Hermione's Patronus

[Bethany]

No: HPFGUIDX 124024


Maddy wrote:
> snip 2
> That is an interesting idea. Though, I highly doubt his Patronus 
would have been a
> great big dog. Why? Well, Harry's Patronus has to do with his 
father,
> and since a Patronus has to do with protection, something 
associated
> with his parents who died trying to protect him, it makes sense.
> 
> > 
> This brings me to another question, though. Do you think Patroni 
are
> always animals? Or can they be something else?

It seems to me that they are most always animals.  I can't think of 
one case in the book where they were anything but an animal.  The 
idea of them being a "protector" would make absolute sense. For 
example when practicing against the bogarts and for Harry they 
appeared as dementors, Lupin said it appeared that what Harry feared 
most was "fear itself".  In this way the patronus must indicate 
something that makes you feel safest because dementors represent 
actual fear.
As far as animagi go, doesn't it seem that you choose what form you 
take?  I mean, how convenient was it for Rita Skeeter to turn into a 
bug?  I don't know, I've never heard one way or another on that - 
just thought it would be way too easy for her if she just so 
happened to turn into the smallest thing possible to detect while 
stealing her stories.  What about that?

-Bethany (new girl)