Subject: Got a vole. I hoped for a bird... (nm)
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Posted on: 2016-09-23 08:15:00 UTC
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Ring the Bells and uncork the Butterbeer! by
on 2016-09-22 14:13:00 UTC
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Pottermore has their own "Determine Your Patronus" Test, created by J. K. Rowling! Get your own Protector now right HERE.
Mine's apparently a Badger! -
Mine's a St. Bernard by
on 2016-09-26 18:09:00 UTC
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I have kind of mixed feelings about the result. I mean, I do like dogs... but I find large, very friendly dogs somewhat intimidating.
As the quiz doesn't really allow room for your personal life to influence it, I think mine really would be a cat. My cat is one of the most important beings in my life, and she's helped me fight off the real-life Dementors I've had to face. -
Patronuses can change, you know. by
on 2016-09-26 22:43:00 UTC
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So, maybe your original patronus would have been a St. Bernard, but your strong feelings towards your cat would have turned your patronus into a cat.
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Mine's a ginger cat! by
on 2016-09-25 11:45:00 UTC
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Not sure how you're supposed to tell the color of something that's always a glowing bluish-white, but I love ginger tabbies, so I consider it a win!
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This was the best possible outcome (Large Image): by
on 2016-09-24 06:53:00 UTC
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This would please me more than I care to admit. =] -
Wait, really? (nm) by
on 2016-09-25 14:24:00 UTC
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Why would you ask?! Just assume yes. by
on 2016-09-26 08:39:00 UTC
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It makes the world a better place. Facts have no relevance here.
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Sir Killalot confirmed to still be bae. =] (nm) by
on 2016-09-26 10:56:00 UTC
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Mine is apparently a Scops Owl. by
on 2016-09-24 04:28:00 UTC
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I don't believe it for a second, but it's a better result than I was expecting.
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Irish Wolfhound. (nm) by
on 2016-09-23 17:14:00 UTC
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Um, oops. (nm) by
on 2016-09-23 17:15:00 UTC
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A dun stallion. by
on 2016-09-23 15:15:00 UTC
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That... is pretty cool. ^_^ I kind of expected a cat, but y'know, I was into horses as a kid, and it makes sense for something born of my happiest memories, which would tend to be out-of-doors, feeling free and on top of the world. {= )
I do wonder how I can tell it's a dun stallion, though. Maybe it's brown, or bay, or dappled. A Patronus silver no matter what. O.o
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A WILDCAT? AWESOME! :D (nm) by
on 2016-09-23 11:49:00 UTC
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Got a vole. I hoped for a bird... (nm) by
on 2016-09-23 08:15:00 UTC
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On another note... by
on 2016-09-24 17:37:00 UTC
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I heard about people retaking some of the Potterverse tests, How does it work, if it's true?
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Probably used a fake email? (nm) by
on 2016-09-25 21:16:00 UTC
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I think the proper term is 'alternate' email. (nm) by
on 2016-09-25 23:30:00 UTC
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Mine is a raven, apparently. by
on 2016-09-23 04:10:00 UTC
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This proves it: Hogwarts shall be governed not by the Ministry, but by the King inthe North, the Raven-in-Flight, John Uskglass.
I might be reaching a bit here. =] -
Do want! (nm) by
on 2016-09-23 12:42:00 UTC
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I would read this. (nm) by
on 2016-09-23 10:10:00 UTC
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Um. Right then. Minor caveat: by
on 2016-09-23 13:15:00 UTC
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It might not really work. It's mentioned in JS&MN that Scottish wizards talk up their superiority to the English variety, and Hogwarts is about as Scottish as it gets - an enormous, draughty stone lump slap bang in the middle of nowhere, and also in the middle of a forest and/or bog, depending on who you ask. Would the castle, whose practitioners are so very different to those of English magic, even recognize the authority of the Raven King?
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#CheckYourBorders by
on 2016-09-23 13:25:00 UTC
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More specifically: if John Uskglass is Norman, does he accept the Scottish annexation of Lothian in 1018? If not, then - at least until the Treaty of York in 1237 - everything up to Edinburgh is English in the Raven King's eyes.
Bearing in mind that the only Scottish founder of Hogwarts was literally named Ravenclaw (and has a French-sounding name besides), I think he could make a compelling case.
(And okay, yeah, Hogwarts is apparently well north even of that boundary. But I maintain the point about Rowena, and I think it wouldn't be at all out of character for the Raven King to have an outpost in foreign territory.)
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That works and also I am being thick. by
on 2016-09-23 15:09:00 UTC
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It's only mentioned in passing, but all magic used by humans in JS&MN is basically communing with spirits using treaties, favours, and half-forgotten alliances put into place by the Raven King. If Scotland has any magic at all, this is how it happens - so the trees and the rain in the Forbidden Forest are as much subjects of the King as their Saxon counterparts.
