Nature of a Patronus / Snape's Patronus

[xuxunette]

No: HPFGUIDX 153453

> Lolita:
>
> We may be digging a bit too deep with that one. IIRC, Rowling said in
> an interview that she had a JRT. She's already given her favourite
> animal to Hermione as a patronus, for no other reason than the fact
> that it's her favourite animal. She may have well given Ron her pet as
> a patronus, for no other reason than the fact that it's her pet.
> Although I admit it's fun to speculate.


Well yes, but Hermione or Ron's patronuses (patroni?) are not
important to the plot, JKR clearly stated that Snape's was.

But I don't like the spider idea, because I can't see the emotional
link Snape could have with a spider. Snape is not Hagrid. Plus I think
if JKR  doesn't want to reveal Snape's patronus it means that it must
be something straightforward enough to make Snape's loyalty
indubitable. In this case the spider theory is a bit far fetched.

So Snape's patronus must be something which show that he has emotional
attachement toward either Voldemort, or Dumbledore, or Harry, or
Harry's relatives.

Even if I don't like the idea, the case of Tonks' patronus make me
think that it maybe be something revealing of Snape's amourous
attachement, in this case most probably toward Lily.

But then seeing that the Tonks plotline ws a red herring in HP6, all
bets are off again.

xuxu