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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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Chloe Shepherd

cmdrchloe
2016-12-01 01:05 pm UTC (link)

Name: Chloe Shepherd
Year: Junior
Patronus Form: Hedgehog
Why?: Hedgehogs are unique, and though they may seem meek, they are are friendly, curious creatures. They are gentle yet protective of themselves, and nocturnal, but can still be kept as pets.

Folk legends often associate Hedgehogs with intelligence, creativity, and inventiveness. Romans claimed to witness the creature knocking off grapes from vines and rolling on them, spearing the grapes on their backs and carrying them away to dine on at a later date. In the Brothers Grimm story “The Hare and the Hedgehog”, a hedgehog and his wife outsmart a cocky hare who wants to race.

When threatened, hedgehogs curl themselves into a ball. Unlike porcupines, hedgehogs are not aggressive about using their quills, which are permanently attached to their bodies and are not barbed, and can even be pet if they aren’t frightened. Though not confrontational, and preferring to flee from a fight before it begins, this defense mechanism protects them in a big, cruel world. Hedgehogs are known to be resistant to snake venom. This isn’t true; hedgehogs may be harder to bite, but if a snake gets past their quills, a hedgehog is just as vulnerable as any other creature. Hedgehogs’ quills symbolize putting space - intentional or not - between one’s self and others.
Their happy memory: Chloe tries a number of family related memories, because it seems to work for a lot of other people? It doesn’t, though. The memory that works is one of getting to see a unicorn in her first year Care of Magical Creatures class. It was the moment when magic suddenly seemed really, tangibly real. Everything she had previously thought was fiction could be real, and the world was full of possibilities.
Their attempt: Chloe’s whole attempt was nervous and uncertain, and she was increasingly stressed and self-doubting the longer she goes without managing. Maybe nothing that happy has ever happened in her life? Maybe she is defective?? This spiral will undoubtedly continue if someone doesn’t intervene to encourage her (and also point out that stress is pretty counterproductive to this activity).
Are they in DADA or Occlumency?: N/N

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	goosemods 2016-12-01 02:55 pm UTC (link)
	Chloe fails to cast a full bodied patronus. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cmdrchloe 2016-12-01 03:54 pm UTC (link)
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