Both Uses of
oblivion
in
Harry Potter (#7) and the Deathly Hallows
- "There's the silver lining I've been looking for," she whispered, and then she was kissing him as she had never kissed him before, and Harry was kissing her back, and it was blissful oblivion better than firewhisky; she was the only real thing in the world, Ginny, the feel of her, one hand at her back and one in her long, sweet-smelling hair— The door banged open behind them and they jumped apart.†
Chpt 7 *
- …toward them, sucking their way closer to Harry's despair, which was like a promise of a feast… He saw Ron's silver terrier burst into the air, flicker feebly, and expire; he saw Hermione's otter twist in midair and fade, and his own wand trembled in his hand, and he almost welcomed the oncoming oblivion, the promise of nothing, of no feeling… And then a silver hare, a boar, and fox soared past Harry, Ron, and Hermione's heads: the dementors fell back before the creatures' approach.†
Chpt 32
Definition:
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(oblivion) the state of being completely forgotten
or:
the state of being completely destroyed -- typically so as to no longer exist
or:
a state of having lost all sense of what is going on -- as during sleep or use of some drugs