Patronus

[SteveE]

No: HPFGUIDX 190461

> Steve E.
  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: 
> 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.
> 

Steve E. replies:

You're right Geoff, I was thinking of James's Animagus form, not the form that his patronus manifested itself as.  It is interesting, however, that Harry's patronus animal was the very same animal that his father turned into as an animagus. I can't remember if Harry knew of James's animagus form being a stag when he first cast his Patronus spell or not. At least Sirius's animagus form was one that could go out at times in civilized society.  Not too many stags wandering the streets of towns or cities.

And I wonder of course if Harry ever went on to become an animagus what animal form his would be.