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Gooseberry Mods (goosemods) wrote in gooseberry,
@ 2016-12-01 07:30:00

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PATRONUS STUDY SESSION

Ms. Lilywhite has been teaching a section on casting Patronuses. Every year, she allows non-DADA students to attend extra study sessions she holds after dinner, because she believes a well-formed Patronus is an important life skill. It’s… not, probably, but who’s going to argue with her?

HOW THIS WORKS
If your character attends these sessions or takes DADA, they will at least learn what their patronus will be and will get a partial formation. The mods will roll to see if your character can cast a successful full-bodied patronus.

Occlumency students are presumed to already be well-versed with this spell, as it requires emotional control and self-awareness, which are invaluable skills in Occlumency, especially if you plan on becoming an Auror. Unless you choose otherwise, all Occlumency students automatically succeed, or can already cast the charm.

Occlumency students: Automatic success.
Seniors in DADA: 75% success.
Seniors not in DADA: 50% success.
Juniors in DADA: 65% success.
Juniors not in DADA: 40% success.
Sophomores in DADA: 55% success.
Sophomores not in DADA: 30% success.

Fill out this form if your character takes Occlumency or attends the extra study sessions:

Name:
Year: Sophomore/Junior/Senior
Patronus Form: It can change from the last time we asked you, but this will be your official “canon” answer.
Why?: What does this animal mean, or why is it significant to them?
Their happy memory: What memory finally worked for them?
Their attempt: Any other notes on how it went for them?
Are they in DADA or Occlumency?: This contributes to the likelihood of their success.

Name: Year: Sophomore/Junior/Senior Patronus Form: It can change from the last time we asked you, but this will be your official “canon” answer. Why?: What does this animal mean, or why is it significant to them? Their happy memory: What memory finally worked for them? Their attempt: Any other notes on how it went for them? Are they in DADA or Occlumency?: This contributes to the likelihood of their success.

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Ravi Dhaliwal

paladins
2016-12-01 11:56 am UTC (link)

Name: Ravinder Dhaliwal
Year: Senior
Patronus Form: Emperor Penguin
Why?: WOW MEGGIE I HATE THIS QUESTION. Penguins are dapper-looking animals. I read a description about how a penguin personality has lots of different contradictory sides (black and white at the same time?), and I like the flightless bird metaphor for how repressed Ravi is. Oh, and: "[...] unlike typical bird personalities they avoid the spotlight unless they're able to hide behind the characters they play. Once on stage however, they prove to be excellent performers [...] conveying the full gamut of emotions." lol larp
Their happy memory: Ravi tried a few: the first time he stayed up late watching movies with his sister, arriving at Ilvermorny and seeing magic in action, taking flight on one of Gooseberry's winged horses. The one that worked was the memory of a really intense LARP session last year which ran late into dinner because everyone was so into it and taking it seriously.
Their attempt: Ravi takes DADA for his future Healer training, and he's a straight-A student, but this and magical duelling things aren't really on his list of subjects he's passionate about, so he might struggle to get this going. On the other hand, Ravi has pretty good emotional control?
Are they in DADA or Occlumency?: DADA

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	morale 2016-12-01 12:02 pm UTC (link)
	YOU TOLD ME MY FORM WAS OKAY, YOU APPROVED THIS!!!! Pictured here, Ravi's idea of taking a "big risk": (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	paladins 2016-12-01 12:06 pm UTC (link)
	.......CRYING, THAT'S ACTUALLY COMPLETELY ACCURATE SDJKFHJKDH /saves this gif ok the form was fine until i had to start filling it out and realized it was going to reveal that i don't think that deeply about my characters' animal forms. you've forced me to show my shame to all. >:\| (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	rosmarinus 2016-12-01 12:22 pm UTC (link)
	ACCEPTABLE REASONS FOR CHOOSING A PATRONUS FORM: - look at this gif isn't it cute - but wouldn't this be funny as fuck - screw symbolism lookit how pretty - idfk stop asking (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	stokers 2016-12-01 12:26 pm UTC (link)
	platypus for robin is perfect, idc (Reply to this) (Parent)

	goosemods 2016-12-01 02:53 pm UTC (link)
	Ravi successfully casts a full bodied patronus! (Reply to this) (Parent)

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