SPOILERS: First Read Rant

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Fran wrote:
> Dont buy the patronus was a werewolf. Can you explain why JKR's 
> answer to fact poll question said a person's patronus is unique 
and 
> that is how they can trust it is from a specific person. 

Pip says:
Uh, no I can't. That's an 'ask JKR', because Snape on p. 153 HBP 
says 'And incidentally ...I was interested to see your new 
patronus.... I think you were better off with the old one'. This is 
a pretty solid implication that Tonk's patronus has changed. 

Either this isn't Tonks, or patronuses can change. I'd go for 'they 
can change' myself, because otherwise, everyone in the order would 
have been deeply suspicious. JKR saying 'a person's patronus is 
unique' doesn't mean she hasn't decided an individual person can't 
have two or more that are unique to them. As long as no one changing 
patronus changes to the same patronus as someone else, that 
statement holds.

> Also, where in canon does it say the patronus was a werewolf. The 
> picture to me looks like a horse.
> Fran

 
Pip:
On p. 582 Tonks is insisting to Lupin that she wants to marry him 
and the narration (Harry's pov) goes: 'And the meaning of Tonk's 
patronus ... all suddenly became clear to Harry.'

So in canon, Harry, who has seen Tonk's new patronus, connects it 
with Lupin. The only four legged creature connected with Lupin is a 
werewolf. Hence my saying the patronus was a werewolf.

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