Patronus

[SteveE]

No: HPFGUIDX 190454

Steve E. replies:

For some reason, I never thought of the animagus form really being connected thematically to the patronus.  I always thought of the patronus as some kind of manifestation of the wizard or witch's personality or as a representation of something they felt strongly towards, like the doe representing Snape's love for Lily.  I'm not sure why Harry's patronus is the same as his dad's, however, unless somehow it was a genetic similarity or a sort of Jungian collective unconscious kind of thing.

I always figured the animagus form was one of conscious choice, either for some practical reason, or because the wizard simply wanted to be that kind of animal for whatever reason. Why Wormtail ever picked a rat is way beyond me.  Is it possible that you don't really have a conscious choice as to what animal you turn into when you become an animagus?  If that's true, then maybe it is like on to a patronus, w/ some connection to the personality or psyche.


> > 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>
> > > 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. >