Expecto Patronum

The Patronus Charm (or Expecto Patronum) was one of the most well-known and strong protective charms revealed to wizardkind. It was an enormously complex and difficult ritual that summoned a somewhat palpable good energy force described as a Patronus and spiritual protector. It provided the principal defense versus Lethifolds and Dementors, against whom no other defenses existed.

The Patronus embodied everything that was concealed, unknown, yet essential inside the individual. When a human is faced with an inhumane evil, such as a Dementor, he or she must call upon resources they may never have required. Patronus, awakened by Expecto Patrum, was a hidden self that had lain dormant until needed, but must now be laid bare.

Patronuses take on shapes that their casters were not expecting, for whom they had never experienced an attachment or even recognized (in rare situations). Each Patronus was as distinct as its maker, and even fraternal twins were known to create Patronuses that were very different.

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Effect: Summoning spiritual guardians

Light color: Silver