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lazykitty · 03-19-2022, 09:20 AM

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Jude

”Exactly right. It could have been one of those things invented in the ancient times with the inventors name lost to the Dark Ages, for example.” Could anyone tell he wasn’t exactly fond of the Dark Ages? All that lost information……

Kinsay

Had he hit a nerve? He hadn’t meant to, truly. But then, he was always doing that. It was one of his personality flaws. ”Yep. Usually a specific breed.”

Violet

”Yep, extinct animals are definitely among the rarer forms a patronus can take. Mostly because, since they’re extinct, we don’t really have much experience with them.” Unfortunate, really.

Milo

This one……Ronan wasn’t really sure what to make of him. But he did make some good points. ”Welllo ve can be messy and hurtful, but it can definitely be a good thing, even euphoric, if it’s with the right person.” Just don’t ask him how you know if you’ve found the right person, because he hadn’t yet. As for the psyche thing…… ”You could…..but there’s no guarantee that it would change even then. Or even how far the person would take it. Could even end up dead if you paid the wrong person. In fact, I know someone who was bitten and tortured by a vampire and their patronus still didn't change.” That person was him (of course, he hadn't paid Goldwasser to do that, but still). So yeah basically, wasn’t a good idea. ”The better idea would be just to learn to love your patronus, no matter what it is.”

Ash

”That is definitely one of the rarer patronuses, phoenixes and other magical creatures.” he replied, nodding.

Cooper

”That is exactly what affects how common a patronus form is. The most common three are dogs, cats and horses, the mundane ones.” So no abraxans or kneazles, just some lovely chestnuts and tabbies.

Karleigh

Another one that was worried about the form their patronus would take. He could understand that, actually. He remembered being afraid his would take the form of some sort of snake or something. ”Unfortunately, no there’s no way of choosing the form your patronus will take. It depends on many factors, not least of which include where you are form, and therefore which animals you have experience with, usually anyway. And also, which creature matches your inner personality.” Which he would get to in a bit.

Apollo

Why did albatrosses get such a bad rap? Just because one poet used it in a poem that ended badly? Personally, he thought seagulls were the bigger menace, but that was just him. ”Not quite as rare as magical and extinct creatures, but not one of the more common ones either. Also, if you get a albatross as a patronus, please don’t think of it as a harbinger of doom. There may be a deeper reason behind it.” Which, again, he would get to in a bit.

Also, while he’d heard the name Apollo before, it wasn’t really ringing any bells with him at the moment, sorry.

Wow, the students had really been studying patronuses already then, huh? He couldn’t decide rather to be impressed or irritated about being made to waste his time. I mean, wasn’t like he had a job where if he took a few hours off, it didn’t hurt anything. He was an auror for Merlin’s sake! Still, he kept these thoughts off his face and out of his voice. No good could come from appearing irritated in front of this crowd. After all, it wasn’t their faults. And some of them had made some interesting points, nonetheless.

”As has been pointed out, the spell was indeed invented so long ago that the inventor’s name has been lost over time. In fact, mention of the spell has been found in some very ancient,” as in, before even his grandparents were even thought of, ”texts. As several of you have pointed out, the most common forms of patronus are those most closely associated with humans. So dogs, cats, horses and the like. Now, they do usually take the form of a specific breed these animals. For instance, if someone’s patronus is a dog, it might be, say, a German Shepard instead of just a generic dog. Also, it usually, not always but usually, takes the form of an animal that is common where the caster is from. Someone from Australia, for instance, may have a kangaroo as a patronus. As you all saw as you entered class, mine is one of those ‘not always’ cases. See, I’m from here in Britain originally, yet meerkats are found in Africa. So, this where the ‘expression of the hidden self’ thing comes in. Something, either magic itself or whatever, decided that my hidden self was best represented by the meerkat, which is known in the animal kingdom for being highly social, burrowing, being highly alert and, as Mr. Branxton pointed out earlier, being resistant to certain types of venom.” Just for an explanation of how that works, not for bragging purposes.

