A/N Hi guys! Sorry I haven't really been cranking out chapters lately. I've got a six-minute speech, two monologues and two poems to memorize before the Eisteddfod. So I've been pretty busy....but anyway, I'm glad you haven't left me. These next two chapters were written as one but I split them in half as it was quite long.

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Chapter 15: Expecto Patronum!

Bella POV

Jasper took out his wand and pointed it into the air.

"Expecto Patronum!" he said.

Nothing happened. Alice giggled.

"Remember to think happy thoughts, Jasper, and your Patronus will be more powerful.

Jasper closed his eyes, then yelled again:

"Expecto Patronum!"

A silver streak glided out of his wand and formed a fuzzy ball floating in the air.

Emmett chuckled. "Try again," Harry said.

Jasper did try again, and looked at Alice smiling from across the room. This was his happy thought.

"Expecto Patronum!" he bellowed. The silver beam shot out of his wand once more, but it was obvious that this one was brighter and stronger.

I watched amazed as Jasper's Jaguar Patronus glided around the room. It was mesmerizing. Wherever the Patronus went, happiness radiated out of it.

Then I realized that Jasper's Patronus would probably be extra powerful when fighting off Dementors, because of his ability to influence other people's emotions. Maybe he could even make other people's Patronuses stronger! I would have to remember to mention this to him.

Alice was bouncing up and down clapping her hands.

"I want to try next!" she said. She skipped across to the central position where the spells were practiced, drew her wand and closed her eyes. She smiled. "Expecto Patronum!" she said, her voice ringing like bells.

Her Patronus was so tiny, at first I thought she had done it wrong. But then I saw the fluttering of the wings. It was a little hummingbird. I smiled. These Patronuses really suited their owners. The hummingbird was so small, just like Alice, but it was full of energy. She prowdly paraded it around the room and then settled down to give someone else a turn.

"I'll go next!" Nessie said excitedly. Her Patronus also worked the first time round. I guess that Jasper had realized what he could do for others, and was helping out.

I felt motherly pride when her squirrel glided from the tip of her wand.

My Patronus turned out to be a sea turtle– a bit of a disappointment. Edward smiled. I think he already had an explanation for this.

His Patronus was predictably a Mountain Lion.

And Jacob's – no surprise here – was a wolf.

Emmett's was a bear, and Rosalie's was a dove. I felt a little jealous when I saw the beautiful bird swoop out of her wand and gracefully glide around the room. I looked at my turtle. It was actually quite beautiful for a turtle. And it was graceful. Oh well, I would wait to hear what Edward had to say.

We spent the rest of the lesson practicing Disarming Spells and Defensive Jinxes.