People always make the mistake of thinking art is created for them. But really, art is a private language for sophisticates to congratulate themselves on their superiority to the rest of the world. As my artist’s statement explains, my work is utterly incomprehensible and is therefore full of deep significance. - Calvin

Thursday, March 25, 2010

The patronus charm

A lot of what Dumbledore has said makes complete sense to me, at least the kid in me. I know there are death eaters and dementors. I have almost seen them moving around, behaving in the fashion as attributed to them. Among the foulest creatures walking on earth they suck out every happy moment, every trace of hope from another creature leaving him or her with the worst experiences of life. To fight off dementors one needs to use the Patronus charm. The charm requires remembering an extremely happy memory, a powerful one that allows you to lose yourself into it. And it this memory that fights off the dementor.

But what do you do when while you are casting the Patronus charm all that you are remembering is the dementor and time spent with it. What if the best of the happy moments were spent in the company of the dementor. Yes, of course, who you see in your memories does not resemble the dementor before your eyes but what if you know, know it with all your heart that it is the same person.

The Patronus is the only charm against the dementors. But with a dilemma like this I guess there is no other choice but to resign to the fact that you are going to be sapped of all you have to be left behind as a dark, numb creature whose soul has been carried away for all eternity. Help Dumbledore!

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