"Call god guard!"
With the cry of the incantation, silvery-white smoke rose from the tip of the wand.
These thin smokes gradually converged, from faint to thick, forming a silver, solid, jumping animal.
It used its light and dexterous forelimbs or hind legs to tear open a large crack in the dementors' encirclement, crushing these ugly, hooded guys.
Whenever I see a clip of the "Patron Saint" in Harry Potter, I can't help but make up the above pictures countless times.
The "Patron saint spell" is not only my favorite spell, but also the favorite spell in the hearts of many Ha fans.
Not only because everyone's "patron saint" is different, not only because it produces a gorgeous and dreamy effect when casting it, but also because it symbolizes hope in the darkness in our hearts.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="22" > blocks Dementors' spells</h1>
When Harry was in third grade, he confronted the Dementors for the first time on the train back to school, and then fainted.
While this was a first for many, the Dementors had a greater impact on harry as he "experienced fears no one else had" in his childhood.
So he asked Lupin, the defense against the Dark Arts teacher at the time, to teach him to use the "Guardian Spirit Charm" to protect himself.
Lupin said that the "Patronus Charm" is a very advanced magic that many clever wizards have difficulty mastering.
It is "a positive force, an external manifestation of the things on which the Dementors depend—hope, pleasure, the desire to survive—but it doesn't feel despair like a real person, so the Dementors can't help it." ”
Although Harry was not yet able to use this spell very well, we also learned that the first function of the "Patronus Charm" was that it could be used to drive away specific dark creatures, that is, "Dementors".
Like Lupin said, this spell is the dementor's nemesis, which can block between you and them like a shield in a critical moment, be your guardian, and prevent your soul from being sucked away by them.
During the summer vacation of Harry's fourth year, he confronted 2 Dementors in his uncle's little Huijin district.
He was annoyed that he had been forced to stay at his uncle's house and not get any important information about the wizarding world.
After experiencing Cedric's death and Voldemort's rebirth, all this made Harry even more suffocated and anxious.
So he got into a fight with his cousin Dalí in a small alley near his home.
Just then, two Dementors suddenly appeared, freezing the air around them, and they approached Harry, even trying to suck away Dalí's soul.
Harry thought of Ron and Hermione in a critical moment, and his attachment to friendship led him to summon the "Patron saint"," a silver stag, and drive them away.
Although Harry violated the rules for minors to use magic outside of school, he was taken to the Ministry of Magic for trial.
But Amelia Burns, the director of the Law Enforcement Department at the time, still praised Harry, saying that it was not easy for him to become a true patron saint at this age.
Therefore, blocking the "Dementor" is the most important use of the "Guardian Charm".
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="64" > "weasel" and "</h1>lynx"
The second function of the "Patronus Charm" is to pass on messages.
It is possible that this function was invented by Dumbledore, as it was used almost exclusively among members of the Order of the Phoenix.
For example, on the eve of Harry's 17th birthday, a small birthday party was prepared for Harry at Ron's house.
Ron's father, Mr. Weasley, had not yet returned, but he had first conveyed a message to everyone through his "patron saint".
"A ray of light swept across the courtyard and leapt onto the table, transforming into a bright silver weasel, which stood upright on its hind legs, and spoke in Mr. Weasley's voice: 'The Minister for Magic has come with me.'" ”
Mr. Weasley's "patron saint" was the weasel, and not long after he brought a message to everyone, he appeared at the door with Scringer.
Another time was at Fleur and Bill's wedding.
It was also the second day of Harry's 17th birthday, and although his "traces" had disappeared, it was still dangerous at the time, because Voldemort had risen and there was chaos everywhere.
But to celebrate Bill Fleur's wedding, they ventured to disguise Harry as a distant cousin of the Weasleys and keep him on the spot.
On that day, many of Fleur's relatives, Mr. Weasley's colleagues, and relatives and friends came to the "apparition".
While everyone was drinking and chatting, a lynx, the "patron saint" of The Order of the Phoenix, Kinsleshaker, suddenly appeared.
It said in Kingsley's voice, "The Ministry of Magic has collapsed. Scrimger is dead. They're coming. ”
Kingsley used his "patron saint" to inform everyone that the Ministry of Magic was occupied by Voldemort.
Sure enough, soon after, the "Death Eaters" came to arrest people, and everyone could only scatter and flee for their lives.
Therefore, another function of the "Patron Saint Spell" is to pass on messages to others.
Because everyone's "patron saint" is different, it also speaks in the voice of the spell caster, so it is easy to know who is giving it a message, which is as convenient as the voice of our mobile phone.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" Data-track="102" What kind > of person can summon the "patron saint"? </h1>
As we mentioned earlier, the "Patronus Charm" was said by Lupin so profoundly that it seemed that only wizards with high magic like members of the Order of the Phoenix could use it skillfully, and ordinary wizards might not even know what their "Patron saint" was.
Rowling even said that most wizards are unable to produce "patron saints", and that doing so is often considered a sign of superior magical abilities.
In addition, most Dark Wizards cannot use this spell, and Snape is the only one in the Death Eaters who can use this spell.
So, are you curious, what kind of people can successfully summon the "Guardian Spirit"?
We know that Harry successfully used this spell many times.
He had saved Dalí, and he had saved Sirius and himself by the lake.
Even at the fifth-grade "Dumbledore Army" rally, he taught his classmates how to conjure up "patron saints."
