The three decrepit lighted deer stand on the front lawn. They are so old that I had to restring them with LED lights last year. The buck’s antlers are an eerie blue. My daughter has named it the Patronus because of the way it shimmers, especially from a distance.
If you aren’t familiar with spells in the wizarding world of Harry Potter, a Patronus is a spell used to chase away the Dementors (evil, fear-inducing creatures) who try to suck the happiness from the characters in the books. The spell usually takes the shape of a luminous animal. Harry’s father’s Patronus was a stag, and his mother’s was a deer.
It’s a fun, innocent way of looking at these joint-rusted deer that banish the darkness from our front yard every night. We see them as tiny symbols of how light instantly replaces shadows and how good is more powerful than evil.
We really need to replace those deer. Their motors don’t work, so there is no head movement. Patronus and his two doe aren’t going anywhere.
*whispers behind hand* At least not this year.