[HPforGrownups] Dumbledor's Dementor Dislike

[Christopher Nuttall]

No: HPFGUIDX 45071

Steve writes:

"We know, and can understand, that no one
likes them, but Dumbledor has a particular dislike of them. I wonder if
Dumbledor, like Harry, has an especially bad memory that causes him to feel
this way about the dementors."

Good question, but all I can offer is speculations.  four possibilities:

1) Voldemort plans to have the dementors join him.  Could Grindonwald have used dementors too when dumbledore fought him? 

2) Dumbledore knows where the dementors came from and does not approve on that ground.  What if they are real demons? Or were they created by a dark version of Hagrid?  

3) Perhaps Dumbledore lost a friend or family member to them at one point.

4) Perhaps he just disaproves of dark creatures near his students.

Steve wrote:

"As a side thought, what do we know about Dumbledor's brother, Abaforth? And do you think he will come into the story at all?"

>From the way dumbledore said it, I think this was just a thowaway comment, not for serious consideration.  Or perhaps he got eaten by a dementor.

Regards

Chris

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Steve Binch 
  To: HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 8:23 PM
  Subject: [HPforGrownups] Dumbledor's Dementor Dislike


  Please forgive me if this has been discussed, but I searched and could not
  find anything on this topic.

  I was just listening to GoF, and something caught my attention. The part
  where Harry is in Dumbledor's pensive and Harry listens to Dumbledor and
  Madeye talking. When the dementors walk into the room, we are reminded that
  Dumbledor hates the dementors. We know, and can understand, that no one
  likes them, but Dumbledor has a particular dislike of them. I wonder if
  Dumbledor, like Harry, has an especially bad memory that causes him to feel
  this way about the dementors. If so, I wonder what it will be. Do any of you
  have any thoughts? Or know of a thread that you can point me to that
  discusses this?

  As a side thought, what do we know about Dumbledor's brother, Abaforth? And
  do you think he will come into the story at all?

  Steve B


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