***Like all of my Harry Potter posts, this contains spoilers.****
For those of you who have read this book, which should be everyone since I already warned against spoilers and a thoughtful person would use this time to now go read the book, you know that this is the year Harry learns how to make a Patronus.
To make a true Patronus one needs to say the incantation, "expecto patronum" while concentrating on one very happy memory. Harry had to try several memories, the first time he rode a broom, finding out he was a wizard, when Gryffindor won the house cup. At the end of the book Harry makes a true patronus because he knew he could do it. This suggests that confidence in ourselves and a sureness of our own abilities can be a powerful type of happiness.
If you were to make a patronus, what memory would you focus on? Post your answer in the comments, I would love to hear. I think I would remember my wedding day.
Focusing on happy memories...that's kids stuff.
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