A dementor is an utterly foul fictional being, the worst creature J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter book series has to offer. They guard the extremely high-security wizard prison of Azkaban. The Three Graces, here in a painting by Sandro Botticelli, were the goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity and fertility in Greek mythology. ... Joanne Rowling, OBE, (born July 31, 1965 in Chipping Sodbury, South Gloucestershire), commonly known as J.K. Rowling (pronunciation: roll-ing), is a British fiction writer. ... Cover of the original novel in the series, Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone - This original edition was distributed throughout the English-speaking world outside of the United States Harry Potter is a fictional young wizard, the protagonist in a series of fantasy and wizardry novels by J. K... A book is a collection of leaves of paper, parchment or other material, bound together along one edge within covers. ... Azkaban is the wizard prison in the Harry Potter series of books by J. K. Rowling. ...

In appearance, dementors are humanoid figures approximately eight feet in height covered in dark, hooded cloaks which reveal only grey, scabby, decaying hands. They infest the darkest, dankest places and do not breed; instead, they grow like fungi in these habitats (according to the author). Their movie counterparts are considerably shorter, and fly instead of gliding. A cloak is a type of loose garment which is worn over indoor clothing and serves the same purpose as an overcoat – it protects the wearer from the cold, rain or wind for example, or it may form part of a fashionable outfit (e. ... The term habitat has a number of unrelated meanings: A concept in Ecology: see habitat. ... For other uses see film (disambiguation) Film refers to the celluliod media on which movies are printed Film — also called movies, the cinema, the silver screen, moving pictures, photoplays, picture shows, flicks, or motion pictures, — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as part of...

The creatures have no eyes. They sense and feed on the positive emotions of human beings, forcing them to relive their worst memories. The very presence of a dementor makes the surrounding atmosphere grow cold and dark, and the effects are cumulative with the amount of dementors present. Those kept in the company of a dementor for too long are often driven insane, which is the main source of Azkaban's well-deserved horrible reputation. Their source of sustenance allows the Ministry of Magic to reluctantly employ them; dementors are at least intelligent enough to be greedy, and to obey as long as doing so provides them with a bigger feast. Dementors are invisible to Muggles and Squibs, but affect them in the same way. The author has herself likened the effect of a dementor to the human ailment known as depression. In J.K. Rowlings Harry Potter series of novels, the Ministry of Magic is the governing body of the magical community of Britain, succeeding the earlier Wizards Council. ... A Muggle is a term from the fictional Harry Potter series of books which refers to a human with no magical abilities who doesnt belong to a wizarding family. ... This article describes magic in the fictional Harry Potter universe. ... The word depression can mean: A decrease of functional activity in behavior patterns. ...

The only way to shield oneself from dementors is to use the difficult Patronus Charm to drive them away. The charm summons a patronus, a sort of physical manifestation of good will, which has no despair for dementors to thrive on. Chocolate is an effective first aid to mild cases of contact. The Patronus Charm is a very difficult spell featured in the Harry Potter series of fantasy novels by J. K. Rowling. ... Chocolate, ranging from dark to light, can be molded and decorated like these chickens with ribbons. ...

Unfortunately, the feeding is not the worst part. Dementors have an ultimate weapon known as a Dementor's Kiss which quite literally sucks out a person's soul into the mouth of the dementor (not a pretty sight). The victim is left an empty shell, yet not quite dead – just a soulless, gibbering person, incapable of a single thought. The Ministry of Magic seems to occasionally allow this as a punishment. The soul according to many religious and philosophical traditions, is the ethereal substance — spirit (Hebrew:rooah or nefesh) — particular to a unique living being. ... In J.K. Rowlings Harry Potter series of novels, the Ministry of Magic is the governing body of the magical community of Britain, succeeding the earlier Wizards Council. ...

Dementors in the narrative

Harry Potter first encountered dementors during the school year of 1993-1994, when they were sent to guard Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry against Sirius Black, who had recently escaped Azkaban Prison. Harry, whenever he got near one, was forced to relive his worst memory: hearing the last moments of his parents before they were murdered by Lord Voldemort. To overcome the dementors, Harry asked the Defence Against the Dark Arts professor, Remus Lupin, for assistance. Lupin taught Harry the Patronus Charm. Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is a fictional school of magic that is the main setting of the Harry Potter novels by J. K. Rowling. ... Sirius Black (c. ...

At the end of this year, a dementor disregarding its orders for the sake of feeding tried to administer the Kiss on Harry, but he used his Patronus to drive it away. Harry's Patronus took the form of a stag for the first time as he mastered the spell at a remarkably young age. Genera About 15 in 4 subfamilies. ...

His second encounter was in 1995, in Privet Drive, when he and his cousin Dudley Dursley were chased by two dementors. He was able to successfully use the Patronus Charm and was subsequently rescued by a Squib named Arabella Figg. 4 Privet Drive, Little Whinging, Surrey is the address for the Dursleys house in the Harry Potter books. ... This article is an overview of the family tree of fictional character Harry Potter of the Harry Potter series. ... This article describes magic in the fictional Harry Potter universe. ... Arabella Doreen Figg is a character in the Harry Potter series. ...

The dementors served the Ministry of Magic as the guards of Azkaban because it allowed them to feast on their human victims. However, at the end of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, the dementors of Azkaban mass revolt against their employers to join Lord Voldemort as he can provide them with more humans to feast upon. Cover of the International edition Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is a 2003 book, the fifth book in the Harry Potter series of childrens books by J. K. Rowling. ... Lord Voldemort (born c. ...