![]() " - Harry Potter's stag Patronus fending off hundreds of Dementors He saw it lower its head and charge at the swarming dementors. It was galloping silently away from him, across the black surface of the lake. He screwed up his eyes, trying to see what it was. " And out of the end of his wand burst, not a shapeless cloud of mist, but a blinding, dazzling, silver animal. The villagers then hailed Illyius as a hero. Maggots shot out of Raczidian's wand and quickly devoured him as they engulfed his entire body. Thus, for the first time in history, it was revealed what happened when a competent, but unworthy wizard or witch attempted the spell. However, Raczidian failed to remember that only the pure of heart could produce a Patronus. He tried to summon a Patronus to ward off Illyius's mouse. Enraged, Raczidian decided to enter the fray himself. Despite the mouse's diminutive size, it shone with a brilliant light, bringing the Dementors to a halt as it nimbly moved through the ranks of fleeing villagers. Illyius cast the Patronus Charm when his village was being attacked by the Dark wizard Raczidian and his army of Dementors. Īccording to legend, one of the most famous Patronuses of all time was a lowly mouse, which belonged to a young wizard called Illyius. The charm also has a long association with those fighting for lofty or noble causes (those able to produce corporeal Patronuses were often elected to high office within the Wizengamot and Ministry of Magic). Therefore, it is unknown who created it, or when it was first invented. It is evident from old woodcuts and scrolls that the Patronus Charm had been used since ancient times. However, some wizards like Remus Lupin chose to cast incorporeal Patronuses to hide their identity. Incorporeal Patronuses had no particular shape and did not protect against Dementors the way corporeal Patronuses did, and has no hope of fending off scores of them like its more substantial counterpart would. There were two types of Patronuses: corporeal, which meant a Patronus with a particular shape and form, and incorporeal Patronuses. It was the primary protection against Dementors and Lethifolds, against which there were no other defences. It was an immensely complicated and extremely difficult spell, that channelled the caster's positive emotions into a powerful protection and evoked a partially-tangible positive energy force known as a Patronus (pl. The Patronus Charm ( Expecto Patronum) was the most famous and one of the most powerful defensive charms known to wizardkind. You may suspect, but you will never truly know what form your Patronus will take until you succeed in conjuring it." - Miranda Goshawk's overview of the Patronus Charm ![]() The Patronus Charm is difficult, and many witches and wizards are unable to produce a full, corporeal Patronus, a guardian which generally takes the shape of the animal with whom they share the deepest affinity. " This ancient and mysterious charm conjures a magical guardian, a projection of all your most positive feelings.
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