PoA Chapters 21-22 Summary

[Andrea]

No: HPFGUIDX 22218

--- Hannah Roderick <hannah_r at madasafish.com> wrote:
> Harry's self-confidence leads to him to be able to
> draw on his happy memory
> without thinking about it.   I don't think that self
> confidence *is* being
> compared to a happy memory here.  Indeed, Jo doesn't
> even mention what his
> happy memory is, does she?  What does everyone think
> it is?

The happy memory is that all-too-brief time when Harry
thought he would be able to leave the Dursleys forever
and go live with Sirius.  I believe that this memory
is very definitely tied to the form Harry's Patronus
takes.  The emphasis on the memory is that Harry will
be able to go live with his father's best friend, the
person his father chose for him to live with - in
essence, Harry finally feels like James Potter is
watching over him again.  What better Patronus to show
up than dear old Prongs?


Andrea
7 1/2 inches, maple, phoenix feather

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"Reality is for people who lack imagination."

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