Excellent essay, mary. I see that we disagree much less than I sometimes think. I really like your comparisons of Snape to Buckbeak and as having a griffin as a patronus. I've tried to think what it might be, and that one seems to fit really well.

Thanks--you've pointed out some interesting things--with Lewis and Tolkien and Williams--connections that I hadn't particularly made.

Pat (from HogPro)