Snape's Patronus

[severelysigune]

No: HPFGUIDX 90852

> 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?


Sigune muses:

I like the idea of a scorpion - a poisonous animal with a sting in 
its tail - fits in nicely with the stinging sarcasm :). Though as a 
cat lover I also like Berit's suggestions.