[HPforGrownups] James as Stag

[Andrew MacIan]

No: HPFGUIDX 34554

Greetings from Andrew!

...but it's *magic*!....
--- jrwilkens <wilke013 at gold.tc.umn.edu> wrote:
> Andrew MacIan <andrew_macian at y...> wrote:
> > So, for James to appear as a stag is in line with
> > being a *very* strong protector symbol, both for
> Lupin
> > and his other friends, as well as for his son.
> 
> I agree that as a symbol James As Stag works quite
> well and especially works as Harry's Patronus.  My 
> problem with James As Stag is a practical one.  We
> have a fairly graphic description of how small a
> tunnel 
> exists between the Whomping Willow and the Shrieking
> Shack.  I can imagine a large dog and a werewolf 
> getting in and out.  But can you really picture a
> large stag with full set of prongs managing in the
> narrow 
> confines!!

First, welcome aboard!  And a glass of wine with you!

Second, never let a small problem with engineering
and/or logistics get in the way of a decent plot
device!

{grin}

Seriously, I concur but I never really gave it a
thought.  Scaling in alternate forms is pretty much a
given; we note that other Animagi have to adjust mass
when shifting, and we are not told by Rowling that
they cannot equally adjust size/volume at will.

Note that I would say this is a plot hole of middle
magnitude, but since we don't 'know' any better, I'm
also tempted to shrug and say 'Eh, well....'  I have
from my own research that various were-shapes come out
in various sizes, and the size of a given were can be
dependent on the culture of origin.  Good examples are
the fox-spirits in Japanese sword-maker myths, and the
variable size of the were-wolf in tales from Central
and Eastern Europe.

So, yes, for lack of given direction, I have
*definite* problems with a 14- to 16-point buck (at
about 14 hh) wandering down that tunnel without a
*lot* of cursing and swearing on his part.

Cheers,

Drieux

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