OOP: Re: Hermione's Patronus

[Susan Atherton]

No: HPFGUIDX 66299

Brooke informed us:
Their are different types of otters, so it is impossible to know 
which kind JKR had in mind for Hermione's patronus.  But I found some 
interesting things on animal plantet's website...
- the Brazilian giant otter is at the top of the food chain in it's 
environment (the rainforest)
- the giant otter sometimes preys on snakes and is capable of killing 
an anaconda (If Hermione's patronus ever turns out to be an amimagus 
form for her, this could come in handy while fighting Slytherins??)
- otters mate for life
- otters have been hunted for their thick brown coats that repel water

I say:
I don't know Brooke, personally I saw it as one thing only - we know from interviews (check the Lexicon) that Hermione is Teen!JKR, and also that if JKR was an Animagus, she'd be an otter because it's her favourite animal. I can only assume that if JKR could conjure a Patronus, she thinks she'd conjure an otter, so Hermione, JKR's own Mary Sue, can do just that.

Personally I was more intrigued by Cho's swan - I would've thought with all the name discussions, Cho would've had a butterfly.

Susan
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