[HPforGrownups] Re: The method of communication (Harry's patronus)

[TrekkieGrrrl]

No: HPFGUIDX 122601


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From: "jlv230" <jlv230 at yahoo.co.uk>
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Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 11:03 AM
Subject: [HPforGrownups] Re: The method of communication (Harry's patronus)




JLV (I) said:
I definitely agree that the Patronus is the most likely candidate for
being the method of communication that the Order use.

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Chancie replied:
Reasons I don't believe a Patronus is the answer:

1. Harry is told that the Patronus charm is VERY difficult.

JLV replies:
Aha, but the Order members are not just any old wizards, are they?
Also many DA members managed to produce one after much practice. And
most messages won't be sent in front of Dementors which may make
thing a lot easier.

TrekkieGrrrl:
At the OWL exam, the examinators were impressed that Harry could conjure up 
a *corporeal* patronus. Seems to me that there are two types, and that the 
corporeal ones are *RARE* - so rare that not even all older wizards can make 
them. And then again, you're apparently supposed to cincentrate all the time 
while making the patronus, which makes it a bad messenger.

Chancie:
3. How could a witch or wizard send a Patronus, without it being seen
by a muggle or possibly even a DE?

JLV:
Good question - I'm not sure. The gang sure could see the bird
Dumbledore sent off - perhaps they just move so fast that they don't
get seen - once they have time to accelerate out of the wand.
However, if we do believe that Dumbledore's bird is the method of
communication, then we can't deny that it would indeed be visible at
least at some part of its journey, even if it isn't a Patronus.

TrekkieGrrrl:
Perhaps Muggles can't see a patronus? like they can't se dementors, or the 
Knight Bus.
But Death Eaters sure can, which again makes a patronus a bad candidate IMO.

I do think, however, that when we saw DD send the silvery birdlike thing to 
get Hagrid, we did see the thing JKR is referring to. I just don't think 
it's a patronus. More likely it's a special Messenger charm.

~TrekkieGrrrl