On 24 June 1995, Harry Potter came across a Boggart in the Triwizard Maze during the Third Task of the Triwizard Tournament of that year, in the form of a Dementor. Harry initially thought the Boggart was actually a Dementor, thus casting his Patronus, and realised that the creature was in fact a Boggart when it fell back and tripped over the ...

Harry conjuring an incorporeal shield Patronus against a Boggart Dementor. To overcome the Dementors, Harry asked Lupin for assistance. Lupin began teaching Harry the Patronus Charm, using a Boggart, which transformed into a Dementor in front of Harry.

Feb 1, 2020 · In actuality, Harry's Boggart was a Dementor, meaning he feared fear itself. When Harry encountered the Boggart in the Triwizard Tournament a year later, he used a Patronus Charm against the shapeshifter.

May 9, 2022 · If the boggart/dementor couldn't harm you then you wouldn't be afraid of it, maybe it's not as powerful as the original. Harry isn't just afraid of what it looks like, he's also afraid of what it can do and that is what makes him scared.

In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry faces a Dementor in the final task of the Triwizard Tournament. After casting the Patronus, he realizes that it is, in fact, a Boggart as it trips and falls instead of shifting away as a Dementor would.

Additionally, Lupin says in response to Harry's boggart being a dementor, "this suggests that what you fear is fear itself...". I took this to mean that Harry feared what he could not control, he feared the unknown.

This Boggart was procured by Remus Lupin for use in Harry Potter's Anti-Dementor lessons in early 1994.[2] In early 1994, the Tuesday before the first of the scheduled lessons, held on Thursdays, Remus Lupin began combing Hogwarts Castle, hoping to find a Boggart, as a reasonable substitute for...

May 1, 2021 · In the fifth movie we see that it is possible to practice a Patronus Charm without using it on a Dementor. When Lupin starts training the Patronus Charm with Harry, he immediately lets him try it on a Boggart, which causes Harry to pass out.

Apr 12, 2017 · In addition to the more philosophical points raised by others, there is hard evidence that Harry's boggart remains a dementor after Lupin's lessons in Goblet of Fire. When Harry is in the maze he encounters a boggart and it takes the form of a dementor:

In Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Professor Lupin conducts the third-year Defence Against the Dark Arts lesson involving a Boggart. He explains the spell Riddikulus to the third-year students and claims that the way to defeat a Boggart is through laughter.