If you’re a Harry Potter fan, you’ve been waiting for this for years.
You can now get your Patronus on JK Rowling’s Harry Potter website, Pottermore.
The Magic Queen Herself’s patronus is a pine marten, according to her official Twitter page.
I took the @pottermore test (which I wrote) ages ago when it was a work in progress and got a pine marten Patronus. I was happy, because…
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) September 22, 2016
Most people are over the moon about this, understandably. Twitter is a magical menagerie of dolphins, dogs, birds, and even magical creatures.
https://twitter.com/jenwilsonca/status/778998118524125185
I discovered my Patronus is an Aardvark on J.K. Rowling’s @pottermore. Find yours: https://t.co/5IEScxUI01 #ExpectoPatronum
— Shiny (@tsuraretemiru) September 22, 2016
https://twitter.com/itsamandaross/status/778998135481786368
Some people, however, are less-than-thrilled.
Did the "what's your Patronus" test on #Pottermore. Apparently I'm a "MONGREL DOG". THANKS, JK ROWLING. pic.twitter.com/XWB8mrBVCY
— Jenny Lawson (@TheBloggess) September 22, 2016
I still can't believe I got an honest to god shark as a patronus hahah I have no idea what about me screams shark pic.twitter.com/S8oLU7GfwP
— karen (⊙ヮ⊙) (@magicrobins) September 22, 2016
https://twitter.com/mariapaulan97/status/778998209410576384
When you think your #patronus would absolutely be a unicorn 🦄 and you find out it's a duck… #ExpectoPatronum pic.twitter.com/0lmLt76uS3
— Helen Scott (@HelenScottUK) September 22, 2016
Everyone is upset they didn't get a hippogriff or a thestral as their patronus but at least you didn't get a SALMON. I am so embarrassed. pic.twitter.com/QSNIog8a7c
— Charlotte (@charlotte_santo) September 22, 2016
As someone who also got Salmon, I offer you this word of caution: do NOT jump into this quiz without taking a little forethought, especially not while excitedly calling to the rest of your colleagues in your office your extreme joy at this momentous occasion. This is a pivotal moment in your life, a defining instant in your fandom career, and it needs to be cherished.
Instead, approach the quiz calmly. It’s more than a quiz, it’s sort of a game. Think carefully of your happiest memory and go steadily through each question — if you take too long, it’ll skip to the next one.
Keep in mind, too, that this feature on Pottermore seems to be more random than, say, your house or your wand. Twitter’s animal choices are all over the board, including “black and white cat” as well as “tortoiseshell cat,” “black stallion” as well as “white stallion,” and at least three kinds of dog. Salmon is still the only fish I’ve found, even though I’ve seen a few dolphins.
I think the @sortingbot is less random in its magical assignments than Pottermore's Patronus toy. Which, ya know… pic.twitter.com/Cy3wbJRXMi
— maniraptor (@maniraptor) September 22, 2016
The bottom line is, it might not be as big a deal as we think. Queen JK also Tweeted that your Patronus can change over time, too. So does this mean we can one day retake the quiz? That seems only fair.
Few of us are lucky enough to have a mystical creature, like, say, a dragon, although one Tweeter did. Also, this one:
https://twitter.com/typicalfeminist/status/778998096936202240
Whatever your Patronus, Queen JK does a brilliant job of keeping the magic alive with new content on a regular basis. I wish you the best of luck–remember, think of a happy memory!
