Evanna Lynch – the actress who played Luna ‘there’s a crumple horned snorkack over there, oh jokes, it’s actually a gulping pimply’ Lovegood in the Harry Potter films – just took Pottermore’s new patronus quiz. And she’s not happy with the result.

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But could vlogger Rosianna Halse Rojas find a glowing silver lining for a salmon patronus? Sort of.

@papertimelady or the salmon of knowledge which is an Irish legend and if you catch him you gain infinite wisdom. CLUTCHING AT STRAWS HERE!!

— Evanna Lynch (@Evy_Lynch) September 23, 2016

Indeed, a knowledgeable salmon would perfectly fit Lynch’s character in Potter (Luna is a Ravenclaw)...

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...if we're going to be pedantic, she really should be hoping for a hare, her patronus in the films and books.

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Thomas LingDigital editor, BBC Science Focus

Thomas is Digital editor at BBC Science Focus. Writing about everything from cosmology to anthropology, he specialises in the latest psychology, health and neuroscience discoveries. Thomas has a Masters degree (distinction) in Magazine Journalism from the University of Sheffield and has written for Men’s Health, Vice and Radio Times. He has been shortlisted as the New Digital Talent of the Year at the national magazine Professional Publishers Association (PPA) awards. Also working in academia, Thomas has lectured on the topic of journalism to undergraduate and postgraduate students at The University of Sheffield.

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