March 4th, 1889 — DADA Classroom
The tufted deer’s silvery form pranced about the room before, for lack of a better term, dissipating with a wave of the Russian’s wand. Nikolai Sleptov all but took his patronus for granted by this stage in his life, but it seldom failed to impress his students—particularly those sixth years who would not have seen it before.
“It is your turn, now,” the professor directed his N.E.W.T.-level students simply, moving to stand by the blackboard where the incantation—EXPECTO PATRONUM—was already written in sharp, defined lettering.
The class had spent the past week reviewing dementors, the primary target of the patronus spell, and had certainly earned a bit of practical magic. Given the difficulty of the spell, however, Nik wondered wryly how many students would see it as a reward by the time the class was over.
“Do not be afraid to spread out. Once you're certain you have enough room, you may begin!”
Open to all NEWT-level Defence students. Those active in this thread may earn participation points. Please include, in your first post, the form below. In the case of the last point, omit the rest of the sheet ;) Each post should end with them casting the spell; results will be posted every few attempts. If you change memories later, please include the memory/and in the appropriate posts. See this thread if you’re confused!
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[b]SKILL:[/b] General skill, with 1 being average (the lowest anyone would be in this NEWT course), 3 being “quite good”, and 5 being “can expect to get into the Auror program if they had the inkling”. Most of you should be in the 1-3 range.
[b]CHARMS:[/b] What did you get on your charms OWL?
[b]MEMORY:[/b] The memory your character will be using.
[b]AND…[/b] 1-5 with five being “they will never be happier than in this memory” and 1 being “it was nice at the time”.
[b]FORM:[/b] What your character’s patronus will be if successful! Select random if you want me to choose based on my knowledge of the character. They can change over time so it’s not permanent, but will probably stick until a Massive Event in your character’s life.
[b]PREVIOUSLY ON DADA:[/b] Include any results your character has had in the past for trying to accomplish this! Mostly for seventh years—sixth years haven’t been taught formally yet. Please link to the applicable post.
[b]SCREW THAT I JUST WANT THEM TO FAIL[/b]
— set by soph! —