[HPforGrownups] Sirius/Snuffle, Dementors (was Re: FUDGE IS A DE!!!!)

[Fred Uloth]

No: HPFGUIDX 79150

At 03:00 PM 8/27/2003 -0400, Batchevra at aol.com wrote:
>Batchevra:
> > I just snipped this part to make an observation. Before the
>Dementors show up at the Quidditch match in POA, Harry sees a black
>dog way up in the stands watching the match. (Page 133, POA Uk) Could
>it be that the Dementors sensed Sirius Black up in the stands? and
>were facing up because of that?  Just another thought to ponder. > >
>
>Fran:
> > Sirius did use Snuffles to get out of Azkaban so its unlikely.  I
> > dont think the dementors can detect Sirius when changes into a dog.
>
>
>POA, Pg. 272 uk. Sirius says, "I could transform in my cell... become a dog.
>Dementors can't see, you know..." he swallowed. " They feel their way towards
>people by sensing their emotions... they could tell that my feelings were
>less-less human, less complex when I was a dog..."
>
>That says to me that the Dementors could feel Sirius when he was a dog and
>that they could have sensed him in the Quidditch stadium.

I'm still 80 messages behind, so this may have been brought up, but Sirius 
was in dog form when he left Harry and Hermy, yet the dementors were able 
to find him because of his intense emotion even in dog form (OK so the 
'because' part is complete speculation). If he were getting excited about 
seeing Harry play quidditch and remembering James...it *could* have been 
what attracted the dementors, but I'd put my money on the reason given in 
the book...emotions were too high for the dementors to resist going in for 
a little snack....