Anyone who received a mole or rat Patronus in J.K. Rowling’s new quiz is getting a little reassurance from the Harry Potter author.
Last week Pottermore took the fandom by storm when they debuted the long-awaited Patronus quiz. It’s a next-level personality quiz — it’s beautiful and provides a real sense of magic. Overall, we love it!
There’s just one problem: Many people are getting Patronuses they don’t particularly like. After all this waiting, these poor fans got stuck with a creature that they’re allergic to (cats), are scared of (rats), or they simply don’t like (moles).
Over the weekend Rowling fielded a couple of complaints by offering the upside to getting a rat or mole Patronus.
Rat Patronus explanation:
@jk_rowling i literally got a rat for a patronus…i don't know how you can make me feel better about that haha
— i'm not having fun (@DerellPayne) September 24, 2016
Clever, resourceful and (according to the Chinese) lucky! https://t.co/RalpiPYo18
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) September 24, 2016
Mole Patronus explanation:
@jk_rowling I got a mole as a patronus please tell me that's secretly awesome
— Adam ⚡️ (@AdamMcDee) September 24, 2016
You got the Lord of the underworld who brings light to darkness. Of course it's awesome. https://t.co/qEUkH0R6Fq
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) September 24, 2016
All told, there are over 140 Patronuses. Can she get to work on writing reassuring comments on every single one of ’em?
In a press release announcing the Patronus quiz, Pottermore said that “further new information and features will be revealed about the spell and its outcomes” in the “months to come.” Hopefully that means we really are getting detailed explanations.
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