Not to mention that he was in O. W． The silver stag conjured up in the Ls exam ran through the auditorium, which was basically a showmanship.
And he was just a young wizard who hadn't graduated from a magic school yet.
Is this just because of his good heart and the so-called protagonist aura?
In fact, rowling, the author of this question, also said that she said that the magical community generally believes that those who are not pure in heart cannot successfully summon the "guardian spirit".
One of the most famous examples is the Dark Wizard Rick, who tempers while using the "Patronus Charm" and is eaten by maggots he has conjured up.
But at the same time Rowling said it might be a fallacy in the wizarding world.
Because some morally problematic wizards can also successfully use this spell.
For example, Dolores Umbridge can conjure up the silver cat "Guardian Spirit" to protect herself from the "Dementors".
So, in fact, as long as a person feels that his or her behavior is absolutely correct and full of confidence, then he/she has the ability to "create" enough "happiness" to conjure up a "patron saint", even if what he/she believes is wrong.
Usually such people, they have long been "allied" with dark creatures, so they are not easily affected by them.
They don't really care if they can conjure up such a thing as a "guardian spirit".
Umbridge's nature is cruel enough that she can summon the Patron saint even when wearing a Slytherin pendant.
This is also because the evil thing of the locket has a deep attraction to her, so the evil locket is not an obstacle to the evil her, but plays a role in aiding and abetting the abuse.
On the other hand, harry, an upright and kind wizard, was wearing a pendant box on the way to find the "Horcrux", and he was negatively affected by it, so he could not summon the "Guardian Spirit".
So Harry was indeed one of the few wizards who could create a "patron saint" at a young age, which required some talent.
At the same time, full confidence in one's own behavior can also create a sense of happiness, thus assisting yourself in successfully performing the "Guardian Spirit Curse".
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" Data-track="159" > "patron saint" change? </h1>
It is true that there are several references in the book about changes in the "patron saints".
For example, after Tonks fell in love with Lupin, her "patron saint" changed from a rabbit to a wolf. (Lupin is a werewolf)
Harry had foolishly asked Lupin what the reason was, and he thought Tonks was in love with Sirius.
Lupin told him that "big blows, or emotional upheavals" could cause that change.
There is also Professor Snape, who has fallen in love with Lily and turned the "patron saint" into an elk like her.
Therefore, due to the loss of a loved one, love, or a profound change in personality, it will also change a person's "patron saint".
Rowling says that only eternal and unchanging love can change the form of the patron saint.
That's how Professor Snape loved Lily.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="181" > what is your "patron saint"? </h1>
In the book, if Harry is too nervous, or incompetent enough to create a clear "patron saint," usually all he sees is a cloud of silvery-white, unformed smoke.
This silver smoke is not effective against the attack of the Dementor, and can only provide limited protection, which is similar to the disembodied "guardian spirit".
Sometimes, wizards are afraid that the guardian spirit will reveal their whereabouts, and they will create such an intangible "guardian spirit".
But the real, physical "patron saint" is basically a silvery-white animal figure, and each wizard's "patron saint" is unique.
Like Weasley's weasel, Kingsley's lynx, James's stag, Lily's deer, they are all physical "patron saints."
The image of the "patron saint" is usually the appearance of an animal common to one's own country, the most common being a cat, dog, or horse.
Moreover, each "patron saint" is as unique as its creator, and even the patron saints of identical twins are different.
Guess what you're going to have to ask Fred and George's "patron saints"?
Then the answer is the magpie. (Rowling says the English proverb says magpie, "one sad, two happy"))
In addition to the "patron saints" of these common animals, there are also some "guardian gods" of magical creatures, such as dragons, phoenixes, and night horses, but they are extremely rare.
Dumbledore's phoenix.
The eighteenth-century spell researcher Professor Spanger has done a great deal of research on the morphology of the individual 'patron saint' but has not found a reliable system to predict it.
He said that the "patron saint" represents something hidden in the personality, unknown, but necessary.
In his masterpiece The Charm of Defense and Deterrence, he writes that when a person is confronted with an inhuman evil force (e.g., "Dementors"), he/she must develop resources that have never been used in his or her body.
The "guardian spirits" are the unawakened secret "selves" in their bodies, which have been dormant before but now need to be awakened.
Professor Spanger says this is the explanation that the "patron saint" would appear in an unexpected image of the caster.
He said the wizards never felt particularly close to their "patron saints", and some did not even recognize them as their "patron saints".
So when some wizards can make the "patron saint" appear in their favorite animal form, Spanger thinks it is a very wonderful thing to study.
He firmly believes that such "patron saints" indicate that these wizards have a certain degree of eccentricity or obsession with something/person.
Such wizards may not usually be able to hide their "self" in their daily lives, showing off their temperament, unlike others who will hide it.
Of course, no matter what kind of image their "patron saint" appears, we had better respect and be cautious about these wizards who can choose their own "patron saints".
I don't know why, Professor Spanger's words remind me of Umbridge's "patron saint".
As we all know, her favorite animal is the cat, and the decorative paintings in her office are all cats printed on the cups and plates.
And her "patron saint" is also a silver cat.
It seems that she is the kind of wizard that Spanger calls "a sorcerer who can choose the patron saint himself."
This statement does not seem to me to be positive, and Umbridge is indeed a person who must be wary of her and treated with caution.
So in general, apart from successfully casting the "Guardian Spirit Spell", no one should be able to predict what their "Guardian Spirit" is.
So, what is your "patron saint"? #哈利波特 #
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