DH: The silver doe as Lily's patronus?+Lilly's eyes

[kmmand2000]

No: HPFGUIDX 173073

> Diana wrote:
> After all, your patronus repreents your true inner self.

> Lyn wrote:
<snipping>
> It's also why I think Snape's doe patronus was the "ironclad"
> proof for DD that Snape could be trusted to follow through on his
> original promise to protect Harry. It's not something he could
> have faked to gain DD's continuing trust.

> MusicalBetsy here:
> Here's what I don't understand - DD seemed surprised that Snape's
> patronus was STILL a doe.  Am I understanding this correctly?  But
> isn't the patronus how the Order communicated?  So shouldn't
> everyone know each other's patronuses?  After all, Kingsley
> Shacklebolt's and  Arthur Weasley's speak in their voices, so why
> doesn't DD know that  Snape's patronus has always been the same - I
> don't think it's ever changed, because Snape says "Always" when DD
> asks, "After all this  time?"
> <snipping>


Kathy:
just throwing thoughts around...
there was some discussion about the essay and Snape and Harry
disagreeing on how to take on a Dementor.  Perhaps Snape did not want
his Patronus known (so obvious, how embarrassing), perhaps pretended
he couldn't make one and so chose a different way to fight Dementors
and a different way to communicate with the Order.  Altho' it seems
like it would be embarrassing for him to say, "I can't do it!"