Harry's Daemon (from Pullman's trilogy)

[jenny_ravenclaw]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., "davewitley" <dfrankiswork at n...> wrote:
> My guesses:
> 
> Hermione: Peregrine falcon - wise, sharp eyed, agile. Anyway, if a 
> lion, then a lion, not a lioness - all daemons are opposite gender.
> 
> Ron: I can see the vixen - but it's too easy to go with the red 
> thing.  I prefer a bear - loyal, quick tempered, a bit vengeful.  I 
> hope not a rhinoceros.
> 
> Harry: much, much harder. A doe would fit, I suppose, but something 
> slower yet more powerful... bison?>

I'm so happy people responded!  I was feeling embarrassed at my post 
when no one said anything for a few days.  Incidentally, I finished 
all three books in about two days - just couldn't put them down.

I like those suggestions.  I see Ron's daemon as an iguana or a 
chameleon.  They can both ride on your shoulder (like a good sidekick) 
and are deceptive: chameleons in appearance and iguanas are 
surprisingly moody.  I saw one whip its tail at the glass case it was 
in and it made me jump.

Hermione could definitely be some sort of hunting bird.  I still see 
the lion/panther/tiger possibility.

Harry's could be a mare (those are female, right?).  His daemon would 
be beautiful but strong, fast and kind.  That's my Harry!

--jenny from ravenclaw, whose boyfriend decided her daemon would be a 
rabbit, but she'd be happy with a monkey or a cat (just not Mrs. 
Coulter's monkey ::shiver::)*****************************