Patronus

[Geoff]

No: HPFGUIDX 190457

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "willsonteam" <willsonkmom at ...> wrote:
 
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.

Geoff:
I think I would question whether the Animagus form is connected to the Patronus 
because there is no evidence to support this in canon.

There is no character in the books for whom we know  the Animagus form and also 
the form of their Patronus.

We know of five people who have Animagus forms: Professor MacGonagall, James
Potter, Sirius Black, Peter Pettigrew and Rita Skeeter, but we know nothing about 
their Patronus.

Your suggestion that Harry has the same Patronus as James is not borne out in 
canon; James' Animagus is a stag but in the case of Harry, it is his Patronus
that takes this form. In POA, Harry sees the Patronus on the first occasion and 
THINKS that it is James. On the second occasion, he realises that it is he himself 
who has this form.

'"Come on!" he muttered, staring about. "Where are you? Dad, come on-"

But no one came. Harry raised his head to look at the circle of Dementors acros
the lake. One of them was lowering its hood. It was time for the rescuer to appear -
but no one was coming to help this time -

And then it hit him - he understood. He hadn't seen his father - he had seen 
*himself* -'
(POA "Hermione's Secret" p.300 UK edition)