Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

by

J. K. Rowling, Jack Thorne, and John Tiffany

Parseltongue Term Analysis

Parseltongue is the language of snakes, which only people descended from Salazar Slytherin (one of the four Hogwarts founders) can speak. It is generally associated with dark magic. In the play, Voldemort, Delphi, and Harry can speak Parseltongue.
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Parseltongue Term Timeline in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

The timeline below shows where the term Parseltongue appears in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Part 1, Act 2, Scene 1
Parenthood Theme Icon
Time, Mistakes, and the Past Theme Icon
...appears in red robes and looks at the young Harry before Albus is pulled away. Parseltongue whispers reverberate around the stage, and Voldemort says, “Haaarry Pottttter.” (full context)
Part 1, Act 2, Scene 20
Time, Mistakes, and the Past Theme Icon
Whispers in Parseltongue erupt, and Dolores Umbridge pulls Scorpius Malfoy out of the water. She says that his... (full context)
Part 2, Act 3, Scene 12
Time, Mistakes, and the Past Theme Icon
...and Albus bursts out of Voldemort’s cloak, calling after his dad. There are whispers in Parseltongue, a scream, and then a voice saying, “Haaarry Pottttter.” (full context)
Part 2, Act 3, Scene 21
Time, Mistakes, and the Past Theme Icon
...there’s no record of her at the Ministry. When Ginny unscrews a lamp, they hear Parseltongue. Harry says in fear that he hasn’t been able to understand Parseltongue since Voldemort died,... (full context)
Part 2, Act 4, Scene 10
Death and Sacrifice Theme Icon
...but Harry knows it has to be him because he’s the only one who speaks Parseltongue. The others realize that Harry is right. (full context)
Part 2, Act 4, Scene 11
Time, Mistakes, and the Past Theme Icon
...and Bellatrix Lestrange’s, born in Malfoy Manor before the Battle of Hogwarts. She speaks in Parseltongue and flies in the air as proof, explaining that she is the Augurey to his... (full context)
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