Snape's Patronus

[Berit Jakobsen]

No: HPFGUIDX 90817

What do y'all think Snape's Patronus will look like, if he can make 
one?

Kneasy wrote (#90794): 
A wolverine.
Vicious, effective, a loner, but not a coward.
And very definitely not something to mess with.

Berit replies:

I'm not sure. I just can't imagine Snape's patronus being anything 
that remotely resembles anything dog-like, considering how much he 
hates the "dog" Sirius and the "wolf" Lupin... :-) I don't see Snape 
as a "dog"-person (much to my dismay; I'm very much a dog-person 
myself; but love Snape anyway). If Snape's patronus takes on the 
shape of a carnivore, I rather think it's something cat-like, like a 
panther or a leopard. A "cat" patronus also goes better with Snape's 
personality, don't you think? The way he's prowling the corridors, 
always ready to pounce on any student that steps out of line 
(especially Harry :-). And he has the strength and the cunning of a 
big, malicious cat as well...(not big and heavy and imposing and 
openly boisterous and bragging like a lion; but sleek, secretive, 
unpredictable, powerful and solitary like a panther/leopard. Very 
definitely not something to mess with :-)
 

Anne wrote (#90797):
We have him with a Vulture Patronis--symbol of ressurection

Of course, we also have him as an animagi; we chose a Raven--another 
symbol of night, darkness, and in some cultures ressurection.

Berit replies:

A vulture is not a bad suggestion! I can very well see Snape's 
patronus taking on that form. I can see it take on the form of a 
raven too; why not?

Berit
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