the nod was faster than a verbalization, it was more comfortable for him to be able to speak the language he had grown up with than to try to make the phonetic of his english sound decent.
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Harry probably shouldn’t find the other male’s excitement as endearing as he did, but he could not help the warmth that spread through him. He continued to speak the soft whisper of Parseltongue to the boy. “(Yes I do. Are you more comfortable speaking it?)”
He asked has he-
ayaeeh esseytha ehhh seethaa ssseyaa aayaa hatheeey haa ssssaytha ssseyaa seethaaa ssss ayaeeh seyythaa hathehh haaaaaah ayaeeh seyythaa ssss hatheeey seethaaa ayaeeh ssssaytha aaah ayaeeh ayaahath ssss aayaa ssseyaa .ᐟ ”
﹙how is that you speak it? i thought i was the only
merops’ face lit up when he heard him, he didn’t know that others could speak parseltongue and the sole idea that he wasn’t the only one, makes him happy.
“ has aaaah ayae eh e sseytha— !! ” ﹝ YOU ﹞ he had trouble finding the words.
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Harry’s eyes widened slightly as the boy spoke a mix of the snake tongue and English. He found himself smiling, switching to Parseltongue, the soft whispered words. Hopefully helping the other male feel less anxious.
“(Thank you, I have been looking for this.)”
He took the-
aw. the hopes, he shakes his head, offering a tiny smile. “ it’sss a very language, i can teach the alphabet ssso you can ... understand it at leasst! ”