Pottermore finally added a Patronus test on Thursday, allowing fans to discover what form their corporeal Patronus Charms take after years of speculation. As is the case with most Pottermore tests, it has spawned both joyful reactions and Harry Potter-related identity crises, but the Patronus test is also leading to some wonderful results we wish were real.
We don’t yet know just how many creatures are potential Patronuses—Hypable has a running list of 142 creatures to date. While Twitter was quick to make jokes out of the Patronus test, the jokes really got going after J.K. Rowling retweeted a Harambe meme created by theChive. She then later had to clarify that Harambe was not actually an available Patronus, because this is where we are in 2016. (Neither are gorillas, according to Hypable’s list.)
Wow @pottermore @jk_rowling too soon pic.twitter.com/zPMFM4Ch6R
— theCHIVE (@theCHIVE) September 22, 2016
According to Pottermore’s Professor Catullus Spangle, an 18th century charms researcher, Patronuses may take “forms that their casters might not expect, for which they have never felt a particular affinity, or (in rare cases) even recognise.” This explains how someone might ended up with an oddball.
Some artists took to rendering their own Patronus art and GIFs (some more convincing than others.)
Hey what the hell pic.twitter.com/n3zpIg9chX
— Alex Hirsch (@_AlexHirsch) September 22, 2016
https://twitter.com/McKelvie/status/779011734237548544
Is there a #Patronus vet? I think mine needs worming tablets pic.twitter.com/i9yFcDb6Ps
— HappyToast★ (@IamHappyToast) September 22, 2016
Our official #patronus of Nerdist. We're sure @hardwick would agree. :) #expectopatronum pic.twitter.com/x86TuBGlbb
— Nerdist (@nerdist) September 22, 2016
.@pottermore i keep retaking this patronus quiz and picking new answers but it's still giving me this can someone help pic.twitter.com/piKi1ec1IU
— Max Knoblauch (@MaxKnoblauch) September 22, 2016
Many of us may not have been able to create something with the whimsical, silvery glow that Pottermore achieved, we had our own real-life animals to embody our Patronus.
https://twitter.com/joshacagan/status/779081526298284036
My Patronus is relaxed and ready for adventure. pic.twitter.com/TaFgNsSs6e
— Bonnie Burton✍️📚🎲 (@bonniegrrl) September 23, 2016
https://twitter.com/rthompson1138/status/779054262185709568
Don't need someone else to tell me, this is my Patronus. pic.twitter.com/UBZbbo0Wan
— Matt Singer / mattsinger.bsky.social (@mattsinger) September 23, 2016
https://twitter.com/ChuckWendig/status/779022966751391745
While Patronuses come in the form of creatures, not people, we do wish they could.
https://twitter.com/Viruul/status/779065444795834369
https://twitter.com/markpopham/status/778969222785429506
Thanks, but I already know what my #Patronus is. #ExpectoPatronum pic.twitter.com/622gMLr98B
— Mike T (@rhymeswithbeg) September 22, 2016
https://twitter.com/jelenawoehr/status/779111912034357248
And of course brands got involved. (There’s something especially grim about a dead chicken being a Patronus but what do we know.)
Your Patronus is… #TheVoice pic.twitter.com/EIfw71YHNX
— The Voice (@NBCTheVoice) September 22, 2016
Yeah, that sounds about right… 😏 #Patronus #HarryPotter pic.twitter.com/xzMS1tly85
— KFC Australia (@KFCAustralia) September 23, 2016
It’s not surprising that some fans are going their own route to finding a Patronus. Not everyone was happy with what they got.
https://twitter.com/Wheeler/status/779118672782647296