Dumbledore, Animagi and animals

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 90506

Sylvia wrote:
Thanks, Carol, for bringing up the subject of Snape's patronus 
and/or boggart.  I have been wondering about this myself and came to
the same conclusion that the boggart might be LV red in tooth and claw -
as good a reason for not giving Snape the DADA job as any - but I 
haven't formed any definite idea about the patronus.  Not a snake, 
surely.  Anyone got any less conventional ideas?

Neri now:
Shouldn't Snape's patronus be a really large bat? Just kidding. I
don't really believe that vampire thing. And in order to execute the
patronus you need a happy memory. What would that be for Snape? <snip>
 
Kat:
>  Arrggh unfortunatly I can't find the start of this thread "much
fake sobbing"-sniff, sniff-anyone have a fake tissue? 

Carol:
Here's the post where I asked the question about Snape's boggart and
patronus that Sylvia was responding to:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/90405

Carol, who enjoyed your thoughts on why Snape's patronus might well be
a snake (Snape/snake?) without any implication that he's evil. The
implication could well be powerfully magical and subtle, both of which
he certainly is. Since (despite his loyalty to DD and enmity toward LV
and the DEs) he's the quintessential Slytherin in many respects, a
snake patronus would be fitting--but IMO it would be strange to see a
snake attacking Dementors. (How convenient that he was out cold when
the Dementors showed up in PoA so JKR didn't have to reveal his
Patronus. If Harry had seen Snape cast a snake Patronus, he and Ron
would certainly have interpreted it as yet more evidence that Snape is
an "evil git.")

Just some inclusive thoughts on the subject of my favorite character.

Carol