Why is everyone surprised at Harry's Patronus?

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 76030

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Enrique Saúl González 
<esaulgd at c...> wrote:
> From: "Jonathan" <jwilliams44118 at y...>
> 
> > For example..  OoP 16/342 (US) it sounds like a big secret that
> > Harry can cast a Patronus.
> >
> > But, in PoA 13/262, Harry casts a Patronus *in the middle of a
> > Quidditch match*.  You'd think a few Hogwarts students might have
> > noticed then.
> 
> 
> 
> I don't think it's a secret. Even ministry examinators that had 
never been
> to Hogwarts knew about it. In OotP, people don't seem to be 
surprised, more
> like they are amazed of Harry's ability, since casting a Patronus 
is very
> advanced magic, probably part of the NEWT test.
> 
> We have to remember that Lupin probably thought it was possible for
> 13-years-old Harry to cast a Patronus because he among all of 
people knows
> best how outrageous were his parents as wizards. Lupin probably 
wouldn't
> have even tried if it had been any other third grader.
> 
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Do you /really/ mean outrageous? Or perhaps extraordinary might be a 
better description....