NATURE OF PATRONSUSES

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 "whtwitch91" <whtwitch91 at ...> wrote: 
>snipping quoted material 
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> DD was comparing Harry's patronus to James' Animagus form. Had he 
> seen James' Patronus form? Not that we know of, but to say "You did 
> seen you father last night ... Youd found him inside yourself" 
> implies to me that the root source that produces both forms is one 
> and the same and would produce the same form.  DD expects them to 
be 
> the same.

Potioncat:
I read that very differently. Had DD seen James's Patronus? Yes, he 
had, because he taught the Order members  how to communicate with 
Patronuses. We don't know what James's Patronus is. (Not a giant bat, 
I'd guess.) Nor did Harry know what James's Animagus was. and if no 
one told him, he would be none the wiser.

I think DD is saying that Harry's Patronus reflects/symbolises 
Harry's father--it doesn't reflect Harry's inner being. Harry's 
Patronus resembles James's Animagus. If Uncle Vernon had been a 
better foster-father, Harry's Patronus might have been a walrus. 

I wonder, for example if it's clear to anyone in the WW what Cho's 
Patronus symbolises? I'd bet if someone had Ginny as their 
inner "guardian" the Patronus would be a cat---even though Ginny is 
not a cat animagus.

Many of us have thought of what sort of Patronus might reflect 
Dumbledore. It could be a Phoenix, or a bumblebee. What if Snape was 
your inner guardian? Would your Patronus be a spider, a bat, a dragon?



 
> Sue, still reeling from the fact that DD is truly dead

Potioncat:
Well, I got that right part right, but I don't like it. :-(
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