NATURE OF PATRONUSES

[whtwitch91]

No: HPFGUIDX 156406

Flowerchild says
> Ok, if your Patronus reflects who you are, what can we deduce??? 
>What forms is Snapes??? (My daughter-in-law thinks it will be an 
>animal known for it's cunning, like a fox.<

I am convinced that Snape's Patronus is a spider because he is a spy.
(There's a little  clue in the riddle of the Sphinx in GoF.) Spiders 
are very beneficial animals, but most people loath them on sight for 
no reason. Not too many people want to handle them, nor do they want 
to be handled (another characteristic of SS.) Mostly they do not 
play well with others. They are discribed as cautious and secretive.
I believe he is a spider because his whole life revolves around 
playing a secretive double life.

>From the conversation DD had with Harry at the end of PoA I believe 
we can safely deduce that the animagus and patronus form are 
identical. I think it was on this list that I suggusted that the 
enigmatic professor is also an animagus.  Imagine the usefulness of 
being such a small, unobtrusive animal.  For a spy, to be a spider 
would be a wonderful asset. At the end of Chapter Four in HBP a 
spider makes a tiny appearance and casts an interesting meaning on 
the conversation DD has with Harry.  Perhaps the Weasleys had a 
powerful protector they didn't know about when Harry came to stay.

IMO by the end of Book Seven (if he survives, please, Jo...) Snape's 
patronus will have morphed into something else because his life will 
no longer be centered around being a spy.  Perhaps and owl? 

Sue, suffering from the heat and apologizing for these poorly 
developed thoughts