DH: The silver doe as Lily's patronus?

[patrick.jarrett]

No: HPFGUIDX 173094

Daimauwr:
If the Patronus is unique then the WW would soon run out of objects to
imitate - considering the number of wizards and witches that have died
since Hogwarts was established.
 
Harry has the same as his father - the Stag, therefore one must
presume that genetically this form can be passed down through
generations. As there is no daughter in the Potter family then Lily's
patronus must be up for grabs.


Patrick:
Respectfully, presuming anything is genetically based here is fallible
logic. If it were so then if Ron's patronus is a dog, then logically
Arthur Weasley's is a dog, as is Fred, George, Bill, Percy etc.. I
admit we're not explicitly shown a case where this is disproven, due
to the rarity of patronuses, it seems that having such a large
cross-over would be dubious. Also if DD and Lupin both knew James' was
a stag, they would have known Harry's was going to be a stag.

Daimauwr:
In OOP film we see some interesting forms - Hermione's otter, a hare,
a dog (Ron's?) and we know that DD's was a phoenix.

Due to his unrequited love for Lily his appropriation of her Patronus
makes sense.

Patrick:
Just for clarification, as we're shown in the movies:
Harry -> Stag
Hermione -> Otter
Ron -> Dog
Luna -> Hare
I can't recall any others.

-- Patrick