While You Can Get A 'Patronus' Against Dementors Online, JK Rowling Clarifies Slain Gorilla 'Harambe' Is Not One Of Them

¡°Harambe is not a Patronus¡±, JK Rowling clarifies.

It's amazing how Rowling keeps everyone on their toes with so many revelations on Twitter. The Harry Potter author tweeted on her page nullifying suggestions that the ¡°killed¡± gorilla was among the forms of advanced magic that could be used to shield people from Dementors.

I've been asked to make it clear that Harambe is not a Patronus you can actually get on @pottermore. The previous RT is a joke. As you were.

¡ª J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) September 22, 2016

On her website, Pottermore, Rowling tweeted an image of Cincinnati Zoo, where the primate was one of the rafts. Later in a tweet, she put an image appearing to depict the late animal as a Patronus.

She then tweeted that she was forced to clarify that Harambe is not a Patronus.

"I've been asked to make it clear that Harambe is not a Patronus you can actually get on @pottermore. The previous RT is a joke. As you were."

I thought it was very funny, btw.

¡ª J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) September 22, 2016

In May this year, a male silverback was shot dead in Cincinnati Zoo when a 3-year-old child fell into his enclosure.

A series of online tributes have since been made to the slain animal, including calls for another zoo to name their new baby gorilla after him.