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.
> 
> Pip!Squeak
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> "Where do you think I would have been all these years, if I had not 
> known how to act?" - Severus Snape

You certainly made several good points! Still not thoroughly 
convinced and I dont have an argument really to back it up.  
However,I tooks Snapes comment to mean that he knew it was Polyjuiced!
Tonks and not the real one.  If her patronus kept changing how would 
the receiver know she sent the message.
Fran