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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dementor’s Kiss canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5111304 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dementor’s Kiss Context triple: [Dementor, performs, Dementor’s Kiss]
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A.
Deconstructing Harry
Deconstructing Harry is a 1997 dark comedy film written and directed by Woody Allen that follows a troubled writer whose fictional characters begin to intersect with his chaotic real life.
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B.
Dumbledore's Army
Dumbledore's Army is a secret student organization at Hogwarts, founded by Harry Potter to teach practical Defense Against the Dark Arts and resist Dolores Umbridge and Voldemort's forces.
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C.
Flight of the Hippogriff
Flight of the Hippogriff is a family-friendly outdoor roller coaster in Universal’s Harry Potter-themed areas, themed around Hagrid’s care of magical creatures and designed as a training flight over his hut and pumpkin patch.
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D.
The Old Perfessor
The Old Perfessor was the colorful, malapropism-prone baseball manager Casey Stengel, famed for leading the New York Yankees to multiple World Series titles and for his eccentric, folksy persona.
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E.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" is the seventh and final novel in J.K. Rowling's fantasy series, concluding Harry Potter's battle against Lord Voldemort.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dementor’s Kiss Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Deconstructing Harry
Deconstructing Harry is a 1997 dark comedy film written and directed by Woody Allen that follows a troubled writer whose fictional characters begin to intersect with his chaotic real life.
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B.
Dumbledore's Army
Dumbledore's Army is a secret student organization at Hogwarts, founded by Harry Potter to teach practical Defense Against the Dark Arts and resist Dolores Umbridge and Voldemort's forces.
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C.
Flight of the Hippogriff
Flight of the Hippogriff is a family-friendly outdoor roller coaster in Universal’s Harry Potter-themed areas, themed around Hagrid’s care of magical creatures and designed as a training flight over his hut and pumpkin patch.
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D.
The Old Perfessor
The Old Perfessor was the colorful, malapropism-prone baseball manager Casey Stengel, famed for leading the New York Yankees to multiple World Series titles and for his eccentric, folksy persona.
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E.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" is the seventh and final novel in J.K. Rowling's fantasy series, concluding Harry Potter's battle against Lord Voldemort.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
form of soul removal
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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
ⓘ
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
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Harry Potter NERFINISHED ⓘ Hermione Granger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| psychologicalImpactOnOthers | induces terror in observers ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Azkaban prison
NERFINISHED
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Dementor NERFINISHED ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| requires |
Dementor placing its mouth over victim’s mouth
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physical proximity of Dementor to victim ⓘ |
| target |
human beings
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sentient magical beings ⓘ |
| threatenedAgainst |
Barty Crouch Jr. at Hogwarts
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Sirius Black at Hogwarts lake ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfUse | 20th century wizarding Britain ⓘ |
| universe | Wizarding World NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| unofficialDescription | fate worse than death ⓘ |
| usedAsThreatBy |
Cornelius Fudge
NERFINISHED
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Ministry officials ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dementor’s Kiss Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.