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He mastered the dark arts, split his soul, cheated death, he could bend others to his will,

kill with a flick of his wand, and strike fear into the heart of the wizarding world.

But for all his power, there was one kind of magic Lord Voldemort could never learn.

Not because he lacked talent, he was one of the most gifted wizards of his age. Not because it was

too complex, he solved the secrets of Hawkers after all, but because something inside him

was broken. Something human. Hey everyone.

Welcome to another installment of Harry Potter Theory.

Today I'm actually going to be addressing a question was requested in the comment section

quite a bit.

Was Voldemort able to produce a Patronus?

This is a good question because even though Voldemort was immensely powerful, he wasn't

necessarily able to perform every type of magic.

In order to delve into this further, I'm first going to explain what a Patronus is.

In essence, Patronus is the result of a witch or explain what a Patronus is. In essence, a Patronus is the result of a

witch or wizard casting the Patronus charm. There are two types of Petronus charms, corporeal and

incorporeal. The more basic form of the spell is the incorporeal Petronus, which assumes no

animal form and simply resembles a burst of white vapor or smoke.

The more advanced form of the spell is the conjuring of a corporeal patronus.

The ability to successfully cast a corporeal patronus is considered an impressive feat in the wizarding community.

The corporeal patroness assumes the form of the witch or wizard's spirit animal and varies extensively from

witch to witch or wizard to wizard.

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