![]() ![]() Much like Poltergeists, Boggart were non-beings, who, although they resembled living creatures, were not considered magically "alive" and were as a result amortal (a Boggart could be made to disappear with the Boggart-Banishing Spell, but it would inevitably reappear, with several more by its side at times). " A Boggart is a shape-shifting creature that will assume the form of whatever most frightens the person who encounters it. īoggarts would, at least before the Battle of Hogwarts, very commonly appear as Lord Voldemort, since he represented the worst fear of many wizardkind. When facing a Boggart, it was best to have someone else along, to try to confuse it, since facing more than one person at once made it indecisive towards determining what form it should take, usually resulting in a not frightening combination of the victims' fears. Because of their shape-shifting ability, no one knew what a Boggart looked like when it was alone, as it changed shape instantly upon encountering someone. Nobody knows what a boggart looks like when he is alone, but when I let him out, he will immediately become whatever each of us most fears." - Professor Lupin to his third year Defence Against the Dark Arts class in 1993 Ī Boggart was an amortal shape-shifting non-being that took on the form of its observer's worst fear. He does not yet know what will frighten the person on the other side of the door. " So the boggart sitting in the darkness within has not yet assumed a form. ![]()
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