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"Is this all real? Or has this been happening inside my head?"
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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.
Nature[]
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]
See also[]
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (play)
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film)
- Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - The Original Screenplay
- Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
- Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
- Quidditch Through the Ages
- The Tales of Beedle the Bard
- Pottermore
- Harry Potter (website)
- J. K. Rowling's official site (Mentioned only)
- LEGO Creator: Harry Potter
- Creator: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- LEGO Harry Potter: Building the Magical World
- LEGO Harry Potter: Characters of the Magical World
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
- LEGO Dimensions
- LEGO Harry Potter
- Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup
- Harry Potter Trading Card Game
- Wonderbook: Book of Spells
- Wonderbook: Book of Potions
- Harry Potter for Kinect
- Fantastic Beasts: Cases from the Wizarding World
- Harry Potter: The Character Vault
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
- Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
- Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells
- Harry Potter: Magic Awakened
- Hogwarts Legacy
Notes and references[]
- ↑
Mortality on Wikipedia
- ↑ Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 12 (The Polyjuice Potion)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 36 (The Only One He Ever Feared)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 23 (Horcruxes)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 13 (Nicolas Flamel)
- ↑ Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Boggart" at Harry Potter (website)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 35 (King's Cross)