Why is a bright reindeer shown when Harry Potter was saving himself and Sirius Black from the Dementors?
In "Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban", if Harry (who time travelled) was protecting himself and Sirius Black from the Dementors then why a bright magical reindeer like image is shown on the other side of the lake?
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It was not a reindeer but a stag. Harry Potter's Patronus is a stag. Harry and Hermione travel back in time to when they were standing on the other side of the lake. Future-Harry sees that Dementors are sucking the souls of Harry and Sirius and casts the Patronus. This Patronus is in the form of a stag. Hence Past-Harry sees a stag on other side of the lake.
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What was the deer that saved Harry and Sirius?
He stepped out from the bush he was behind and shouted the incantation. He produced an blinding, dazzling stag which charged at the Dementor, saving himself, Hermione, and Sirius from the Kiss, ultimately driving all of the Dementors away.What does the reindeer mean in Harry Potter?
In Potter, Snape's Patronus, a soul-guarding magic spell, takes the form of a deer\u2014more specifically, a doe\u2014as a symbol of his love for Lily, because hers was a doe as well. Now, some of this might just be coincidental, the result of Potter fanatics looking too far into it.Why does Harry see a deer in Deathly Hallows?
In "Deathly Hallows," Snape also uses his Patronus to help Harry on his quest to find Voldemort's horcruxes; a Patronus charm can be used to send messages, and Harry seems to subconsciously recognize the doe as an extension of his mother, allowing him to trust it.What saved Harry and Sirius from the Dementors?
Here's the scene: Harry and Sirius are down by the lake, dementors are sucking their souls out of their bodies. Harry see's a figure across the lake that casts a patronus and saves him. Wakes up in the hospital, and goes back in time to save himself again, and thus the cycle repeats.Dementors attack Harry and Sirius | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban [Open Matte 16:9]
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It was Harry potter's Patronus. He creates the Patronus for protection from the Dementors.
After future Harry came from time travel, he realized during the process that he has to save himself, he created the Patronus to help it past form.
From chapter 21 in wikia
After two hours, following Lupin's transformation, Harry decides they need to head back to Hagrid's empty cabin so Lupin doesn't attack them. After spending some time in hiding, Harry leaves the cabin to check out the present situation and sees himself, Hermione, and Black fainting from Dementors. He realises that the silver stag he saw earlier across the lake was not cast by his dad and conjures a powerful Patronus that drives all the Dementors away. When it returns to him, he pets it and realises that it was the same patronus as "Prongs," his father.
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