Dudley Demented (???)

[Amey Chinchorkar]

No: HPFGUIDX 106866

I was reading OOtP for some nth time for clues for HBP and came across this:

He had run barely a dozen steps when he reached them: Dudley was curled up on the ground, his 

arms clamped over his face. A second Dementor was crouching low over him, gripping his wrists 

in its slimy hands, prising them slowly almost lovingly apart, lowering its hooded head towards 

Dudley's face as though about to kiss him. (Dudley Demented, OOtP)

"Arms clamped over his face"??? Why? How should he know that the Dementor is going to kiss him?  From what he says later, he didn't see the dementor, then how does he know to cover his face???

Any thought anyone???

Amey



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