Harry banishes a boggart, then is asked to conjure a Patronus?

[Arya]

No: HPFGUIDX 74246

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Liz Perpetua" <ottofied at h...> 
wrote:
> 
> In the OWL chapter of OoP, Harry banishes a boggart and then is 
asked by an 
> OWL examiner (Professor Tofty?) to conjure a Patronus for an extra 
bonus 
> point, which he does without difficulty.  But, if Harry had just 
banished a 
> boggart, and assuming that he is still most afraid of a dementor, 
wouldn't 
> the boggart have manifested as a dementor, and thus, wouldn't Harry 
have 
> just demonstrated the Patronus charm?  Or, would he have 
used "Riddikkulus" 
> (sp.) despite whatever the boggart became?  JKR doesn't state in 
canon what 
> Harry's boggart turns into, so what do you think he is most afraid 
of now? 
> Any thoughts?
> 
> 
> Liz
> 
> _________________________________________________________________


I wondered abou thtis too when I read it.  Perhaps he had only 
DEMONSTRATED the 'Ridikulus' spell as he only demonstrated the 
Patronus Charm.  Perhaps there really was no Boggart.  That is my 
only explantion.  

I have been wondering for a while now what Harry's Boggart would be-- 
he obviously does not have to fear Dementors as much anymore.


Arya