[HPFGU-OTChatter] Jo's other poll questions

[finwitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 132887

> Chancie:
 The part of the answer I
> wish JKR would have put on her site, is HOW can a patronus send
> a message?  Is it meant to just act as a beeper, and you have to 
contact
> who ever sent the patronus to you to see what they want?  It seems
> like it would be easier to have just send the "message" to begin
> with and forget the patronus altogether.  Does that make since,
> or have I just not completely woken up yet?

Finwitch:

Well, Dumbledore DID use this method, sending a message to Hagrid in 
GOF. As to why this - well, this sort of message would be quite hard 
if not impossible to intercept or forge. After all - as Patronus' 
form is unique to each caster, no one can forge it under someone's 
name. Also, as casting a Patronus requires that happy thought - I 
don't see how anyone could be *forced* to send a faulty message by 
this method. Besides, most of them would be likely to use their wand 
to fight instead -- and the patronus would do that, too...

It's just perfect. Granted, we don't know how the Patronus carries a 
message, but for me it's enough they do. It's form says immediately 
who sent it at least... the method MIGHT have something to do with 
Legilimency. Talking could be overheard and you don't want that to 
happen. Apparently, Harry's own, first corporeal patronus did seem to 
tell him that he was *Prongs*...

And yes, I do think just about any wizard can (learn to) cast 
corporeal Patronus - so long as they're not near Dementors. That's 
the hard part, conjuring up a happy thought when you're under 
Dementor attack.

Finwitch