09 August 2005
Harry's Patronus
Today, just a brief pondering on the concept of the Patronus, or more specifically, its ability to change.
In Half-Blood Prince, we learned that a person's Patronus can change as his or her priorities in life change. Why would JKR introduce this concept, unless it was in some way important to the series?
It's my opinion that Harry's patronus is now a phoenix, after the death of Dumbledore. Harry insists in HBP that he's "Dumbledore's man," and Dumbledore's death is one of the most important things that's ever happned to him.
Why then, you might ask, wasn't Harry's patronus a dog after Sirius's death? The answer to this is actually obvious: We don't know that it wasn't! Harry never used the Patronus charm during HBP. His Patronus could have been a dog all this time, and he would never have known it!
Harry's Patronus being a phoenix might be in some way important. Or it might not be true at all; perhaps his patronus really is still a stag. In any case, we'll likely find out in the final book-- you can count on Harry battling some dementors.
In Half-Blood Prince, we learned that a person's Patronus can change as his or her priorities in life change. Why would JKR introduce this concept, unless it was in some way important to the series?
It's my opinion that Harry's patronus is now a phoenix, after the death of Dumbledore. Harry insists in HBP that he's "Dumbledore's man," and Dumbledore's death is one of the most important things that's ever happned to him.
Why then, you might ask, wasn't Harry's patronus a dog after Sirius's death? The answer to this is actually obvious: We don't know that it wasn't! Harry never used the Patronus charm during HBP. His Patronus could have been a dog all this time, and he would never have known it!
Harry's Patronus being a phoenix might be in some way important. Or it might not be true at all; perhaps his patronus really is still a stag. In any case, we'll likely find out in the final book-- you can count on Harry battling some dementors.
# posted by Tawm @ 11:05 AM 
