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Which just doesn't inspire the necessary awe.
Unlike my echidna patronus, which is made of awesome.
Dementor 1: Wait, is that a hedgehog?
Me: Huh? No, it's--
Dementor 2: Porcupine, I think.
Me: Look, if you check the snout you'll see--
Dementor 1: Do you mean an African porcupine or a North American porcupine?
Me: No, look, it's not--
Dementor 2: What's the difference?
Me: The North American one has shorter quills, but it's not--
Dementor 1: I still reckon it's a hedgehog.
Me: Why would I have a hedgehog, you--
Dementor 3: No, wait, I think I know this one. It's an Australian, um, thing. They're all marsupials down there, right? What's the digging one?
Dementor 1: You mean a wombat? You think it's a spiky wombat?
Me: RIGHT, THAT'S IT, I'M-A KILL YOU ALL MYSELF!
Me: Why would I have a hedgehog, you--
Hey, whaddaya have against hedgehogs? They're cute!
Heh. I guess that makes my patronus an exploding penguin.
Hedwig's death (WHY didn't he let her out of her cage??!!
you know, when they had the six Harrys, I kept thinking that they should look for Hedwig, that would be how to find the real Harry.
The fake Harrys each had a cage with a stuffed owl in it.
I was thinking the same thing, tommyrot. I don't see a slow, plodding cow being very effective at scaring dementors.
Clearly you have never been chased by a cow. And no, I don't want to talk about it.
And no, I don't want to talk about it.
Did you get milk in your eye?
Shut it, former Freaky Cat Owner!
oddly enough I just filled in the crossword answer, "MOOED".