Subject: Speaking of Patronuses...
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Posted on: 2015-04-10 23:13:00 UTC

I remember reading somewhere that because your Patronus is the personification of your hope and happiness, basically, it comes from your own mind. It's usually an animal, but it doesn't have to be an ordinary animal--Dumbledore's phoenix proves that; Fawkes is quite obviously at human-level intelligence, so we know the Patronus charm can produce magical beasts who qualify as people in their own right.

There's been speculation about having a Patronus that's not the typical animal variety, especially those produced by Muggle-borns who don't necessarily have a preconceived idea that your Patronus has to take a certain shape. It would be something autonomous and probably a creature of some kind, but it could be quite unusual. The example I read was a Muggle-born Pokemon fan producing a Patronus that's a species of Pokemon. And why not? A Muggle-born kid who loves Pokemon, thinking about good memories, desiring to produce a Patronus... why not?

We could happily speculate about the many varieties of animal and animal-like things that could serve as various PPC agents' Patronus forms. I'm not sure a Muggle-Use wand is good enough to produce a corporeal Patronus, though; it's a tricky enough charm that Harry's mastering it is pointed out as exceptional.

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