Things that will come into play later

[erinellii]

No: HPFGUIDX 79368

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "mom31" <mom31 at r...> wrote:
> 
> Some things from OOP I think will come into play later.
> 
> 1.  Hermione's otter patronus and/or Cho's swan patronus.  Were 
they the only ones to succeed with that spell?  If not, why show us 
only theirs?  Was it to show us that Cho is a powerful witch or was 
it just a personality match? (Swans are beautiful from afar, but not 
very friendly and even a little dangerous up close)  Was Hermione's 
otter a clue like Sirius's code name "snuffles" (snuffed out)?  Add a 
P to otter, and what do you get? 

Otters happen to be one of JKR's favorite animals, and the one she's 
said she'd like to turn into if she could be an animagus. JKR also 
mentioned that Hermione is very much based on herself.  So I think 
the choice of an otter for Hermione's patronus is only natural, and 
doesn't have a hidden meaning.


Erin