Patronus Charm

The Patronus is a spell used by wizards to defend themselves from Dementors. It is a very difficult spell few wizards are capable of casting. To cast a Patronus, the wizard points their wand and says "Expecto Patronum" and recalls a single happy memory. If they are successful, their wand will emit glowing light that repels the Dementor; the form the white light takes varies by wizard.
==Patronus Forms==
===Non Corporeal===
As the Patronus is an incredibly advanced spell, many wizards never achieve more than a cloud of light. This type of Patronus, called a 'non corporeal Patronus,' is good at halting but not repelling Dementors.
===Corporeal Animals===
A corporeal Patronus appears in the shape of a glowing, translucent animal made of light. The animal form a Patronus takes varies from wizard to wizard, but is unique to the caster and reflects their personality.
===Human Patronus===
The concept of a human Patronus is taken from Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality. A human Patronus confronts the idea of death head on, rather than distracting from it with happy memories. As such, it is capable of actually killing a Dementor, not just repelling them. Wizards who hear the process described without fully grasping it will be unable to cast any form of Patronus until they achieve the human version.
==Known Patronuses==
* Isabella Swan (Phoenix) has a human Patronus
* Ebele Swan has a human Patronus
* Antoinette Stark has an eagle Patronus
* Sherlock Stark (Fantasia) had an elf owl Patronus
* Feral Orphan has a thestral Patronus
* Daddy Hermione Granger has an otter Patronus
* Professor McGonagall has a cat Patronus
* An Auror in the Ministry of Magic in the Lumos universe had a frog Patronus
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