Welsh is the closest language I could find. Don't judge. Voice test.

[rowena_ravenclaw]

Yr wyf yn Rowena Ravenclaw. Nid oes unrhyw arall gan yr enw. [I am Rowena Ravenclaw. There is no other by that name.] What brings you to my door? I must say, you are dressed strangely.

[The austere lady allows herself the faintest of smirks.]

Gynhesu eich hun ar fy tân. [Warm yourself at my fire.] Standing about idly will do you no good.

[Only after she has settled herself in a large, dark leather chair does she voice her true concern.]

Beth ydych chi'n dymuno i mi? [What do you wish of me?] I am not one of your "fairy godmothers".

Comments

[fromthevalley]

When it comes to them, it would be very pleasant if their manner of dress was the only thing that is strange about them.

[rowena_ravenclaw]

I haven't had the pleasure of acquainting myself with this one - or any other for that matter. Is their strangeness a product of their time or are they from another place altogether?

[fromthevalley]

I believe it is a combination of both.

[wandthief]

Greetings, Fraulein. I know of you.

[rowena_ravenclaw]

You sound well-versed in them, Helga.

[rowena_ravenclaw]

Do you indeed? I fear I cannot say the same.

[wandthief]

Not surprising what with the differences in time.

I am Gellert Grindelwald. I did not go to school there but I have heard about Hogwarts from a friend.

[rowena_ravenclaw]

Salutations, Sir Grindelwald.

What House was your friend Sorted into? Was it my own?

[wandthief]

How very proper. Please, Gellert will be fine.

He was in Gryffindor, I'm afraid. But I have been told that I could have been a Ravenclaw myself.

[fromthevalley]

I try to stay quiet and observe. In this case, it's for the best.

[ Gosh, Helga. Make it sound sinister, why don't you. ]

[rowena_ravenclaw]

I fear I have been asleep for too long. So many occurrences have missed my attention. [Not to mention, she has no clue what to make of the modern world.]

[rowena_ravenclaw]

Then Rowena will suffice.

Ah Godric's House. He must be rather bold. I prefer those who can solve problems through their wits alone.

[wandthief]

A sharp wit can take one very far.

[fromwildmoor]

Oh, use their language. Why must you overcomplicate things? It need not always be a riddle or a puzzle, you little sphynx. She was daring enough to come to you, bold enough to carry your voice.

Cut her some slack.

...Do you like that? Cut her some slack. Or better, throw her a bone. It means you should allow her some exception where she is found lacking, but it is so much less insulting.

Which do you prefer? Slack or bones?

[fromthevalley]

I am certain you'll be able to take to it like a duck takes to water.

[withmybrain]

[Of course, she knows what Rowena was saying because lolsob mind reading, even though she's probably never even heard of the language. Her speech has a distant, distracted tone to it.]

Fire burns too hot. Don't get close. Get burned, have to bandage your hand.

[in_the_grass]

Yn cael ei gwneud yn gweithio mor galed i gyfathrebu â ni wir yn angenrheidiol? [Is making them work so hard to communicate with us really necessary? Which is pretty rich since he's using the Welsh too, most likely having convinced her to teach it to him.]

[rowena_ravenclaw]

Mae llawer diolch, Helga. [Much thanks, Helga.] I am at your disposal should you desire conversation from someone of your era.

[rowena_ravenclaw]

Wit y tu hwnt i fesur yw trysor dyn mwyaf. [Wit beyond measure is man's greatest treasure.] I based my House on that belief.

[rowena_ravenclaw]

Godric, hi yw'r un ar fy drugaredd; nid y ffordd arall o gwmpas. [Godric, she is the one at my mercy; not the other way around.]

Have you become fond of metaphors in my absence? [She arches a brow, keeping her expression carefully blank.]

Neither, thank you.

[rowena_ravenclaw]

I use fire to warm; not burn. Only a fool would stick his hand in the flames.

[rowena_ravenclaw]

Mae gennych ffordd gyda eironi, Salazar. Gwelaf eich bod wedi cadw eich gwersi mewn cof. [You have a way with irony, Salazar. I see you have kept your lessons in mind.

She isn't going to apologize for speaking her native tongue. She is proud of her heritage.]

[wandthief]

Where do you hail from? Your language... I do not know it.

[in_the_grass]

Yr wyf yn siŵr y byddwch yn dal yn cael y fantais dros mi. [I am sure you still have the advantage over me.]

[withmybrain]

Too many fools.