FWIW, the Summon Death ritual is a reference to the Rite of AshkEnte, from Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels. The usual purpose of summoning Death in that context was to ask him questions, and a counterspell to dismiss him wasn’t required because he was always in a hurry to be back about his business, as soon as the summoning wizards let him go.
I interpreted it as creating a … King Dementor or something, that has wide-ranging effects when lit up with True Patronus (probably the Counterspell To Dispell Death).
I’ve always interpreted the Summon Death ritual to just create a dementor.
FWIW, the Summon Death ritual is a reference to the Rite of AshkEnte, from Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels. The usual purpose of summoning Death in that context was to ask him questions, and a counterspell to dismiss him wasn’t required because he was always in a hurry to be back about his business, as soon as the summoning wizards let him go.
I interpreted it as creating a … King Dementor or something, that has wide-ranging effects when lit up with True Patronus (probably the Counterspell To Dispell Death).