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The Dementor is a Minifigure from the Harry Potter theme, based on the creature of the same name from the books and films. To date, two variations of Dementors have been released.
Description
The Dementor resembles a skeleton with a dark grey cloak and hood. It has sand green skin its only facial feature is a large, gaping hole through which it delivers "The Dementor's Kiss" that will suck out any one's soul who gets in their way or people who the Ministry of Magic have sent Dementors to capture. In this case Sirius Black who escaped from Azkaban even though he didn't do anything. There is a charm or spell to repel a Dementor called "Expecto Patronum" which Professor Lupin teaches Harry Potter in his third year. When Harry goes back in time with Hermione Granger he casts the patronum spell to get rid of a whole swarm of Dementors. In 2010, a new version of them was made for 4842 Hogwarts Castle. The 2010 redesigned version is a lot more detailed and has a double sided grey head and a more ripped and detailed cape.
Background
Dementors are described as tall hooded figures in black cloaks, with scabby, clammy hands. They have rattling breaths, and seem to spread cold and negative emotions. Beneath their hoods, their face consists of more scabby skin, shallow indents where eyes would usually be and a single hole where a mouth would normally be. This hole is used to suck the soul out of a person. It is unknown what is underneath a Dementor's cloak, and it does not appear that there is any known way to kill them. However they can be reppelled effectivley with a Patronus Charm, which produces a silvery shield which guards against Dementor's. Dementor's are said to breed like fungi, in the cold, damp and dark. Dementor's are invisible to Muggle's.
Dementors were the guards of Azkaban, the wizarding prison, until they rebelled and joined Lord Voldemort's forces when he returned.
Dementors feed on happy thoughts and memories, and this is also how they move around, as they are blind. If given the chance, a Dementor will perform the 'Dementor's Kiss' on a person. This 'Kiss' is how the Dementor's suck out someone's soul, leaving the victim as an empty shell, considered by many as being worse than death. This punishment seems to be the British wizarding equivalent of capital punishment.
Harry first learnt of Dementor's in his third year. Sirius Black had escaped from Azkaban, and the Dementor's were looking for him. Harry encountered one on the Hogwarts Express, and he fainted because the Dementor was particularly attracted to him because of his troubled past. Professor Lupin used a Patronus to send it away. The Dementor's had been posted at the gates of Hogwarts, and in the enarby village of Hogsmeade, in order to capture Black if he came near. Harry, after learning of Black's innocence, later fought off at least one hundred Dementor's, in order to save his, Sirius', and Hermione Granger's lives.
In Harry's fifth year, he and his muggle cousin Dudley Dursley, were attacked by Dementor's on their way home. Harry managed to ward them off, and take a sickened Dudley home. he later learns that it was Dolores Umbridge who sent the Dementor's after him.
In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the Dementor's have truly abandoned Azkaban and changed sides. In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Voldemort brings his army of Dementor's to the Battle of Hogwarts.
Appearances
- 4753 Sirius Black's Escape
- 4757 Hogwarts Castle (Two)
- 4758 Hogwarts Express
- 4842 Hogwarts Castle (Two)
- 4867 Battle for Hogwarts
- Videogame Appearances
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See also