You can't give a dementor the old one-two

Tonight marks the end of an era. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 is released tonight, and I will be there at midnight.

Harry Potter has been an integral part of my life. I've read every book multiple times, I own all the movies. I live by Harry Potter. I even painted my nails scarlet in honor of Gryffindor, although I'm not crazy enough to actually dress up.

"You can't give a dementor the old one-two." This is a very profound statement, and yet very simple. For those of you that aren't Harry Potter fans, and have no idea what a dementor is, it's this giant black blob that sucks the soul out of you with its "kiss." A dementor's "kiss" doesn't kill you, it just leaves the victim a soulless body, with no purpose in life. The only way to protect yourself from a dementor is to cast a patronus charm to protect yourself.

Some things in life can suck your soul. You can't fight these battles in a conventional way, because often they're not solid, or substantial. And sometimes, the battle is within yourself. The only way to protect yourself is to dig deep within and find a way to cure what the true problem is, what's really eating your soul. Dementors are attracted to despair and fear. They bring weakness upon you. But the weakness can be defeated by only one person, and that is yourself.