Dementors and Harry

[cynthiaanncoe at home.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 27018

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., dfrankiswork at n... wrote:
> 
> In POA, are the Dementors targeting Harry right from the first 
encounter on the train?
> 
> <snip>
 
> -By the lake, it's him they try to kiss.  In the time turner 
version of this incident, Harry sees only one Dementor bend over - so 
it really is only him.
> 
> Some explanation is suggested in the text: the excitement of the 
Quidditch match attracts them (Lupin), and at that time, that 
excitement is centred on Harry.  But that's just Lupin's explanation -
 he could be wrong, or partly wrong.
> 
> Suppose it's true.  Then I think there are three explanations 
possible.
> 
> 1) Harry is an especially juicy morsel, perhaps because they sense 
Lily's love on him.
> 2) They (possibly secretly) supported Voldemort in the past and 
they are still angry because of Harry's role in his downfall.
> 3) They are in contact with Voldemort already, and are attacking 
Harry as part of his plot - if so, it's lucky for Voldemort that they 
failed as it would have made rebirthing less special (he would have 
had to use just any old enemy).
> 
> We know so little about how the Dementors actually communicate, or 
their relationship with the MOM, making it difficult to know what 
they are *supposed* to be doing, from MOM point of view.
> 

I also find Lupin's explanations of why the dementors seem to be 
giving Harry a hard time to be a little unconvincing.  Add in 
Dumbledore's statement to Fudge that the dementors can't be trusted 
to guard Voldemort's most dangerous supporters, and Dumbledore's 
general dislike of Dementors, and I think they have it in for Harry.

Going forward, though, I have trouble imagining how JKR is going to 
continue to have dementors present a threat to Harry, as he can ward 
off huge numbers of them with a single Patronis.  I suppose they will 
have to suck souls out of minor characters for the remainder of the 
books.

Also, had the dementors succeeded in kissing Harry in PoA, that 
wouldn't necessarily kill the re-birthing party.  Voldemort could 
still use Harry's blood, because Harry would still be alive.  

Cindy (wondering how the dementors designated a representative for 
the honor and immense pleasure of kissing Harry)