IF YOU’VE BEEN on Twitter this evening, you have probably read countless tweets beginning with the phrase, “My Patronus is…”

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So, what in God’s name is a Patronus?

As Harry Potter enthusiasts will know, a Patronus is a charm that first made an appearance in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.

Per Harry Potter Wiki:

It is an immensely complicated and extremely difficult spell that evokes a partially-tangible positive energy force known as a Patronus or spirit guardian. It is the primary protection against Dementors and Lethifolds, against which there is no other defences.

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Today the official Harry Potter website Pottermore launched a quiz which allows users to determine their patronus by answering a series of questions.

Users are encouraged to think of their happiest memory and quickly answer a series of multiple choice questions. (Sample questions include “Mind, Heart, Spirit?” and “Dream, Discover, Dance?”)

And then, hey presto, you find out your Patronus.

I did the quiz twice under two different profiles.

The first time I got Manx Cat, which I initially misread as ‘Manky Cat’.

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And the second time I got Chow Dog.

(I believe I’ve always been more of a chow dog at heart so I am choosing to actively ignore the manx cat result.)

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J.K. Rowling wrote the quiz and her patronus is a heron.

We’ve also seen people mention dolphins, greyhounds, stallions and more. But apparently there are  mythical creatures to be got as well…

As you’d expect, it’s turned into a bit of a Twitter meme…

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And, yes, there have been Harambe jokes

It was inevitable, really.

Forcing JK Rowling to clarify that, no, there isn’t a Harambe Patronus.

Fancy finding out yours? Knock on over to Pottermore.

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