Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2014 1:21:12 GMT
(All Fifth Year Students are permitted to respond to the lesson. All info comes from harrypotter.wikia.com).
The Patronus Charm is the most famous and one of the most powerful defensive charms known to wizardkind. It's an immensely complicated, very difficult spell that evokes a partially-tangible positive energy force known as a Patronus (pl. Patronuses) or spirit guardian. It is the primary protection against Dementors and Lethifolds, to which there is no other protection.
The incantation is Expecto Patronum.
It is evident from old woodcuts and scrolls that the Patronus Charm has been used since ancient times. It therefore is unknown who created it, or when it was first invented. 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).
Patronus
The vast majority of witches and wizards are unable to produce any form of Patronus, and to create even an intangible one is generally considered a mark of superior magical ability.
To successfully cast the spell, one must muster the happiest memory they can think of (the happier the memory, the better the charm will work) and begin drawing circles with their wand so as to increase the power of their spell. They must then say the incantation, "Expecto Patronum"; the Patronus will come from the tip of the wand and can be directed towards a target by pointing one's wand at said target. It is possible to disguise the form one's Patronus takes.
As Professor Grimp:
As stated in the lecture, not all of you are guaranteed to produce a Patronus Charm. However, just for fun in class today we will practice, ja? See what you can conjure up. If you fail, do not mope. Few can truly produce a Patronus Charm the first time.
The Patronus Charm is the most famous and one of the most powerful defensive charms known to wizardkind. It's an immensely complicated, very difficult spell that evokes a partially-tangible positive energy force known as a Patronus (pl. Patronuses) or spirit guardian. It is the primary protection against Dementors and Lethifolds, to which there is no other protection.
The incantation is Expecto Patronum.
It is evident from old woodcuts and scrolls that the Patronus Charm has been used since ancient times. It therefore is unknown who created it, or when it was first invented. 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).
Patronus
The vast majority of witches and wizards are unable to produce any form of Patronus, and to create even an intangible one is generally considered a mark of superior magical ability.
To successfully cast the spell, one must muster the happiest memory they can think of (the happier the memory, the better the charm will work) and begin drawing circles with their wand so as to increase the power of their spell. They must then say the incantation, "Expecto Patronum"; the Patronus will come from the tip of the wand and can be directed towards a target by pointing one's wand at said target. It is possible to disguise the form one's Patronus takes.
As Professor Grimp:
As stated in the lecture, not all of you are guaranteed to produce a Patronus Charm. However, just for fun in class today we will practice, ja? See what you can conjure up. If you fail, do not mope. Few can truly produce a Patronus Charm the first time.
