Method- communication- Patronus vs Little Birdie

[ms_luna_knows]

No: HPFGUIDX 122604


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> > > JLV  here:
> > > 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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> > bboyminn:
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> > Well, I think the Patronus Charm is a logical assumption, but I 
> think
> > it is wrong.
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> > So, what's my theory? 
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> > Ever heard the expression, '...a little birdie told me'?
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> > I think we are seeing a very specific Message Charm that I will dub
> > the 'little birdie charm'. 
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> Neri:
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> I agree with Steve and Chancie, and I'll add more reasons:
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> 1. Some wizards have birds as patroni (DD has a phoenix and Cho has a 
> swan) but other wizards have non-bird patroni (Harry has a hart, 
> Hermione an otter and Seamus "something furry"). These seem ill-
> suited for delivering messages. Would you want to wait until the 
> otter arrived from Hogwarts to London with your message? I wouldn't.
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> 2. When DD sends his silver bird in GoF, Harry had already seen 
> Fawkes, who is a large and quite a distinct bird. If DD were using 
> his patronus, Harry would have identified it as a phoenix, not merely 
> as a bird.
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> 3. Just think about JKR saying to herself: "Oops, I need some way for 
> the Order members to communicate. Why won't they use the patronus for 
> that?" Naah, this doesn't sound like our Jo at all. She'd go: "hey, 
> the Order members need a secure way to communicate. Oh good! A reason 
> to invent a nifty new spell!" 
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> Neri

I also believe the patronus is not the way the Order communicates, it's too visible!  If a DE 
were to see a phoenix patronus flying through the air in  London, they would KNOW 
Dumbledore was sending a message.  I believe it to be much more stealthier (is that a 
word?) !  Although my theory of the order communicating using the *two-way* mirrors has 
been dismissed, I still stand by that.  Maybe the mirrors with a *nifty new spell* attached!
Ms. Luna