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4It could be that this is implied. If they manifested as a rock they wouldn't be able to help much. Even a gun would not be something we would refer to as a 'defender'. The term defender implies living. To me that word alone narrows it down to an animal or a person. It could also be that Lupin doesn't see things in such black and white terms giving his condition. It may be that he prefers not to look at species in the way many people say that they don't look at color.– kroweCommented Jun 24, 2014 at 7:39
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1It may also just be that Lupin doesn't want to get into the 'looks' side of patronuses because he doesn't want to explain that the look of a patronus may be obfuscated and is therefore arbitrary. If he did then it would make it that much easier for Harry to guess his secret.– kroweCommented Jun 24, 2014 at 7:39
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2The series mentions one person with a giant for a patronus, so they're not necessarily animals.– KevinCommented Jun 24, 2014 at 17:26
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My patronus would be a piece of cake!– Raph SchimCommented Oct 26, 2020 at 13:20
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