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'''Amortality'''<!-- DO NOT change to "Immortality". This is not the same thing. --> is the condition of never having died and being unable to die, as an amortal entity was never alive to begin with.<ref>Second [[Wizards' Ordinary Magic and Basic Aptitude Test|W.O.M.B.A.T. test]]</ref> Amortality is a known trait of [[non-being]]s.<ref name="Pottermore">''[[Pottermore]]'' - [http://www.pottermore.com/en/book3/chapter7/moment1/boggart New from J.K. Rowling: "Boggart"]</ref> |
'''Amortality'''<!-- DO NOT change to "Immortality". This is not the same thing. --> is the condition of never having died and being unable to die, as an amortal entity was never alive to begin with.<ref>Second [[Wizards' Ordinary Magic and Basic Aptitude Test|W.O.M.B.A.T. test]]</ref> Amortality is a known trait of [[non-being]]s.<ref name="Pottermore">''[[Pottermore]]'' - [http://www.pottermore.com/en/book3/chapter7/moment1/boggart New from J.K. Rowling: "Boggart"]</ref> |
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| − | As amortality refers to entities that have never been alive from the beginning, it is different from "[[immortality]]", which means a living being |
+ | As amortality refers to entities that have never been alive from the beginning, it is different from "[[immortality]]", which means a living being who is unable to [[Death|die]]. |
| − | [[Poltergeist]]s are amortal, as they have been described as "indestructible spirits of chaos", and are known to differ from [[ghost]]s in that they were never alive at one time.<ref>[http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/faq_view.cfm?id=67 F.A.Q. question] on [[J.K.Rowling Official Site|J.K. Rowling Official Site]]</ref> [[Boggart]]s and [[Dementor]]s, being creatures that were never truly alive to begin with and seemingly indestructible, are other types of amortal creatures. |
+ | [[Poltergeist]]s are amortal, as they have been described as "indestructible spirits of chaos", and are known to differ from [[ghost]]s in that they were never alive at one time.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20110806214304/http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/faq_view.cfm?id=67 F.A.Q. question] on [[J.K.Rowling Official Site|J.K. Rowling Official Site]] (archive)</ref> [[Boggart]]s and [[Dementor]]s, being creatures that were never truly alive to begin with and seemingly indestructible, are other types of amortal creatures. |
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| + | ==Appearances== |
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| + | *''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' <small>(As a Boggart)</small> |
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| + | *''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)]]'' <small>(As a Boggart)</small> |
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| + | *''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)]]'' <small>(As a Boggart)</small> |
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| + | *''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' <small>(As a Boggart)</small> |
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| + | *''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' <small>(As a Boggart)</small> |
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| + | *''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)]]'' {{Comment|Flashback in Disc 2}} <small>(As a Boggart)</small> |
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| + | *''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)]]'' <small>(As a Boggart)</small> |
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| + | *''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Building the Magical World]]'' <small>(As a Boggart)</small> |
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| + | *''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Characters of the Magical World]]'' <small>(As a Boggart)</small> |
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| + | *''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]'' <small>(As a Boggart)</small> |
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| + | *''[[LEGO Harry Potter|Harry Potter LEGO Sets]]'' <small>(As a Boggart)</small> |
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==Notes and references== |
==Notes and references== |
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Revision as of 02:11, 2 February 2016
Peeves, a poltergeist, is an "indestructible spirit of chaos", who was never once a living creature and whose death is, by definition, impossible.
Amortality is the condition of never having died and being unable to die, as an amortal entity was never alive to begin with.[1] Amortality is a known trait of non-beings.[2]
As amortality refers to entities that have never been alive from the beginning, it is different from "immortality", which means a living being who is unable to die.
Poltergeists are amortal, as they have been described as "indestructible spirits of chaos", and are known to differ from ghosts in that they were never alive at one time.[3] Boggarts and Dementors, being creatures that were never truly alive to begin with and seemingly indestructible, are other types of amortal creatures.
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (As a Boggart)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) (As a Boggart)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) (As a Boggart)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (As a Boggart)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (As a Boggart)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) (Flashback in Disc 2) (As a Boggart)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game) (As a Boggart)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Building the Magical World (As a Boggart)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Characters of the Magical World (As a Boggart)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (As a Boggart)
- Harry Potter LEGO Sets (As a Boggart)
Notes and references
- ↑ Second W.O.M.B.A.T. test
- ↑ Pottermore - New from J.K. Rowling: "Boggart"
- ↑ F.A.Q. question on J.K. Rowling Official Site (archive)