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I love your last paragraph! Very cleverly said, and I totally agree with you.
Yes! Harry's reaction to the boggart-dementor was most likely more psychological than . . . um. . . magical. But I love how you took the boggart's motivation into account! Its whole purpose is to feed off of the fear. That's probably also why when Mrs. Weasley confronted one, it kept changing to different dead bodies of her loved ones. If it had been only one person, her fear might have worn off. But then again, (pardon my rambling) does that mean that it is cognizant of the effects of its actions? Can boggarts sense when they need to up the frightening factor? Or do they just hope that THIS spider or cobra or person is scary enough?
And one final note: I wonder if there are any boggarts that try and fail to scare their victims. How embarrassing.
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May 01, 2016 06:10AM
I love your last paragraph! Very cleverly said, and I totally agree with you.
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Yes! Harry's reaction to the boggart-dementor was most likely more psychological than . . . um. . . magical. But I love how you took the boggart's motivation into account! Its whole purpose is to feed off of the fear. That's probably also why when Mrs. Weasley confronted one, it kept changing to different dead bodies of her loved ones. If it had been only one person, her fear might have worn off. But then again, (pardon my rambling) does that mean that it is cognizant of the effects of its actions? Can boggarts sense when they need to up the frightening factor? Or do they just hope that THIS spider or cobra or person is scary enough?And one final note: I wonder if there are any boggarts that try and fail to scare their victims. How embarrassing.