I think I just played myself. =]
Also, there's no proof that Uskglass is Norman, and personally I favour the idea that he was the son of a Norse colonist in the north of England whisked away to Fairyland at a young age. It's heavily implied that his majesty uses fairy magic, and as for why Norse? "I reached out my hand; thought and memory flew out of my enemies' heads like a flock of starlings." Thought and Memory are English translations of the names of Odin's ravens, Huginn and Muninn. -
Tell you what. by
on 2016-09-23 15:19:00 UTC
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You put it all together and give us John Uskglass, Master of Hogwarts, and I'll do my best to finish my post-JS&MN 'seriously, Arabella would never stand for that' story.
I mean, first I'll have to read the large section that already exists, figure out what was going on in it and what all the references are ('pall-rats'? Was... was I going somewhere with that?), and then try and make sense of my notes for the ending... they start, ominously enough, with: Place the moon &c...
Anyway: trade ya?
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Deal. Now I need to find my copy of JS&MN. by
on 2016-09-23 15:50:00 UTC
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Or buy another one. =]
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Update: I have purchased another one. by
on 2016-09-25 12:42:00 UTC
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Now I can sit and sink into the world of English magic once again, and it shall be the most glorious. Plus, more money for Susanna Clark, which is nice. =]
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Me, too! (nm) by
on 2016-09-23 11:37:00 UTC
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Me three! (nm) by
on 2016-09-23 12:41:00 UTC
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...unicorn. by
on 2016-09-23 02:15:00 UTC
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...I really thought that the "your patronus is very rare... just one more question!" lines were part of the script for everyone.
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Hmmmmm. by
on 2016-09-24 17:22:00 UTC
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A unicorn patronus, eh? Weren't we just talking about the tell-tale signs of having color-changing eyes?
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Whoa, nice! (nm) by
on 2016-09-23 02:20:00 UTC
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A fox terrier? by
on 2016-09-22 23:15:00 UTC
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Huh. Interesting. Not really 'me', but...
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Mine's... a chow dog. by
on 2016-09-22 21:49:00 UTC
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...And I don't like chow dogs.
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Mine is a Siberian cat by
on 2016-09-22 20:51:00 UTC
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Basically, a very fluffy cat.
I really seem to have a spiritual cat motif- my spirit animal is a winged cat. -
A Pine Marten by
on 2016-09-22 20:16:00 UTC
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So, a small, fuzzy, Irish predator. My patronus is basically my younger brother.
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Dolphin for me! by
on 2016-09-22 19:56:00 UTC
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Which is funny, because dolphins are huge jerks and everyone loves them anyway. XD *wishes there was such a thing as a shark patronus*
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A buzzard, apparently. by
on 2016-09-22 17:55:00 UTC
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I'm OK with this! I mean, a buzzard is pretty swell:
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I learned something today. by
on 2016-09-24 03:25:00 UTC
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See, in the states, when someone says "buzzard" we think of something more like a vulture. I didn't know there were handsome hawk-like buzzards 'til now.
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As far as I'm aware... by
on 2016-09-25 01:38:00 UTC
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Buzzard is the name for a lot of different birds. That picture is of a crested honey buzzard, which sometimes passes through Israel on its migration; I've headcanoned the buzzard to be of that particular species.
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So I got a dog. by
on 2016-09-22 17:31:00 UTC
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More specifically a West Highland Terrier.
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A sparrow, huh? by
on 2016-09-22 17:14:00 UTC
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The image of fending off a teeming horde of black-roped figures with a tiny bird appeals to me.
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Um. by
on 2016-09-22 17:20:00 UTC
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What the dementors are doing wearing ropes, I don't know.
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Fifty Shades of Black? O.o (nm) by
on 2016-09-22 17:24:00 UTC
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"Oh, Sirius..." by
on 2016-09-23 12:20:00 UTC
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I giggle as I trace my fingertips down his bare chest. "That sounds so... dirty."
Sirius catches my fingers in his rough, yet at the same time, soft, hands. "Well, Remus, it's all a matter of perspective..." -
Yes please I will take seven. by
on 2016-09-23 13:07:00 UTC
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"I have to warn you, Remus, my tastes are a little... unusual."
"For Merlin's sake, Sirius, please tell me you haven't been eating the dog food again. Please."
"... Would I ever-"
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((Follow-up)) by
on 2016-09-23 13:25:00 UTC
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“You've brushed your teeth," He says, staring at me.
"I used your toothbrush."
His lips quirk up in a half smile. "Oh Sirius Black, what am I going to do with you?” -
I'm laughing and screaming at the same time. (nm) by
on 2016-09-24 07:33:00 UTC
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You know what? by
on 2016-09-23 10:34:00 UTC
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Yeah, I'd read that.
- I see myself as a bit of a modern Leif Erikson, personally. -
You cannot be sirius. (nm) by
on 2016-09-23 10:10:00 UTC
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Let's file that under: by
on 2016-09-23 05:35:00 UTC
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Things I Do Not Want To Think About Or Picture In My Mind, Ever.
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I got a brown hare! I am very okay with this. :) (nm) by
on 2016-09-22 16:19:00 UTC
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...very okay indeed. Hares have a good silhouette. by
on 2016-09-24 04:36:00 UTC
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Imagine trying to do that with a fuzzy dog. Can't wait to get it inked.