Things that will come into play later

[Nadia Kennedy]

No: HPFGUIDX 80074

"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.  ....  
> 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> .......>


ab35ppw replied:

> Historically swans are a symbol of hypocrisy, as they have white 
> feathers, so they appear "pure", but they have black flesh. Cho's 
> swan patronus may very well be an indication that her pretty 
exterior 
> masks a darker interior.  
> 
<snip>

> 
 Hello!
 
 I just want to add another few meanings to the symbol of the swan. 
According to author J.E. Cirlot in "A Dictionary of Symbols", "...the 
swan always points to the complete satisfaction of desire, the swan-
song being a particular allusion to desire which brings about its own 
death." Another quote, then I'm done. The swan "...denotes melancholy 
and passion, self-sacrifice, and the way of tragic art and 
martyrdom." There is also a little bit about how the swan 
represents "philosophical Mercury" to alchemists.
 
 Interestingly, the book says nothing about otters.<wink>
 
 Nadia



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