Patronus

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 190465



--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, June Ewing <doctorwhofan02 at ...> wrote:
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> 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
>

Steve:

Just a reminder that a Patronus can change, but your Animagus form can not.

I think each does represent a part of yourself, but a very different part. 

To some extent, the Patronus is a Protector, or someone or something that you have an emotional connection to. For Harry, though he really doesn't realize it at the time, his Patronus is a connection to his father. It does represent your personality, but more so it represents the mood you are in (to a certain extent). So, again, there is some outward projection of your emotional self and your state of mind reflected in the Patronus. 

However, the Animagus probably represent a much deeper immutable sense of yourself. I'm not so sure we can interpret a persons Animagus for too literally though. If someone turned into a Rat, that would not necessarily mean they are a 'rat' in the sense that Peter is. It could have something to do with stealth, or being a survivor in harsh conditions, or perhaps simply being something of a scavenger. It doesn't necessarily have to represent sneakiness or betrayal or untrustworthiness.  

Though I suspect for kids, your Animagus would be up for derision if it was something less than a majestic animal. 

For me personally, I would like to be some type of bird of prey, though wishing certainly wouldn't make it so. 

Just a few thoughts.

Steve/bboyminn