Snape's Patronus

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No: HPFGUIDX 90746

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "doliesl" <doliesl at y...> wrote:
> --- 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.;)





OR, perhaps the lesson Snape needs to learn is that Hope and 
happiness are possible, and then he will be able to produce the 
elusive Patronus that he has been trying to produce all of his life 
(oh, the drama!).  The glimpses we have seen of Snape as a youth are 
of a person who had little love in his life, and few friends.  As a 
result, (bordering on fanfic I fear) he cannot produce a Patronus.  
So, maybe he can't produce a Patronus...YET...but he learns and 
produces at the most opportune moment.   

just expanding on the thought why he can't and what it might mean to 
the plot.  /s/