Dementors -- "He's at Hogwarts"

[cynthiaanncoe at home.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 26427

> > > --- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Mindy C.L." <mindyatime at j...> wrote:
> > > > I am just reading my brand spankin' new copy of the POA in 
> > > > paperback and I was struck by something in one of the earlier 
> > > > chapters -- it was something to the effect that the Azkaban 
> > > > guards told the MOM officials that Sirius Black was muttering 
> in 
> > > > his sleep, "He's at Hogwarts, He's at Hogwarts." 
Susan wrote:  
1)  Why would the 
> dementors pay any attention to what the prisoners mutter in their 
> sleep?  2)  Are (were) the dementors aware of Harry at that point, 
> and again, why would they care what a prisoner was thinking about 
> him?  3)  If they were not specifically aware of Harry, why would 
> they take notice of the "He's at Hogwarts" line?  

All good questions, and I never noticed that it was the dementors who 
mentioned this to Fudge.  Now I'm starting to wonder if the dementors 
have it in for Harry.  That would explain why they tried to give him 
the kiss.  Also, we know Dumbledore doesn't trust the dementors, and 
they did come during the Quiddich match, almost getting Harry killed.

Of course, they're not much of a threat now that Harry can ward them 
off, as he did in the third task.  So maybe the dementors are going 
to attack other "good guys" who don't know how to generate a patronus 
when Harry isn't around to protect them, like Hermione, Sirius or Ron.

Cindy