaking at last in a hushed voice, 'because being able to talk to snakes was what Salazar Slytherin was famous for. 'What does it matter how I did it as long as Justin doesn't have to join the Headless Hunt?' 'D'you want to tell me what's wrong with stopping a massive snake biting off Justin's head?' he said. Both he and Hermione were looking as though someone had died. 'I spoke a different language? But- I didn't realize- how can I speak a language without knowing I can speak it?' You could have been saying anything- no wonder Justin panicked, you sounded like you were egging the snake on or something- it was creepy, you know-' 'I heard you speaking Parseltongue,' said Ron.

'What d'you mean? You were there- you heard me-' 'What's wrong with everyone? Listen, if I hadn't told that snake not to attack Justin-' 'What's bad?' said Harry, starting to feel quite angry.

'A boa constrictor told you it had never seen Brazil?' Ron repeated faintly.

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I accidentally set a boa constrictor on my cousin Dudley at the zoo once- long story- but it was telling me it had never seen Brazil and I sort of set it free without meaning to- that was before I knew I was a wizard-' 'I mean, that's only the second time I've ever done it.