OoP: RE: Power hungry DADA teacher

[Aesha Williams]

No: HPFGUIDX 66359

Meg wondered...

So... if Unbridge isn't on Voldemort's side (Which is entirely 
possible...) then what on earth was she doing sending dementors to 
Privet Drive? And why didn't anyone in the ministry know they were 
there, as they were greatly surprised at Harry's explination during 
the trial that they just happened to show up on his block? 

Hi Meg- It was explained near the end of the book. In either the chapter where
Hermione and Harry lead her into the forest, or the chapter before that, (I
can't remember and have loaned my book)- but I tend to think it was the forest
chapter, as why would Umbridge confess in front of so many witnesses?- anyway,
she says that she sent the Dementors to Harry's residence in order to discredit
him, because while the ministry (presumably Fudge) wanted so badly to show he
was mad, she was the only one who actually did somtehing about it. I was
wondering the same thing you did, however, about the ministry not knowing that
the dementors were there... it seems like their "magic radar" should be able to
pick something like that up, although the MOM didn't know that Dobby was at
Privet Drive.

Aesha


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