Dementors question

[maria_kirilenko]

No: HPFGUIDX 56691

Kristen writes: What good would the 
Lestranges be to LV after spending all this time in Azkaban?  

Samantha wrote:

>Thats a really good point & I did think about that while reading 
>GoF. I think Voldemort doesn't really care about their level of 
>sanity. Crouch Jr was kept in Azkaban almost as long as the 
>Lestranges & he suited Voldemorts needs just fine. 

Well, no. Crouch Jr stayed there for around a year (darn, I keep 
forgetting stuff, I haven't reread the books in several months). The 
Lestranges are still there (13 years). 

It had been pointed out before that perhaps the Imperius Curse causes 
insanity. Crouch Jr was kept under it for 12 years, and he's mad as a 
hatter. Crouch Sr was Imperio'd for several months, and he certainly 
did not seem quite sane. Of course, that could also be the result of 
the Cruciatus Curse, which he'd probably had a round or two of.

And Crouch Jr was useful to Voldemort because he was so faithful. He 
was crazy, of course, but quite capable of carrying out their plan. 
Of course, he shows off a lot, and it's a wonder someone didn't catch 
on. I keep remembering Agatha Christie's novels, when Poirot, or 
other characters keep repeating that you can always find the villain 
because he's so arrogant that he'll push you in the right direction 
if you don't find it yourself. Yeah, Fake Moody did that a lot. Who 
asked him to talk about Confunding the Goblet? But he pulled it off 
anyway. <applauds>

>Hargrid states in PoA "When they let me out, it 
>was like bein' reborn again, ev'rythin' came floddin' back." Granted 
>he was there only a short period however maybe thats how it 
>works ... would just take a bit more time with someone that was 
>there longer ... sooner or later with enough time & chocolate you'd 
>be back to your old self. Also as the case with Sirius Black in 
>PoA "I think the only reason I never lost my mind is that I knew I 
>was innocent. That wasn't a happy though, so the dementors couldn't 
>suck it out of me..."  Perhaps the Lestranges & other DE's feel 
>perfectly just in their actions, therefore the Dementors would not 
>effect them. 

I think that's a good point. I agree.

>Another wild theory perhaps some DE's like the Lestranges are so 
>evil they might actually thrive in such a place (at least their evil 
>intentions might thrive). The Lestranges seem to be mighty important 
>characters in the way they are mentioned throughout & their 
>connection to Neville, I'm sure they will prove very useful to 
>Voldemort in the books to come.

I really hope we see the Lestranges. They sound amazing. But I don't 
think they enjoy Azkaban. <g>

Maria