[the_old_crowd] Re: Got a question...

[silmariel]

> Ginger:
>
> Wow.  Just when I thought my brain couldn't hurt any more than it
> did. (Sudoku addiction).
>
> That's a great question.  My guess would be that you would see
> slivery stuff, but not be able to distinguish its shape.  
>

As soon as I had the question in mind, I knew this was the group for it... 
it's derived from my little obsession about Snape's patronus, and death in 
general, this year.

But I think it's nice because it wouldn't go against her own rules if JKR 
chose to use it as a misdirection mean. It may seem as a noncorporeal 
patronus, or may not be seen, and in that case, we have the unfortunate 
caster in a position of doubt (in the case he is using the Patronus for 
communication, not everyone will testify that he did).

> Now for a follow-up question:  Why would someone have that as a
> patronus, and what would it tell us about that person?
>

That s/he has an incredible sense of orientation? *cough*

In a serious way, that I don't know if JKR has considered but it is not 
completely out of this world if Merope just left herself die, it can be a 
person that has been involved a lot in death themes, someone who is not 
really tied to life, or someone who has had a real -hi Tonks!- change in 
patronus. A kind of experience that changes your perspective of life in an 
irrevocable way. 

> This sounds like one for JKR.  I'd love to hear her take on it.
>

Yes lol I'd love to see her face if asked this question.

> Thanks for the brain twister,
> Ginger, who has missed work twice this week due to ice storms!

A pleasure. *Freezes* I live in a very very warm mediterranean area. Can't 
even imagine how it is.

I haven't written lately because I've started a project in the way of a 
fantasy novel and it's an absorbing task (and a lot of work). So you won't 
see me very much here and no way on TOL.

Silmariel