”The least common forms of patronus are those of magical or extinct animals. So, phoenixes, unicorns, mammoths, dinosaurs and the like.” Sorry to disappoint. ”Also, having one of these as a patronus doesn’t automatically mean that that particular witch or wizard is more powerful. It just means they have a different personality. Though, powerful wizards have had such patronuses. Ms. Fox mentioned Albus Dumbledore. Now, I think we can all agree he had to be a pretty powerful wizard, right? But also, look at what is known about them. They are mostly known for bursting into flames at the end of their lives and being reborn from the ashes, right?” Which wasn’t what happened to Dumbledore, by the way. Nope, he’s still dead, fortunately or unfortunately depending on the way you view things. ”But it is also known as a symbol of personal renewal in and of itself. Taking what we know of Dumbledore, this certainly makes sense. Consider who he was associated with in his youth. The dark wizard Grindelwald. But he turned against him when Grindelwald started moving against muggles. It may have been then that Dumbledore’s patronus took on its most famous form. Or it may have been when he defeated Grindelwald in that duel at the end of the first wizarding war. Or it just may have been his patronus from the beginning.” Who really knew? ”The point being to never make fun of someone’s patronus and never be ashamed of the form your own takes, because you never know the circumstances that gave that person that patronus and just being able to produce one is an impressive feat itself.”

Anyway, with all that said…..

”The most famous patronus is that of a wizard known as Illyius, whose mouse patronus fought off a whole hoard of Dementors to save its caster. Which, when you think about the size of your typical mouse and compare it to the size of just one typical Dementor…… And this was a whole bunch……. Pretty impressive, right?” At least, he thought it was.

Now that they had all that history out of the way, they could move on. ”So, with all that information, how common do you all think corporal patronuses are? And do you think dark wizards can produce one?” The answers were right in front of them, if they only thought about it a little.

Phew, that’s a lot. And a bit after the 24-48 hours I promised in my last post, I know. To be brief, life happened. So anyway, what Ronan’s asking is just how common patronuses are and if your character thinks that dark wizards can produce one.

I’ll try my hardest to have the next post up in 24-48 hours from the time of this post, give or take a few, where we’ll be starting on actually learning the spell!

