Lupin's Patronus

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No: HPFGUIDX 17117

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Megan Hopkins" <mhopkins at t...> wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
> 
> My first time responding. I was just thinking about the discussion 
on Lupin's patronus (I just finished my third read of PoA two nights 
ago so my thoughts on it are still pretty fresh) and I think I have a 
pretty good idea what it is. First of all, Lupin's boggart turns into 
a full moon, and later on his patronus is described, as Kristin noted 
previously:
> 
> >The only mention about Lupin's 
> >patronus is on pg.85 of PoA:
> 
> >"And Professor Lupin stepped over you, and walked toward the 
> >dementor, and pulled out his wand," said Hermione,"and he 
said, 'None 
> >of us is hiding Sirius Black under our cloaks. Go.' But the 
dementor 
> >didn't move, so Lupin muttered something, and a silvery thing shot 
> >out of his wand at it, and it turned around and sort of glided 
> >away..."
> 
> So therefore, as a result of his patronus being silvery and gliding 
away, my best assumption, or guess, is that his patronus is a bunch 
of clouds. It makes sense. The clouds seem to be his only protection 
from the full moon and therefore are a very good thing (or happy 
thought) for him!
> 
> What do you think?
> 
> Megan

As I understand the text, it's the Dementor who turned around and 
glided away, not the patronus. 

By the way, is it certain that a patronus always has some kind of 
shape? Is it always something? Couldn't it be just silvery light with 
no particular shape?

Naama
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