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Water-based magic[]

This seems a somewhat odd disagreement. The Merpeople are a race of magical beasts, and therefore their language is magical. Mermish can be heard above water, only horribly. When underwater, is can be clearly understood - this is magic. RedWizard98 (talk) 18:06, September 3, 2019 (UTC)

Wizards are magical, yet their language(s) are not. Same appears true for Gobbledegook. As for being heard differently above and below water, the difference may just be because of the differing densities of the medium (air vs water), as Dumbledore was able to converse with the chief merperson above water just fine. (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 26 (The Second Task) - "Dumbledore was crouching at the water’s edge, deep in conversation with what seemed to be the chief merperson, a particularly wild and ferocious-looking female. He was making the same sort of screechy noises that the merpeople made when they were above water; clearly, Dumbledore could speak Mermish." Unless I'm missing something, there does not appear to be anything magical about the language itself. Cheers --Ironyak1 (talk) 18:18, September 3, 2019 (UTC)

Well, the language of Wizardkind isn't magical (common Earth tongue), but then again it can be utilised for magical purposes (spell-casting). The key magical component of Mermish appears to be its audibility underwater and its lack of audibility above water. As for old Dumbledore, he was a master of magic, to put it frankly. - User:RedWizard98

There is no indication that Dumbledore or the chief merperson are casting magic when conversing audibly in Mermish above water, anymore than when Harry (or any other character) are speaking English. As for Mermish being magical as it is audible underwater, the merpeople speak English to Harry underwater so it doesn't appear to be anymore magical on that basis either. Everything makes it appear to be just another language. Cheers --Ironyak1 (talk) 17:49, September 4, 2019 (UTC)

It's the Merpeople themselves that are magical, not the language. -

19:12, September 4, 2019 (UTC)