Dementors Guarding Hogwarts

[Steve]

---  "stacygalore" <stacygalore at ...> wrote:
>
> When did the dementors guard Hogwarts?  Was it just
> immediately following the escape of Sirius Black, or
> did they remain there for subsequent years?
>

bboyminn:

It was in Prisoner of Azkaban. Remember at the 
beginning feast, Dumbledore, during his Welcome speech,
reminds everyone to steer clear of the Dementors.

So, they were at the school for most of that school
year. I think at the end of the school year they
were withdrawn partly because that attitude toward
Sirius had changed, though not completely, and the 
likelihood that Sirius would continue to hang around
was slim. 

Further, at the end of the school year, there was no
need for the Dementors to continue to guard the school.

So, that one full school year, but never after that.

Steve/bboyminn