Snape's Patronus

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No: HPFGUIDX 90686

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "arcum42" <Arcum_Dagsson at c...> 
Acrum wrote:

> Given that many qualified wizards have trouble with it, and it
> projects "hope, happiness, & the desire to survive" - 3 things I
> don't see Snape as being good at, I doubt he could cast a Patronus.
> I also doubt someone heavily into the dark arts would be able to 
> cast it, but don't really have canon for that...

Well I could see Snape's *hope* of a better future for himself of 
becoming a great wizard (a dark one maybe :p), his striving to 
achieve academically in his school days did show he wanted to be 
recognized and achieve some kind of success. That is some kind 
of "hope for the better".
And I'm sure it is his *happiness* to see Potter expelled or getting 
out of his life in general.
And he definitely has been a "survivor" all his life: so far he has 
surivived his seemingly abusive childhood and humiliating school 
days, and most of all he survived his death eater past. Does sounds 
like he has strong *desire to survive* to keep him alive all along.  
Contrary to those who wished Snape *dead*, I have the feeling he will 
continue to survive till the end of the series. He's a bit too 
hardass to die.

Well I see no reason why Snape couldn't perform a Patronus.;)

D.