Patronus

[June Ewing]

No: HPFGUIDX 190447

> AJM wrote:
> 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. <snip>I think, although in some cases a person's patronus and animagus form may be the same, it may not always be the case. <snip>

> Carol responds:
I agree with you. Unfortunately, the only Animagus whose Patronus we see is McGonagall, and hers happen to be the same, but I don't think we can conclude from that one example that they're always the same. Surely, for example, if Tonks had an Animagus form, it wouldn't be a werewolf (though it might or might not be whatever her Patronus was before), and, surely, if Snape had an Animagus form, it wouldn't be a doe! Aberforth, on the other hand, probably would be a goat like his Patronus, and I wouldn't be surprised if Sirius's Patronus was a dog. DD's is a Phoenix like Fawkes; Harry's is a stag like his father's
> Animagus. Hermione's and Ron's Patronuses seem to represent each other. <snip>

June:
This is just my opinion as no one actually knows but I agree with
Carol. As I said in an earlier post, where the animagus seems to be
your personality the patronus seems to be the one you love or someone
who is in some way a part of you. But this makes me ask one question
(concerning the animagus). If you and your friends decided to become
animagus and one of your friends animagus forms turned out to be a
rat, wouldn't you wonder about them? LOL