What is Lily's big revelation in Book 5??? Help!

[Shirley]

No: HPFGUIDX 78036

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "feetmadeofclay" 
<feetmadeofclay at y...> wrote:
Golly:
-->snipping<-- 
> But I have the feeling that what Rowling considers "information" is 
> not what I would. For me information has to have meat which adds to 
> my understanding.  This only added the question - what did James to 
> to change her mind. I suspect he saved her life.  That would 
explain 
> Harry's patronus.  
     >snipped< 

> Golly

Shirley's potentially stupid question:
Why would James saving Lily's life explain Harry's patronus?  That's 
a connection that I have totally missed.

BTW, I agree with your "information" and "meat" comments above.  As 
much as I have loved reading all the HP books, I was also somewhat 
disappointed by the lack of *substantive* plot advancement in OoP.  I 
remember reading (last week, I think) a post in which you had 
expressed a similar (but much more elegantly worded) opinion.  

At any rate, if you can explain your patronus comment above, I'd 
greatly appreciate it.

Shirley
(whose all-time favorite movie appears to also be yours, Golly - 
every time I see the Calvin Klein logo (CK), I think of Jimmy 
Stewart's character drunkenly yelling out, "C. K. Dexter Haney!"