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A deceased James Potter after being murdered

Mortality is the state of being mortal, or susceptible to death; it is the opposite of immortality.[1] Almost all known beasts and beings, both magical and non-magical alike, were subject to mortality. Spirits, however, were not, as they had either already died or were never truly alive.

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Phoenixes were the only living creatures known to be naturally immortal, as they were immediately reborn from their ashes after dying.[2][3][4] Other methods might be used to grant immortality, such as Horcruxes[5] and the Elixir of Life,[6] although such sources might be withheld or destroyed, rendering their user mortal once again.

Some beings, such as Boggarts and Poltergeists, were considered amortal, meaning they couldn't die as they had never truly been alive to begin with.[7]

Although it was commonly believed that mastering all three of the Deathly Hallows would make their owner immortal, Albus Dumbledore stated that the true Master of Death accepted their own mortality.[8]

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