[HPforGrownups] Draco's intent, Dementors and Boggarts

[Barbara D. Poland-Waters]

No: HPFGUIDX 101417

>>>From: Jason [mailto:shrtbusryder2002 at yahoo.com]

Rebuttal: The Boggart Dementor was fake also yet it had the same
effects as a real one on Harry as he attempted to learn the Patronus
charm. So why would children dressed in robes effect the same way?
Providing Harry believed them to be dementors.<<<

My understanding is that a Boggart can mimic the real thing. Draco and his
buddies just had robes on. They wouldn't affect Harry the same as a real
Dementor, but I'm sure Draco and his friends thought the sight of them would
scare him enough to do damage.

Barbara
bd-bear