Is Voldie able to conjure a patronus? ... and some other thoughts

[Arya]

No: HPFGUIDX 74463

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "dominik_reisner" 
<dominik_reisner at y...> wrote:
> Hi, I might be heading in a totally wrong direction, but I couldn`t 
> help thinking about it.
> I think Voldemort is not able to conjure a Patronus since Lupin 
> states "The Patronus is a kind of positive force, a projection of 
> the very things that the dementor feeds upon - hope, happiness, the 
> desire to survive..." (PoA US version p. 237) 
> Aren`t these part of the feelings Dumbledore believes Voldemort is 
> incapable of. Now you might say that he can feel happiness, i.e. 
the 
> escape of the Azkaban DEs, but is this true happiness? To me it 
> looks like satisfaction, nothing more. 
> And secondly, he doubt he would need the patronus charm to ward off 
> a dementor, even if they weren´t on his side, since he`s after all 
> the second most powerful wizard in the world. 

See, I think that since he has no *happiness* or *hope*, that is why 
he is immune to the dementors and, therefor, his natural ally.  The 
dementors may "feel" him as one of their own kind. Only a wizard with 
power that they understnad and may then obey.


> 
> Also, has anybody of you seen the live reading in the Royal Albert 
> Hall. JK says something quite interesting there. She simply states 
> does not YET have the power to fight LV. I know this looks stupid, 
> but why would she use the word yet instead of he doesn´t have the 
> power to fight him. Is this a possible (very weak and desparate) 
> hint?

This is, IMO, referring to Harry's lack of training and therefore the 
confidence and knowledge to fight him.  He has the *power*.  He just 
does not have the knowledge of how to use and weild it.  

> My comment on Dumbledores lifespan. Might it be possible that he is 
> able to brew some kind of Phoenix powerup draft to restore his life 
> energy? This might be a possible explanation why he chose Fawkes as 
> a pet (next to his other extrordinary abilities). One last thought 
> on Fawkes: I think that if Dumbledore dies (and I`m sure he will, 
at 
> the beginning of book 7 at the latest), Harry will become fawkes 
new 
> owner, since JK hinted he might get a new pet later on

I think JKR has stated that wizards have a longer lifespan than 
muggles and so I don't think of the 150 year old Dumbledore as 
being "unnaturally" old for his kind.  (Although, I will admit to be 
surprised at how much he kicked Voldemort Arse in the battle at the 
Ministry!!)
For some reason, I have had the impression or notion that Phoenixes 
are very indepntdent and you just cannot go ut and buy one at a 
store.  I feel they are more like wands, where one may *choose* to be 
a companion of a wizard/witch of their choice.  And, yes, I can see 
Fawkes choosing to be with Harry if and when Dumbledore goes on to 
The Next Great Adventure.

Arya

> That`s all for now
> Dominik