Dementor’s Kiss
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The Dementor’s Kiss is a terrifying act in the Harry Potter universe in which a Dementor sucks out a person’s soul, leaving them alive but permanently empty and emotionless.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
form of soul removal
ⓘ
magical act ⓘ punishment ⓘ |
| associatedInstitution | Azkaban NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedSpellDefense | Patronus Charm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorizedBy | Ministry of Magic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Harry Potter magic
ⓘ
fictional punishments ⓘ |
| consequence | victim is considered worse than dead ⓘ |
| creator | J. K. Rowling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| effectOnVictim |
soul is sucked out
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victim becomes emotionless ⓘ victim becomes permanently empty ⓘ victim cannot recover ⓘ victim remains physically alive ⓘ |
| ethicalDebate |
criticized by Dumbledore
ⓘ
questioned by members of the Order of the Phoenix ⓘ |
| fictional concept | Harry Potter universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceInSeries | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| irreversibility | irreversible ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| legalStatusInWizardingWorld | legal punishment for certain crimes ⓘ |
| medium |
films
ⓘ
novels ⓘ |
| moralPerception |
feared by witches and wizards
ⓘ
widely regarded as inhumane ⓘ |
| notableTarget |
Barty Crouch Jr.
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sirius Black NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedBy | Dementor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preventedBy |
Albus Dumbledore
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harry Potter NERFINISHED ⓘ Hermione Granger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| psychologicalImpactOnOthers | induces terror in observers ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Azkaban prison
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dementor NERFINISHED ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| requires |
Dementor placing its mouth over victim’s mouth
ⓘ
physical proximity of Dementor to victim ⓘ |
| target |
human beings
ⓘ
sentient magical beings ⓘ |
| threatenedAgainst |
Barty Crouch Jr. at Hogwarts
ⓘ
Sirius Black at Hogwarts lake ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfUse | 20th century wizarding Britain ⓘ |
| universe | Wizarding World NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| unofficialDescription | fate worse than death ⓘ |
| usedAsThreatBy |
Cornelius Fudge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ministry officials ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.