Lupin's Patronus, Patroni speculations

[catherine at cator-manor.demon.co.uk]

No: HPFGUIDX 17237

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Milz" <absinthe at m...> wrote:
> Which leads me to my next speculation (most likely it will be 
wrong). 
> What if the 'Order of the Phoenix' are wizards or witches who are 
> either phoenix animagi or have phoenix patroni? But then, Harry 
won't 
> be able to join....
> 
> :-)Milz

There is also the possibility that it could be to do with wand cores, 
as in Voldemort and Harry.  They are undoubtedly connected, perhaps 
in more ways than one.  Everyone is assuming that the Order of the 
Phoenix is a group of witches and wizards, and that they had 
something to do with trying to defeat Volemort the first time round.  
This is probably the case, but the phoenix (in particular Fawkes) has 
so far had more significance than that, and I don't think that JKR 
would use something such as Fawkes and the wand cores in such a way 
without it having further ramifications.  Therefore I do think there 
are more posibilities out there - could be something much more 
ambiguous and subtle.

Catherine