Horcrux hunting

[Tonks]

No: HPFGUIDX 153129

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "juli17ptf" <juli17 at ...> wrote:

> JKR said once that she couldn't identify Snape's patronus because it 
would reveal too much. Some of us thought it might reveal Snape's 
> true loyalty. But what if instead it reveals Snape's ultimate *role* 
as a snake-killer? (Certainly if she'd told us that Snape's patronus is 
a mongoose, it would've taken maybe five seconds for most of us to 
identify what mongooses are famous for, and figure out which snake 
would be the likely target!)
> 
> So my theory is that Snape's patronus is a mongoose. And Snape's 
most  direct role in helping bring about Voldemort's downfall will be  
destroying the Dark Lord's last and perhaps most dangerous horcrux, 
Nagini the snake, thus clearing a path for Harry to reach Voldemort. 


Tonks:
I looked up 'mongoose' because (hate to admit it to everyone), I didn't 
know what it was. I have heard the word, but that is all. Apparently we 
do not have them in the U.S. I found a picture of one and it does look 
kind of Snapey. 

http://encarta.msn.com/media_461542878_761574651_-
1_1/Egyptian_Mongoose.html

I do like your idea and it makes sense. (I don't suppose that it would 
every be a 'lap dog'.) As you or someone else said it may have changed 
after Snape switched sides. But how could he keep it from LV? Is it 
ONLY the Order that uses the patronis? Seems like I remember something 
like that.

Yes, I really do like this idea. Can't you just see it all happening? 

Tonks_op