🐻 Cricket Quayle (![[info]](https://www.insanejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} cricketq) wrote in ![[info]](https://www.insanejournal.com/img/community.gif){kind=small} gooseberry, |
Name: Cricket Quayle
Year: Senior
Patronus Form: Red Wolf
Why?: Wolves are social creatures, intensely bonded to their pack. Highly intelligent and intuitive, they are both precise in their habits and heavily reliant on their instincts. Seeing a wolf in a dream can indicate that you're feeling vulnerable or that you feel you have overexposed yourself emotionally.
Red wolves, in particular, are native to the South. There are only about 300 left in the world, which reminded me of pure bloods. Interbreeding with coyotes is considered a threat to the species, which I thought was a kinda funny analogy to blood purity concerns. Red wolves are less social than grey wolves, but more social than coyotes. They are also slighter and smaller than grey wolves and, of course, red.
Their happy memory: She shuffles through scenes with her family, her friends both back home and at Gooseberry, academic and social milestones, etc. She finally stops and concentrates on a specific memory with Maggie & Nate, just before they left for summer break last year. Cricket and Nate are fishing in the stream that runs through Gooseberry, as Maggie lounges on the banks nearby. As she closes her eyes, she can feel the sun on her face and the squish of mud between her toes. She can hear the sound of water lapping against rocks and the whizz of fishing line unspooling as she casts. She feels calm and happy and safe.
Their attempt: Cricket has been able to produce a patronus for awhile, though it is always difficult for her. She probably would not be able to produce one under duress, but in a calm and supportive environment she can almost always manage a strong manifestation. It takes her a long time to clear her mind of distractions and focus in on a happy memories.
Are they in DADA or Occlumency?: Both.