Dudley Demented....

[klmf1]

No: HPFGUIDX 76253

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "James R Whitson" <james at w...> 
wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "klmf1" <KLMF at a...> wrote:
> > An observation on Dudley....
> > OoP- At Harry's trial on August 12th someone stated that muggles 
> > can't see Dementors, but no where did I find anything about 
whether 
> > they can *feel* them, at least not the way Dudley did (which was 
as 
> > Wizards do).  <Snip>
> 
> 
> In POA Lupin tells Harry that "even muggles feel their presence, 
though they can't see them".
> 
> - James

Yah, I knew a bunch of you would point this out...Dudley's reaction, 
though, was more extreme than what I would have expected of a muggle. 
For a muggle I envisioned something more along the lines of a minor 
fit of depression (which could be hormonal, after all ;)  or is that 
just another muggle excuse?)Dudley seemed to get the full blow of a 
dementor's effects.  I don't have the book in front of me but I also 
got the impression that Dudley noticed things like the stars going 
out and everything going dark, which is a visual thing.  
Adding to my suspicions, of course, is Aunt Petunia's knowledge of 
them...

Karen F