Patronus

patronus patrónus English Alternative forms en patronus Etymology From en la patrōnus protector. A reference to J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series; the term first appears in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (1999). en padrone patron patroon pattern. Noun A person considered one’s protector. en w:Luvvie Ajayi Know Your Worth w:Beverly Bond Black Girls Rock!: Owning Our Magic. Rocking Our Truth. 37 INK/Atria Books 2017 64 https://books.google.com/books?id=vvCvDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA64 2 978-1-5011-5792-9 Black women are my patronus, and surrounding myself with villages of black women has been my biggest form of self-care. en w:W. Kamau Bell My Awkward Joking Around with the KKK The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell: Tales of a 6' 4", African American, Heterosexual, Cisgender, Left-Leaning, Asthmatic, Black and Proud Blerd, Mama’s Boy, Dad, and Stand-Up Comedian https://books.google.com/books?id=DOIjDQAAQBAJ&pg=PT276 Dutton 2017 9781101985878 The day after the last episode of Totally Biased aired in November 2013, I found out that the head of MSNBC was interested in meeting with me. Rachel Maddow, who I consider my Patronus, had set it up. en w:Susan Dennard Acknowledgments Windwitch https://books.google.com/books?id=8FTvDAAAQBAJ&pg=PT448 Tor 2017 2018 978-1-4472-8233-4 For my dear, dear #Witchlanders, you are my patronus. Real talk here: you are my guardians against the darkness. You’re the reason I keep writing every day, the reason I didn’t give up even when this book almost killed me, the reason I want to tell this story at all. en Rafi Mittlefehldt IX What Makes Us w:Candlewick Press 2019 132 https://books.google.com/books?id=aw-YDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA132 978-0-7636-9750-1 That’s what I love about her: she confronts her fears. She’s my Patronus. en James Brandon Acknowledgments Ziggy, Stardust and Me https://books.google.com/books?id=e62BEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA371 G. P. Putnam’s Sons 2019 2022 My Patronus Agent Gemini Twin, Barbara Poelle: For never giving up on me. en w:Bethany C. Morrow A Song Below Water https://books.google.com/books?id=bwWrDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT6 Tor Teen 2020 2021 978-1-250-31533-5 She’s my patronus. When I can’t deal with real life, I escape into her virtual space, where everything is perfectly lit, perfectly coifed, and perfectly accompanied by neo-soul music I never hear anywhere but natural hair videos and the beauty supply shop. en Ashley Poston Bookish and the Beast Once Upon a Con w:Quirk Books 2020 242 https://books.google.com/books?id=DSqxDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA242 978-1-68369-193-8 Then Quinn, my friend, my confidant, my Patronus, outstretches the microphone and drops it onto his chest. en Lavnya Krishnamurthy I Prescribe Love https://books.google.com/books?id=YHrRDwAAQBAJ&newbks=1&pg=PT192 Inkstate Books 2020 978-93-89759-26-6 ‘Avinash when and how are you… Oh, sorry I will come back later.’ Seriously, Gautham? You couldn’t have come like, five minutes ago when this drama queen was on a roll? Suddenly feeling okay, I backed out of his arms and looked in the direction of my Patronus. ‘Oh, no it’s fine Gautham! Shwetha and I were just talking.’ en VeeKay Runa: Fleeting Thoughts Collected https://books.google.com/books?id=a_lNEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT50 2021 978-1-68487-302-9 The screen came alive with a little ‘Hi’ / I knew you were my patronus en Garrett Leigh Unforgotten https://books.google.com/books?id=Tq_5DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT131 Carina Press 2021 9780369700117 We rode all the way to the lake, and because Billy was my Patronus, he rode straight past the picnic benches and into the hidden glade only locals knew about. en Kelaine Conochan Badwater ultramarathon: What I lost and found during 135 miles of the world's most impossible run w:ESPN https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/32691727/badwater-ultramarathon-lost-found-135-miles-world-most-impossible-run 26 November 