SKETCH: Azkaban and the Dementors

[meboriqua at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 22484

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., naama_gat at h... wrote:

Nice sketch!

I have some comments, actually, before I answer some of the questions.

First, did anyone else think it was brilliant that chocolate is what 
makes you feel better after experiencing a Dementor's effects?  I 
loved that.

Second, and I know this has been discussed, but how do wizards 
communicate with Dementors?  Does Fudge have to conjure a Patronus 
every time he goes to Azkaban?  Or can one just speak to them 
normally?  How do wizards know that they understand?  I'm assuming 
that the "silvery stuff" shot at them by both Lupin and D were 
Patroni, but if Dementors feed on thoughts and emotions, are words 
needed to be spoken to them?  This puzzles me. 

> 
> 3. When was the alliance with MoM formed? Did Fudge initiate it? 
> Under what circumstances? Why would the Dementors enter such an 
> alliance - i.e., what's in it for them?>

I'm willing to bet that it was Fudge who initiated it, but that could 
be because I don't trust him much in relation to his decision making.  
I don't think enought thought went into the long-term effects of 
Dementor exposure.

Dementors controlling Azkaban get a guaranteed three meals a day.  
Since Voldie was no where to be found, the Dementors (who are loyal to 
no one) took the offer.  
 
> 5. Do you think any crime deserves such a punishment - being forced 
> into clinical depression?>

No I don't, especially because I wonder just how many wizards/witches 
ended up in Azkaban the way Siriusly did.
> 
> 
> 7. Other questions regarding Dementors: What do they look like 
> underneath the cloak? They have hands, so presumably they have 
> bodies. How is that body maintained? (do they breath? Eat? 
> Propagate?) Are they sexual <double shudder>? Do they have voices? 
Do they speak? How do they communicate with humans (e.g., Fudge)?>

Oops - see above.  I didn't really answer these questions, though.  
Sorry about that. 
> 
> 8. Rhetorical question: What is JKR favorite kind of sweet?>

Mmmm - chocolate!  I just love JKR!

--jenny from ravenclaw, who thinks there aren't too many things better 
than a Hershey's chocolate bar**********************