Harry's Patronus

[Amy Z]

No: HPFGUIDX 44916

Richelle wrote:

> > Anyway, when Harry asked Lupin what a patronus looked like he 
> says "Each one
> > is unique to the wizard who conjure it."  Well, obviously he's 
not 
> going to
> > say "it'll look like your dad" to Harry, that would get him a bit 
> off task.

Marina wrote:

> This may be excessively nitpicky of me, but I must point out that 
if 
> the Patronus looks like the caster's father, then it's not "unique 
> to the wizard who conjures it" -- all the Weasley kids would have 
> the same Patronus, for example.

Excessively nitpicky?  Is there such a thing?  That combination of 
adverb and adjective never passes the lips of a L.O.O.N.

Anyhoo, without being nitpicky (on this occasion), I'm not getting 
why Lupin would know that Harry's Patronus is going to have any 
resemblance to his father.  All we know about Patroni is that they 
are different for each person (unique not necessarily meaning that no 
two look alike--someone else out there may well have a stag) and are 
protector-spirits so are likely to be some kind of creature that is 
appropriately protective.  They do not necessarily represent the 
caster's dad.  What's your thinking behind this, Richelle?

Amy Z