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Parseltongue is the ability to speak with snakes, and Harry Potter's use of this magical language offers insight into his connection to Voldemort.

The tagline “It All Ends” has adorned every poster for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, which indeed does bring the seven-book, eight-film franchise to a close once it opens on July 15.

I have good news for all you muggles out there, for the first time, you don't have to be Harry Potter or a descendant of Salazar Slytherin to become a Parselmouth. I'm sure I don't have to remind all ...

Twenty years after Harry, Ron, and Hermione Apparated into our hearts, the Harry Potter series isn't done giving up its secrets. Today, one Redditor thinks they may have solved one of the series' ...

“Sorry, I don’t understand.” Luckily there is a translator for that! To non-speakers, languages invented for television and books may sound like utter gibberish ...

Parseltongue – the "gift" inadvertently passed on to Harry Potter by Lord Voldemort during his attack on him as a baby. The hissing language is usually described as the ability to speak to snakes but ...

If you have a phobia of snakes, you should probably stay away from the "Harry Potter" franchise. Every single movie features a snake of some sort, and not just because the main villain has one as his ...

From the beginning of Harry Potter, it's clear that Professor Dumbledore is a brilliant man. He understands magic so well that anything he knows or does isn't a surprise. So when Dumbledore appears to ...

Cape Town - "The Chamber of Secrets has been opened. Enemies of the heir, beware." Another year, another series of adventures. It's Harry Potter's second year at Hogwarts, and the days are just packed ...