Expecto Patronum
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Expecto Patronum is a powerful defensive charm in the Harry Potter series that conjures a protective Patronus to ward off dark creatures and despair.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Expecto Patronum canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5111315 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Expecto Patronum Context triple: [Dementor, associatedSpell, Expecto Patronum]
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A.
Dumbledore's Army
Dumbledore's Army is a secret student organization at Hogwarts, founded by Harry Potter to teach practical Defense Against the Dark Arts and resist Dolores Umbridge and Voldemort's forces.
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B.
Magic Foot
"Magic Foot" is a comedic musical number from the Broadway show *The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee* that showcases a contestant’s quirky method of spelling words by tracing them with his foot.
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C.
Flight of the Hippogriff
Flight of the Hippogriff is a family-friendly outdoor roller coaster in Universal’s Harry Potter-themed areas, themed around Hagrid’s care of magical creatures and designed as a training flight over his hut and pumpkin patch.
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D.
The Old Perfessor
The Old Perfessor was the colorful, malapropism-prone baseball manager Casey Stengel, famed for leading the New York Yankees to multiple World Series titles and for his eccentric, folksy persona.
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E.
Abracadabra
Abracadabra is a 2017 Spanish dark comedy film that blends elements of fantasy and psychological drama, directed by Pablo Berger and starring Maribel Verdú.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Expecto Patronum Target entity description: Expecto Patronum is a powerful defensive charm in the Harry Potter series that conjures a protective Patronus to ward off dark creatures and despair.
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A.
Dumbledore's Army
Dumbledore's Army is a secret student organization at Hogwarts, founded by Harry Potter to teach practical Defense Against the Dark Arts and resist Dolores Umbridge and Voldemort's forces.
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B.
Magic Foot
"Magic Foot" is a comedic musical number from the Broadway show *The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee* that showcases a contestant’s quirky method of spelling words by tracing them with his foot.
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C.
Flight of the Hippogriff
Flight of the Hippogriff is a family-friendly outdoor roller coaster in Universal’s Harry Potter-themed areas, themed around Hagrid’s care of magical creatures and designed as a training flight over his hut and pumpkin patch.
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D.
The Old Perfessor
The Old Perfessor was the colorful, malapropism-prone baseball manager Casey Stengel, famed for leading the New York Yankees to multiple World Series titles and for his eccentric, folksy persona.
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E.
Abracadabra
Abracadabra is a 2017 Spanish dark comedy film that blends elements of fantasy and psychological drama, directed by Pablo Berger and starring Maribel Verdú.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Patronus Charm
ⓘ
defensive charm ⓘ spell ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Potter series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dementor attacks
ⓘ
hope ⓘ positive emotions ⓘ |
| canBeTaughtAt | Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canProduce |
corporeal Patronus
ⓘ
non-corporeal Patronus ⓘ |
| category |
Charms
ⓘ
Defensive spells ⓘ |
| counteracts |
Dementor-induced despair
ⓘ
Dementor’s Kiss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | J. K. Rowling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| difficulty | advanced ⓘ |
| effect |
conjures a Patronus
ⓘ
drives away despair ⓘ protects the caster ⓘ repels dark creatures ⓘ wards off Dementors ⓘ wards off Lethifolds ⓘ |
| fandomDomain | Wizarding World NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incantation | Expecto Patronum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfIncantation | Latin ⓘ |
| magicBranch | Charm ⓘ |
| magicType | defensive magic ⓘ |
| notableUse |
Harry Potter repels Dementors at the lake near Hogwarts
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Order of the Phoenix members use Patronuses as communication ⓘ |
| requires |
emotional control
ⓘ
happy memory ⓘ strong concentration ⓘ |
| requiresWandMovement | yes ⓘ |
| taughtBy | Remus Lupin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taughtTo | Harry Potter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| translation | I await a guardian ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Albus Dumbledore
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harry Potter NERFINISHED ⓘ Hermione Granger NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingsley Shacklebolt NERFINISHED ⓘ Minerva McGonagall NERFINISHED ⓘ Nymphadora Tonks NERFINISHED ⓘ Remus Lupin NERFINISHED ⓘ Ron Weasley NERFINISHED ⓘ Severus Snape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Expecto Patronum Description of subject: Expecto Patronum is a powerful defensive charm in the Harry Potter series that conjures a protective Patronus to ward off dark creatures and despair.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.