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Since I learned the patronus charm (finally!!), I cast it every day so I can observe my Otter.

It usually appears in a display of motion that resembles swimming or gliding around me, but occasionally it seems to run or roll around as though on the ground. I don't know what, if anything, triggers the difference -- but either way it seems cheerful. (I think? I could be projecting.)

So --

Has anyone ever noticed their patronus exhibiting different behavior, depending on the circumstance or setting? Or maybe even doing something strange or notable? I'm curious about the way the charm expresses itself.

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Congratulations, Pandora. Patronuses are joy made manifest, so it makes sense that your patronus would always appear to be happy.

Mine always seems confident. Even when I'm not feeling that way.

I wonder if the body language is true to that of real animals when they're pleased with something or strutting around, or if it has differences.

That's a good question. I wonder if it's also affected by how the caster perceives an animal's happiness? Observing patronus behaviors could be an interesting project.

Exactly! Or even cultural ideas surrounding animal symbolism and nature. Those things already affect world view, so -- transitively, maybe it makes sense that they'd have an effect on magical expression?

I'm filing it under Senior Project Ideas.

I imagine if you did find correlations like that, you could learn to tell an awful lot about a person just based on what their patronus is and how it behaves.

Good to get started, now. I have a whole stack of them.

It could be like a subset of wizarding psychology, even.

That's what I figure!! I can be [...] indecisive? So it'll be good to have options when the time comes.
I wonder if anyone's ever done MULTIPLE projects before.

Expecto Patronum's such an old spell, I'm sure there's got to be some literature out there on it. And if not, pioneering a new field seems pretty fun, huh?

Completing multiple senior projects should guarantee you some sort of internship.

Yes!! I could be Dr. PANDA.

I want all the internships.

HEY! CONGRATS, PAN!That makes sense. You're totally an otter!

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I guess I never noticed mine changing its behavior or whatever. It just does ELK stuff?

I know!! It's so weirdly perfect!

WHAT KIND of elk stuff? Stomping around? Running?

YEAH. Running, I guess. I don't know. I never paid that much attention.

[...]

I will NEXT time? If you want?

How can you NOT pay attention to your patronus??? They're so cool!

AND OKAY~
Or you can just show me!

I wonder if our patronuses would interact?
I think it's supposed to be possible.

You'd know. LET'S TRY IT!

Mine flew into a wall once.

!!!

Did it [...] REACT to the wall?

It fell to the ground like it died

idk it doesn’t give me a lotta faith in being a patronus

Oh.
That is [...] very curious.
Um!! Maybe it just has a weird sense of humor???
If that's possible somehow?

Cute! My hedgehog just sort of wobbles around and balls up sometimes? I've been wanting to draw it, but she won't sit still. I wonder if you can learn to control them?

Oh!! That would be so cool. I know you can control it at least enough to send messages? I'm not sure how that works, though.

Oh, really? It should be possible to learn, then!

UGH I still can't cast mine but it's probably fine like what would I need it for anyway?

I can help you, if you want? Now that I know how I bet I could.
I really wanna know what yours is!!

Oh sure that sounds like fun! I bet it's super cute.

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