Producing a Patronus: Was (Re: Harry the Auror)

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No: HPFGUIDX 89206

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "iris_ft" <iris_ft at y...> wrote:

> 
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>Last detail 
> (correct me if I'm wrong), Harry's friends learnt how to produce a 
> Patronus without facing any Dementor, even a "Boggart Dementor", 
> that made them feel "as if they never would be happy again". Their 
> psychological background when they started the lessons was not the 
> same than Harry's in a similar situation. It was much more pleasant 
> (they were transgressing Umbridge's rules; it was dangerous of 
> course, but also very exciting. Should I dare say: funny? Yes, I 
> dare, because they are teenagers). 

I think that's the important point. When Harry wasn't suffering under 
the draining presence of a dementor (and his reaction to a dementor 
is much worse than anybody else's), he produced an extremely powerful 
patronus (in the Quidditch game). 


Naama