Tonk's Patronus

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 187321

 "wildirishrose"  wrote:
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> When Tonk's patronus changed, I never read (that I know of) that it had turned to a wolf.  What was her original?  Or is this something that I've missed by not hearing the interviews.
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> I really need to listen to those interviews.


Potioncat:
Nope, don't need the interviews--at least for this one.

Tonks' Patronus was a nice bit of misdirection on JKR's part. Harry sees a big animal when she casts it on the way to Hogwarts. Snape mentions that her new Patronus is weaker than her former one. Lupin explains (at Christmas?) that sometimes an emotional shock will cause the Patronus form to change. So Harry thinks the Patronus is a big dog representing Sirius. When it all comes together, we realise the Patronus is a wolf, representing Lupin. 

We're never told what the former Patronus was.