i didn’t know j.k. rowling had attended a reunion of my mother’s family

…dementors sense and feed on the positive emotions of human beings to survive, forcing them to relive their worst memories. the very presence of a dementor makes the victim’s surrounding atmosphere grow cold and dark, with increasing effects as the number of dementors rise. those kept in the company of a dementor for too long become depressed, and are often driven insane…