Patronus at DADA OWL (was Re: Harry's Future...)

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No: HPFGUIDX 106415

> I got the impression that Bones was referring to how Harry produced
a
> corporeal Patronus on third grade, which he had mentioned about five
> seconds before. I could be wrong, of course.

I was actually referring to the Tofty exam.  However when Bones was
surprised at the hearing it was because Harry had produced a "fully
fledged Patronus" on the night the dementor visited Whinging.  After
she was impressed by this, she was again surprised when he told the
form his Patronus always took.  The word "Always" took her by
surprise, and she asked if he had "produced a Patronis before now?"
He said "Yes...I've been doing it for over a year__".  A couple
sentences after that she also said it was impressive that he did it in
3rd year (but only after her first reaction to him doing it in the
current year).

Even so, my point is that it might be somewhat impressive that he
could produce a corporeal Patronus, but the extent to which everyone
oouu'd and aahhh'd would indicate it being beyond just somewhat
impressive and HIGHLY EXCEPTIONAL, which would lead me to believe that
even if a student had just 1 or even 2 years schooling beyond his,
they would not be able to do it.  

And in PoA, didn't Lupin mention to Harry that even getting the wisps
of silver at first was rather impressive.  (I can't check
the accuracy of this because I have lent my book out, but if someone
else knows, I may have remembered incorrectly???)

Mae