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[[Image:Patronus.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Harry performing the Patronus Charm, in the Prisoner of Azkaban movie]]

'''Patronus''' has a dual meaning in the in the world of the ''[[Harry Potter]]'' series of [[fantasy]] [[novels]] by [[J. K. Rowling]].

It can be
#An advanced [[spell]] ('''The Patronus Charm''') which is the only known means of defence against the horrid [[Dementors]] and certain other dark creatures.
#The [[avatar]] created ''by'' the spell (''a'' '''Patronus''' - plural ''patronii'' - see [[etymological]] discussion of the term below).

==The Patronus Charm==

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==Communications==
According to the author, the extremely accomplished wizard [[Albus Dumbledore]] has devised a method  of using Patronuses to deliver messages. This offers great advantages in security, as patronuses uniquely identify the caster and are Dark-proof, and is in exclusive use of the [[Order of the Phoenix]].
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