State of the DA (was:Fear as a Crime (Re: muggle baiting )

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Carol:
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> So I repeat--being able to cast a corporeal Patronus in the Room of
> Requirement when they haven't so much as faced a Boggart Dementor 
is
> no guarantee that the DA members can cast one when faced with a 
real
> Dementor determined to suck out their happiness and just possibly
> their souls.

Alla:

I agree, it is **no guarantee** that they will be  able to cast the 
Patronus in the battle, but IMO that was the whole point to make 
them learn it. IMO JKR will not go in the trouble of describing so 
many students learning Patronus spell, just to let it go.

Somebody in this thread earlier speculated that JKR will most 
certainly have fun with the battle scene and beatiful Patronuses 
flying around and driving out the Dementors.

I agree, for literary economy purposes if nothing else.

Yes, kids never did it yet, but never did Harry cast the Patronus to 
drive out real Dementor before he convinced himself that he could.

I speculate that something like this will happen - in a sense that 
kids will be forced to do it to protect their beloved Hogwarts or 
younger kids or something like this. Yes, they will not be sure that 
they could, but I predict that they will manage splendidly.

JMO,

Alla