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Patronus Charm
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[[Image:Patronus.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Harry performing the Patronus Charm, from the movie version of ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]'']]

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

It can be
(contracted; show full)making the use of spelling to establish exact meaning less reliable. The Latin word ''exspecto'', or ''expecto'', means "I watch for," "I await", or (more rarely) "I require". Since Dog Latin can often use the more abstruse meanings of a Latin word, it would not be inappropriate to use this phrase as a translation. The meaning of the incantation thus becomes, "I summon my protector." 

It is also interesting to note that the ph
rase ''expecto patronum'' can be used even by [[Muggle]]s as a sort of [[mantra]] to restore tranquility and peace of mind in moments of agitation and depression.

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