Title: Dear Tom…
Author: Kararen
Disclaimer: I do not own the characters from the Harry Potter books; I only own Ginny's view of events.
Author's Note: Ah yes, here's just after the dueling club…and just before another attack!
Entry #19: December 13th
Dear Tom,
Professor Lockhart started a dueling club! Isn't that exciting?
~Very.
But wait until you hear what happened!
~So tell me!
Well, first of all, Professor Snape helped him, and they did this demonstration, and poor Lockhart was knocked down! I do hope he's all right! But anyways, we practiced disarming each other and then Harry got to go up and try it in front of everyone! He's so brave! I wouldn't have been able to! And well, Ron was going to go up too, but Snape pointed out that his wand is broken and suggested someone else. Of course he picked Draco Malfoy! He cheated and started too early. But then Harry got him back. But then Malfoy did a spell that made a snake appear and you'll never guess what happened!
~I'm sure I won't so why don't you just tell me!
Well, Harry spoke to it!
~What do you mean he spoke to it?
He spoke snake language! We all heard him!
~You mean to tell me that he can speak Parseltongue?
Yes! I had no idea! I don't even think Ron and Hermione knew by the looks they had on their faces!
~That's very interesting!
Isn't it Tom?
~Yes. So now, tell me what happened? What did he say?
Well, I don't know exactly, because I couldn't understand him, but it looked like the snake was going to attack one of the Hufflepuffs. He looked really scared and Harry kept talking to the snake!
~And so did it stop attacking then?
Yes! How did you know? Because everyone else seemed to think he was telling the snake to attack.
~And what did you think Ginny?
I'm not sure. I don't think he would have tried to make it attack anyone.
~So what happened next?
Well, Professor Snape got rid of the snake and Harry, Ron, and Hermione disappeared.
~Interesting. So no one else can speak Parseltongue then?
Not that I know of. No one else spoke!
~So what's happening today?
Not much. A lot of people keep staring at Harry!
~Where are you right now?
At the library, but I have to go now Tom! I want to look at some books! Everyone keeps talking about Salazar Slytherin being able to speak Parselmouth and I want to look up some information on him.
~Well, I happen to know that Slytherin was a very good Parselmouth indeed.
What else do you know about him?
~Loads! Would you like me to show you what I know?
Yes…
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Author's Note: Here's where Tom is starting to become even more interested in the famous Harry Potter!