Once Harry understood that the Patronus Charm required the desire to protect, his charm did grow a little stronger. But that tiny improvement was nowhere near enough to give him a Corporeal Patronus.
This left him a little dejected.
He had thought that when the Christmas holidays ended and Hermione, Ron, and the others returned, he could show off his Corporeal Patronus to them.
Harry knew Hermione had also been secretly practicing the Patronus Charm. She had never mentioned it to anyone, but Harry had happened to see her.
Well, she was probably about on Qiu's current level.
She could not use magic during the holidays, so she would probably still be at that level when she returned. If he could conjure a Corporeal Patronus...
Just imagining Hermione's astonished expression made Harry excited.
But he had not succeeded.
That made things awkward...
Harry soon put that awkwardness out of his mind, however, because throughout the remaining days of the holidays, Cho Chang kept asking him to help her study the Patronus Charm.
Well, although Harry had yet to produce a Corporeal Patronus, when it came to advising Qiu at her current stage... there was not really much advice to give. After Professor Lupin's guidance, there were no longer any problems with Qiu's understanding of the magic.
What held her back now was instead her magical power and willpower—or, one could say, Mental Strength or the strength of her soul.
Harry could do nothing about her magical power unless he taught Qiu the Meditation Method, but he did not want to do that just yet. At least, he was unwilling to do so until they knew each other a little better.
After all, having nearly had his mind invaded by an old madman named Neil and acquired many strange memories as