Question about Patronus (Patroni?)

[Inge]

No: HPFGUIDX 135403

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Donna" <donnawonna at w...> wrote:
Please help me here.  I always thought a person's patronus reflected 
theirpersonality.  If I'm thinking correctly, how could Tonks' 
patronus change?  If I remember my psychologycorrectly, a person may 
change in many ways but their base personality stays the same, maybe
buried/suppressed but still the same.  I'm thinking Tonks just may 
not be "our" Tonks.
I know Snape said a persons patronus can change but, could Snape be 
coveringfor someone?
 Please, someone, straighten me out.
Donna


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Inge:
Ah - this is what I've been waiting for...
Well, let's assume the patronus reflects your animagus-form - and 
vise versa....

It wasn't really Tonks there with Harry - because Tonks was busy 
elsewhere (infiltrating Voldemort's quarters in her metamorphmagus 
changed appearance).
Someone else had to take over the Tonks-part (in polyjuiced 
version) ...  it was Sirius - well returned from his little trip 
beyound the veil.

He he - that could explain *Tonks'* (well, Sirius') four-legged *new* 
Patronus - and it would explain Snape's animosity against *Tonks* 
when *she* delivered Harry to the schoolgates.
It would also explain why *Tonks* patroled inside Hogwarts. *She* 
wanted to keep a close eye on Harry.

It would also explain - and this is my maingoal with this - why Lupin 
was resistant to come out in the open and have this relationship 
public.

Of course Rowling wouldn't give us a metamorphmagus in OOTP if not to 
use her in the books to come - even in absense.

Ah well, the Remus/Sirius-shipper in me is happy again ;-)