[HPforGrownups] Dementors - Why Harry?

[Joel N. Fischoff]

No: HPFGUIDX 22504

On Fri, 13 Jul 2001, Dai Evans wrote:
>In PoA, why did the dementors try to give harry the kiss? I don't
>understand this at all. They were supposed to be hunting Black, and they
>had him; they could have performed the Kiss on him there and then, but
>instead, they went for Harry. Why?

I've always thought it was because they sensed Voldemort in him.  Remember,
Dumbledore did say that Voldemort had (unintentionally) transferred some of
his power into Harry.

Joel