Patronus

[Andy Mills]

No: HPFGUIDX 190440

> June:
> <snip> The patronis are in the form of something close to you. 
> She is a cat lover (the only good thing about her) it was stated 
> almost from the time that we met her (she had cat plates all over 
> her office wall); McGonagall is also a cat lover, we know this 
> because her animagas form is a cat. Why would she choose to appear 
> as a cat if she didn't like them? Therefore it makes sense that her
> patronus is also a cat. Harry's is a stag because his father's was
> a stag. Tonk's is a werewolf because she is in love with Lupin who
> is a werewolf and that caused her patronus to change to a werewolf
> (not sure what it was before). Snape's is a doe because he was in
> love with Harry's mum who's patronus was a doe. It all seems to go
> back to the theme of the books which is love.


AJM:
I'm not sure that a person's patronus and animagus form would actually 
always be the same thing.  As I see it, a person's patronus is either 
something close to them or something they love, whilst their animagus 
form is more what they actually are.  James' animagus was a stag, stags 
are always thought of big, bold and brave.  Wormtail was a rat, he was 
sneaky and cowardly (not that I fully agree with that, I actually like 
rats, they're very intelligent and make excellent pets!)  Sirius was a 
dog, in some ways Sirius was rather dog-like as a person.  I think, 
although in some cases a person's patronus and animagus form may be the 
same, it may not always be the case.  If, for instance, Sirius was close 
to someone and in love with them, his patronus may not necessarily take 
the form of a dog, but may take the form of something the person he was 
in love with was close to.  It was also mentioned that a person's 
patronus can change (tonks's patronus changed).

AJM