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211126131728/https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/32691727/badwater-ultramarathon-lost-found-135-miles-world-most-impossible-run 26 November 2021 published in J.A. Adande The Year’s Best Sports Writing 2022 https://books.google.com/books?id=5OtkEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT21 w:Triumph Books 2022 978-1-63727-090-5 Since then, Jimmie joined my relay team, and the rest is history. I’m convinced he’s my patronus. I need his fire, jokes and brotherly love to get across Death Valley. Something associated with a person, usually an animal. en Lila Monroe Head Over High Heels https://books.google.com/books?id=GtRJDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT29 2016 When I’ve got something good between my teeth, I shake it until it gives in. My Patronus is a terrier. It’s like I can see the glinting prize at the end of the race, far in the distance. en Lucy Lakestone Bohemia Chills https://books.google.com/books?id=zxfIDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT27 Velvet Petal Press 2019 978-1-943134-21-2 Rocking jeans and a sinfully tight black T-shirt with a cartoon of a cute sea cow that said “My Patronus Is a Manatee,” Landon walked the few steps to the truck. en Laura Jensen Walker Murder Most Sweet: A Bookish Baker Mystery https://books.google.com/books?id=ZpzJDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT86 Crooked Lane Books 2020 978-1-64385-502-8 “Do you like Chinese food?” “Love it. Peking duck is my Patronus. I didn’t realize there was a Chinese restaurant in town, however.” en Sanchi Sanchi Krittika Pahwa The Edge of Seventeen The Little Booktique Hub 2020 44 https://books.google.com/books?id=y1wAEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA44 978-81-947611-5-0 I am 16 years old. My patronus is a unicorn and I literally talk to moon and love the croissant crescent. I love to talk about fireflies, stars and books. en Kendra Adachi Build the Right Routines The Lazy Genius Way: Embrace What Matters, Ditch What Doesn’t, and Get Stuff Done WaterBrook 2020 83 https://books.google.com/books?id=SK2-DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA83 9780525653912 I’d purposely go slowly rather than rushing through it since the speed of my body often affects the speed of my brain.* * I’m pretty sure my Patronus is a feral cat. en S. K. Ali Misfit in Love Salaam Reads 2021 120–121 https://books.google.com/books?id=_WsNEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA121 9781534442757 I look at the trees and think, Yes, I do like trees the way Nuah described me to Khadija. They’ve been around for millions of years, seen tons of crap, and still stand strong and graceful, sure of their worth to the world. “Fighting makes you smile, huh?” Layth says, interrupting my trees-are-my-Patronus aha moment. en Jennie Marts Rescuing Harmony Ranch https://books.google.com/books?id=LVYAEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT39 Hallmark Publishing 2021 978-1-952210-05-1 She was dressed in cropped jeans and a pastel pink T-shirt that read, “A Bookworm is my Patronus.” en Shraddha Jha Shraddha Jha Mathumitha. R Subliminal Stitches Verses Kindler Publication 2021 98 https://books.google.com/books?id=xEw_EAAAQBAJ&pg=PA98 978-93-5452-174-4 Three words sum up all things I love deeply – Books, Places, Food. And ‘Chai’ is my Patronus. en Jennie Marts When a Cowboy Loves a Woman https://books.google.com/books?id=ldAZEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT170 Sourcebooks Casablanca 2021 9781492689157 She wore khaki shorts, scuffed hiking boots, and a lavender T-shirt with an open book on the front that read My patronus is a bookworm. en Alena Rehse You Changed Me Turtles & Paperclips: My Thoughts On You BoD – Books on Demand 2022 section IV (Saving) 59 https://books.google.com/books?id=lhyXEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA59 9783756275328 Falling for you / Did me good / I swear it did // You changed my attitude / My patronus / And my life // You changed me [an illustration of a Patronus-like dog] en terms derived from Harry Potter en Harry Potter