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Word: dementor (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...survived a serious threat to his life in each of the first two books, but this time Harry may be overmatched. The Azkaban prison guards, horrid hooded apparitions called dementors, have been summoned to Hogwarts to protect Harry, but he keeps fainting whenever a dementor comes near him. A sympathetic professor tells Harry why dementors merit fear: "They breed in the darkest, filthiest places, they create decay and despair, they drain peace, hope and happiness out of any human who comes too close to them... Even Muggles feel their presence, though they can't see them. Get too near...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Wild About Harry Potter | 9/20/1999 | See Source »

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