OOP Spoilers: Harry's Patronus

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No: HPFGUIDX 65407

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Terry James" 
<terryljames at h...> wrote:
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> Anybody else think Harry is going to have a heck of a time 
producing a 
> Patronus next year?  If some dementors show up, where is he going 
to get a 
> happy thought?
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> Next, if/when he does manage to produce one, what form will it 
take?  I 
> think we've seen the whole "my dad was a hero" thing smashed.  I 
think that 
> James ultimately ended up well, but we've also seen that Harry has 
a hard 
> time finding a happy medium--either something is all good or all 
bad for him 
> (re Snape).  I believe Harry will eventually believe that his dad 
was OK, 
> but it will take a while.  While he is still feeling resentment 
over what he 
> saw in the Pensieve, will he still produce a stag?
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> Which leads to another question: how voluntary is the form your 
Patronus 
> takes?  Lupin says each one is individual to the person.  When 
Harry 
> produces his, he has no idea that it was his father's Animagus 
form.  But 
> now he knows.  Similar to NOT wanting to produce one so he can hear 
his 
> parents again in PoA, will he NOT want to produce one in Book 6 
because he 
> doesn't want to see his father's Animagus form?
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> And what a trip if his Patronus temporarily becomes a big dog.  :)
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> Terry LJ
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I think despite the fact that Harry had an awful year he does have 
some happy memories.  All of this work with the D.A. for one. Also, 
he can use memories from earlier years. As for his Patronus, I think 
it will always be a stag.  During Harry's DADA OWL the Patronus that 
he produced was a stag.  Since this event was after Snape's memory 
scene I think it supports the idea that the stag will remain.

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