book jacket, stag/ woman's face on the back cover?

[rlace2003]

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> > Geoff:
> > It doesn't necessarily indicate anything to do with James.
> > 
> > Remember that Harry's own Patronus is a stag. JKR hammered this 
> home 
> > to us in a  number of sources in canon:
> 
> Dana: 
> I do not totally agree because we are also told that his Patronus 
= 
> Prongs not just any stag.
> 
> This is what DD told Harry in PoA.
> 
> Pg312 UKed paperback: 
> 
> `Your father is alive in you, Harry, and shows himself most 
plainly 
> when you have need of him. How else could you produce that 
particular 
> Patronus? Prongs rode again last night'
> 
> `So you did see your father last night Harry 
 you found him 
inside 
> yourself.'
> 
> End quote from canon. 
> 

Ryan:

Well, either Dumbledore was speaking metaphorically or Hermione's 
Patronus is Ron and Tonk's is Lupin.

I do think however, that the form of the patronus is linked to the 
inspiration for the Patronus.  Which makes me wonder why Ron's 
patronus is a Jack Russell terrier and Cho Chang's is a swan.

Also, Dumbledore's phoenix Patronus (probably inspired by Fawkes) 
suggests that DD might've felt closer to Fawkes than any of his 
human associate.  That's a sad thought, because it tends to 
emphasize how isolated DD feels, even from his friends and allies.  
But, as JKR has said, "where is his equal?"  But, I think it also 
may indicate the following:

1.  The concept of the phoenix may be even more important to 
Dumbledore (and perhaps to the story) than just that Fawkes is a 
phoenix.  I mean, why call your resistance movement "The Order of 
the Phoenix?"  Maybe some of the Order members will clarify that in 
DH.

2.  Fawkes, himself, might be far more important tham we may have 
thought.

Ryan, who hopes this post is coherent.