Both Uses of
despair
in
Harry Potter (#3) and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- They infest the darkest, filthiest places, they glory in decay and despair, they drain peace, hope, and happiness out of the air around them.†
Chpt 10 *
- Professor Lupin continued, "The Patronus is a kind of positive force, a projection of the very things that the dementor feeds upon — hope, happiness, the desire to survive — but it cannot feel despair, as real humans can, so the dementors can't hurt it.†
Chpt 12
Definition:
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(despair as in: she felt despair) hopelessness; or distress (such as extreme worry or sadness from feeling powerless to change a bad situation)