Why No Patronus Sent- WAS: Trial of Severus Snape /Harry IS Snape./A cold equation (LONG)

[hickengruendler]

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> CH3ed: I'm assuming that you meant why wasn't the patronus sent to 
OotP members outside of Hogwarts, in which case I suppose the use of 
patronus is only limited to a short distance (Dumbledore used his to 
call Hagrid in GoF, Tonks used hers to call Hagrid to open the gate for 
her and Harry). I could be wrong, tho, since JKR says on her website 
that the "more reliable method" the OotP members use to communicate is 
the patronus (DD taught them and only them know how to do it). 
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Hickengruendler:

I don't think so. JKR strongly implied, that Snape communicated with 
Sirius on Grimmauld Place through a Patronus, after Harry went to the 
DoM. I am not sure if it ever was specifically said, but she answered 
this on her website when asked what communication methods the Order has.