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lazykitty Ramora Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Valhalla Posts: 5,663 Hogwarts RPG Name: Kayla Calrissian-Carter Gryffindor First Year x7 x4	Dem Carters \| even 🕊🕊 have pride \| \| Expecto PAWtronum 🐈 \| U-NA-GI Text Cut: Individual Replies Jude ”Exactly right. It could have been one of those things invented in the ancient times with the inventors name lost to the Dark Ages, for example.” Could anyone tell he wasn’t exactly fond of the Dark Ages? All that lost information…… Kinsay Had he hit a nerve? He hadn’t meant to, truly. But then, he was always doing that. It was one of his personality flaws. ”Yep. Usually a specific breed.” Violet ”Yep, extinct animals are definitely among the rarer forms a patronus can take. Mostly because, since they’re extinct, we don’t really have much experience with them.” Unfortunate, really. Milo This one……Ronan wasn’t really sure what to make of him. But he did make some good points. ”Welllo ve can be messy and hurtful, but it can definitely be a good thing, even euphoric, if it’s with the right person.” Just don’t ask him how you know if you’ve found the right person, because he hadn’t yet. As for the psyche thing…… ”You could…..but there’s no guarantee that it would change even then. Or even how far the person would take it. Could even end up dead if you paid the wrong person. In fact, I know someone who was bitten and tortured by a vampire and their patronus still didn't change.” That person was him (of course, he hadn't paid Goldwasser to do that, but still). So yeah basically, wasn’t a good idea. ”The better idea would be just to learn to love your patronus, no matter what it is.” Ash ”That is definitely one of the rarer patronuses, phoenixes and other magical creatures.” he replied, nodding. Cooper ”That is exactly what affects how common a patronus form is. The most common three are dogs, cats and horses, the mundane ones.” So no abraxans or kneazles, just some lovely chestnuts and tabbies. Karleigh Another one that was worried about the form their patronus would take. He could understand that, actually. He remembered being afraid his would take the form of some sort of snake or something. ”Unfortunately, no there’s no way of choosing the form your patronus will take. It depends on many factors, not least of which include where you are form, and therefore which animals you have experience with, usually anyway. And also, which creature matches your inner personality.” Which he would get to in a bit. Apollo Why did albatrosses get such a bad rap? Just because one poet used it in a poem that ended badly? Personally, he thought seagulls were the bigger menace, but that was just him. ”Not quite as rare as magical and extinct creatures, but not one of the more common ones either. Also, if you get a albatross as a patronus, please don’t think of it as a harbinger of doom. There may be a deeper reason behind it.” Which, again, he would get to in a bit. Also, while he’d heard the name Apollo before, it wasn’t really ringing any bells with him at the moment, sorry. Wow, the students had really been studying patronuses already then, huh? He couldn’t decide rather to be impressed or irritated about being made to waste his time. I mean, wasn’t like he had a job where if he took a few hours off, it didn’t hurt anything. He was an auror for Merlin’s sake! Still, he kept these thoughts off his face and out of his voice. No good could come from appearing irritated in front of this crowd. After all, it wasn’t their faults. And some of them had made some interesting points, nonetheless. *”As has been pointed out, the spell was indeed invented so long ago that the inventor’s name has been lost over time. In fact, mention of the spell has been found in some very* ancient,”** as in, before even his grandparents were even thought of, ”texts. As several of you have pointed out, the most common forms of patronus are those most closely associated with humans. So dogs, cats, horses and the like. Now, they do usually take the form of a specific breed these animals. For instance, if someone’s patronus is a dog, it might be, say, a German Shepard instead of just a generic dog. Also, it usually, not always but usually, takes the form of an animal that is common where the caster is from. Someone from Australia, for instance, may have a kangaroo as a patronus. As you all saw as you entered class, mine is one of those ‘not always’ cases. See, I’m from here in Britain originally, yet meerkats are found in Africa. So, this where the ‘expression of the hidden self’ thing comes in. Something, either magic itself or whatever, decided that my hidden self was best represented by the meerkat, which is known in the animal kingdom for being highly social, burrowing, being highly alert and, as Mr. Branxton pointed out earlier, being resistant to certain types of venom.” Just for an explanation of how that works, not for bragging purposes. ”The least common forms of patronus are those of magical or extinct animals. So, phoenixes, unicorns, mammoths, dinosaurs and the like.” Sorry to disappoint. ”Also, having one of these as a patronus doesn’t automatically mean that that particular witch or wizard is more powerful. It just means they have a different personality. Though, powerful wizards have had such patronuses. Ms. Fox mentioned Albus Dumbledore. Now, I think we can all agree he had to be a pretty powerful wizard, right? But also, look at what is known about them. They are mostly known for bursting into flames at the end of their lives and being reborn from the ashes, right?” Which wasn’t what happened to Dumbledore, by the way. Nope, he’s still dead, fortunately or unfortunately depending on the way you view things. ”But it is also known as a symbol of personal renewal in and of itself. Taking what we know of Dumbledore, this certainly makes sense. Consider who he was associated with in his youth. The dark wizard Grindelwald. But he turned against him when Grindelwald started moving against muggles. It may have been then that Dumbledore’s patronus took on its most famous form. Or it may have been when he defeated Grindelwald in that duel at the end of the first wizarding war. Or it just may have been his patronus from the beginning.” Who really knew? ”The point being to never make fun of someone’s patronus and never be ashamed of the form your own takes, because you never know the circumstances that gave that person that patronus and just being able to produce one is an impressive feat itself.” Anyway, with all that said….. ”The most famous patronus is that of a wizard known as Illyius, whose mouse patronus fought off a whole hoard of Dementors to save its caster. Which, when you think about the size of your typical mouse and compare it to the size of just one typical Dementor…… And this was a whole bunch……. Pretty impressive, right?” At least, he thought it was. Now that they had all that history out of the way, they could move on. ”So, with all that information, how common do you all think corporal patronuses are? And do you think dark wizards can produce one?” The answers were right in front of them, if they only thought about it a little. Phew, that’s a lot. And a bit after the 24-48 hours I promised in my last post, I know. To be brief, life happened. So anyway, what Ronan’s asking is just how common patronuses are and if your character thinks that dark wizards can produce one. I’ll try my hardest to have the next post up in 24-48 hours from the time of this post, give or take a few, where we’ll be starting on actually learning the spell! __________________ Days of Potter 2023:___________________________ Which Bertie Botts Flavour Are You? You are Salt!