Subject: Re: How did Fudge/Snape know about Dementors attacking HP in PoA?

[fridwulfa]

No: HPFGUIDX 91226

dorapye wrote:

Two options present themselves to me here, since I can't accept that 
Dementors can *speak* per se: 

Fridwulfa (that's me):
Dementors can talk, or at least are quite able to comunicate with wizards, and there's cannon to prove it. 

"Molly, how many times do I have to tell you? They didn't report it in the press because Fudge wanted it kept quiet, but Fudge went out to Azkaban the night Black escaped. The guards told Fudge that Blacks been talking in his sleep for a while now." ... 

(PoA, chapter 4 "The Leaky Cauldron")

And later on: 

"I do not believe a single person inside this castle would have helped Black enter it," said Dumbledore, and his tone made it so clear that the subject was closed that Snape didn't reply. "I must go down to the dementors," said Dumbledore. I said I would inform them when our search was complete."

"Didn't they want to help, sit?" said Percy.

"Oh yes," said Dumbledore coldly. "But I'm afraid no dementor will cross the threshold of this castle while I am headmaster."

Of course, this last bit doesn't reffer especifically to a real conversation, but it implies Dumbledore is quite able to comunicate with them, as was Fudge when he visited Azkaban and was informed about Black's weird behaviour. 

Hope that helps, 

Cheers, Fridwulfa


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