If you believe in any kind of devilry, then youIt will certainly be interesting to learn about one more representative of this category. It is called boggart. This creature is practically no different from other representatives of the dark world, except that by its appearance and tricks. We will talk about this in our article.
origin of name
“Boggart” is a name that originatedin medieval European mythology. To date, this creature is increasingly referred to in English superstitions. It is in British lower mythology that Boggart is indicated as a brownie or faerie (a word meaning being similar to a brownie).
This terrible representative of the evil to this dayin England is the main character of various horror stories for kids. Dissatisfied parents regularly intimidate Boggart of restless and disobedient children.
Appearance boggart
English mythology describes this creature inin the form of a little lame man. His head is bald, and his face is completely wrinkled. Also this representative of the dark world is distinguished by its eyes glowing in the dark and yellow teeth.
Как ещё может выглядеть боггарт?This creature was also described in detail in the work of the famous author Joan C. Rowling “Harry Potter”. Here, the writer speaks of him as a ghost, which is able to feed on people's fears and turn into what the chosen person is most afraid of.
Boggart lives, as a rule, in dark places.It can be cabinets, boxes, drawers, etc. While this creature is in a closed and dark place, it does not understand its own purpose. But as soon as boggart is released, he immediately takes up the case.
Winning Boggart in Rowling's interpretation is not sosimply. The main thing, seeing him, is not afraid, but it is better to laugh at all. Also this creature is powerless against a large number of people. It simply does not know whose fear to choose. The most effective weapon against Boggart is the Ridikulus spell. It must be pronounced with a smile on his face. After the cherished word “radiculus” is said, Boggart should be presented in some ridiculous guise. After that the ghost will disappear.
How does boggart behave?
This creature, as indicated in Englishmythology, friendly enough. It respects the people in whose house it lives. But it is worth the owners to offend Boggart, he immediately proceeds to dirty tricks. In this case, he may simply be innocently mischievous, moving dishes and objects, or create the unthinkable - untie a dog, livestock, steal food, break valuable items.
The main innocent joke that boggart is famous for is its nightly touch or blanketing.
This, as a rule, leads to inexplicable horrorpeople. Waking up in complete bewilderment, many are trying to find an answer to the question: “What was it?” It is this kind of fear that boggart gives unearthly pleasure.
It is also known that if it is very angrybeing, it can keep whole settlements in fear. Get rid of it is not so easy. Even moving to a new home will not help. As a rule, boggart "travels" with the owners and continues to pester them with his antics.
How can you piss off Boggart?
Angry being pretty easy enoughthrow a couple of unflattering expressions in his direction, or break a plate in a fit of anger. As a rule, boggart feels the attitude of the owners to his person and immediately begins to take revenge. The anger of this dark being will never subside, with time this feeling will only increase. The owners can only tolerate and wait until the boggart does not find other objects for bullying.
This creature does not like the neighborhood of other boggarts, which is why it prefers to have fun alone.
How to get rid of angry Boggart?
Like other mysterious creatures, boggartdistinguished by its annoyance. Seeing that the owners suffer from his endless tricks, he continues to play pranks even more, turning his innocent pranks into more serious deeds.
In one of the old stories it was said thatthis creature seriously got angry and put a wooden cork in the forehead of a small child. After that, the owners decided to urgently leave the house and move to another abode. But Boggart followed them, feeling even more hatred for the owners.
Angry to the brownie, it is no longer possible to deserve ittrust and respect. What to do in this situation? If boggart constantly pesters with its tricks, only a priest or an exorcist who has already dealt with exorcism can help here.
The priest must necessarily know the prayers and spells, be able to carry out appropriate rituals that can drive out the Boggart forever.
Whether there really is a brownie, nobody knows. These representatives of the dark side prefer not to appear to people. It remains to be content with myths and legends.
