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Hi! My group of friends and I are all Syltherin and I saw this page. I was wondering if you could do an analysis for Syltherin Chow Dog and Slytherin Doe. It's the only ones not on your master list.

I would be happy to! Though I still have several more Pottermore Patronuses to analyze for my Slytherin cohorts: rattlesnake, leopard, and black mamba are the next three on my list.

Dogs in general are associated with protection, devotion, and bravery. Chow Chows, native to China and one of the oldest dog breeds in the world, are most associated with the first of those traits, as they were the models for the guardian “Foo dogs” that guard many Buddhist temples and palaces. Its Chinese name translates to “puffy-lion dog,” and like lions the dogs have been known to be aggressive. They are incredibly protective of their owners, even compared to other dogs.

Having a Chow Chow as your Patronus means you find comfort in protecting. You are a territorial and authoritative sort – you don’t want anyone laying a foul hand on your things or your friends and family, and you have a bite more than venomous enough to ensure no one does. You are very in-tune and enamored with your heritage, which is very appropriate for a Slytherin, as well as noble of spirit. You take great satisfaction being a guardian to your interests and will fight for them with all of your fire. Should you ever come to a dead-end leading to certain doom, this Patronus will bound out of your wand, its posture majestically tall and its teeth fiercely bared. It will protect you until you remember the power you feel in protecting the ones you love…and then rise to likewise protect yourself, the thing your loved ones cherish most.

Deer are peaceful creatures who were once sacred to the Greco-Roman Goddess of the Hunt, Artemis/Diana. While stags are generally associated with heraldry, does are symbolic of gentility, vigilance, determination, and virginity.

Having a Doe as your Patronus means you find comfort in grace – not physical grace, but the kind you find in true nobility. You are a loyal friend who does not give your devotion blindly or change your allegiance easily. Like many other Slytherins, you have a code of honor that is strictly your own, but that you will always obey. You are likely more grounded in your code than many of your more flexible compatriots, and you likely have a very level temper. It’s very hard to get a rise out of you (not unlike a certain Hogwarts professor who shares your Patronus). Should you ever find yourself falling in the never-ending, chaotic spiral of despair, your Patronus will come for you. It will stride silently toward you, becoming a constant star in the endless blackness, and as you stare into its silvery white eyes, you will see yourself, standing straight and tall with a grace you didn’t know you even had. And then suddenly you’ll realize…you actually are standing that tall, at that very moment.

~Tory

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