User blog comment:JoePlay/Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 Giveaway/@comment-4159921-20110717150017

I think my patronus would be an elephant. Elephants tend to thrive in family like environments, and they are happiest when they're surrounded by others of their kind. However, one thing I think is extremely interesting is that the male elephants, after some time, will gradually detach themselves from their herd, and slowly, they'll begin exploring life outside of it. At first, they only leave for a few hours; however, these hours turn into days, and those days turn to weeks, until finally the male leaves the herd forever. Leaving everything you've ever known to explore the great beyond, that's something I truly admire. And who knows? Maybe I'll gather the strength to do the same one day.