Harry's Future...

[cincimaelder]

No: HPFGUIDX 106302


cincimaelder:

> > - When Harry was teaching DA the Patronus charm in OoP, they
seemed to
> > do better than Harry did on his first shot at it.  Both Cho and
> > Hermione where able to summon an animal, and all Harry was able to
> > manage at first was some wisps vapor.

Lissa: 
> 
> I don't think it was that Lupin was a bad teacher.  I think it was
>Hermione and Cho weren't trying to produce Patronuses around
>Dementors
>who were making them hear their mother's death.  Cho and Hermione
>seem
>like they're pretty well adjusted girls with lots of strong, happy
>memories.  Plus, as Geo pointed out, they're extremely bright.  But
>Harrry was a.) younger (a 3rd year as opposed to a 5th year), and b.)
>trying to create his Patronus with a dementor nearby (or a boggart
dementor, but same difference in this case).  


The reason this bothers me though, is that everyone was so impressed
that Harry could produce a corporeal Patronus.   
"Impressive," said Madam Bones, staring down at him, "a true Patronus
at that age...very impressive indeed."  OoP US version, pg 141.  
So I guess it just seemed to me to be very unusual that a student
could do it.  I had the impression that Harry was VERY exceptional for
producing a corporeal patronus at 15, where 17 doesn't
seem that much older and certainly not 16. Also, when he did his DADA
O.W.L, again the tester seemed very impressed (and gave him bonus
points) for producing a corporeal Patronus and he did it without a
dementor around that time.  I guess I misinterpreted JKs intention on
Harry's skill in this particular area.