[HPforGrownups] reactions to Dementors

[Jinx]

No: HPFGUIDX 3146



> I was listening to CS on tape tonight while I was folding clothes
> (which has become almost a fun job with HP tapes to listen to!) and
> something struck me again. I had noted this in my research onths ago
> and I know it's starred in my notebook, but I'd forgotten. Did anyone
> else notice how Ginny reacted to the Dementor on the train? She was
> much more affected than anyone else except Harry. In fact, while
> Harry was described as having a seizure, she is also described as
> shaking all over. Harry is the focus and everyone looks at him, but I
> wonder...

Read CoS again.  She's the only other one who's had traumas comparable to
Harry, and had first hand contact with Voldemort.  No doubt the Dementor
brought back memories of Tom Riddle and that's why she was so affected.

> Just so she doesn't turn out to be his sister, hidden away at birth
> like her brother Luke to protect her from the evil Lord Vader. Oh,
> sorry, wrong mythology...

With that hair?  Not likely.  :)

Jinx