Dementors and orders (was: Curious Duality of Snape)

[mcdee1980]

No: HPFGUIDX 99106

--- > --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "arrowsmithbt" 
> <arrowsmithbt at b...> wrote:
> > Two points to consider:
> > 
> > 1. Who do the Dementors take their orders from? The Ministry. That
> > being so, why would they take any notice of Snape? If any wizard-
in-
> > the-street could give them instructions or requests then the WW
> > would be a very dangerous place. The only instruction they seem 
to 
> > respond to is "Go away!" accompanied by a Patronus.
> 
> > 2. (And this covers one of my favourite theories), what makes you
> > think they were after Sirius anyway? On the three occasions that 
> they 
> > enter Hogwarts grounds they seem much more interested in Harry.
> > At  no time in PoA does a Dementor even attempt to attack Sirius.
> > Don't you think  that's a bit odd?
> 
> Maria
> Yeah, I always considered that the Ministry and Dumbledore would 
have 
> been controlling the Demetors. We've heard Dumbledore had gotten 
mad 
> at the Dementors at the Quidditch match, and he would've backed 
them 
> off. 
> snip
>
Lady McBeth:

  Haven't we also seen a situation where someone else controls the 
Dementors, although she probably used her authority at the MOM to 
send them?  That's right, everyone's favorite toad: Umbridge sends 
the Dementors to Privet Drive to shut Harry up.  It is certainly 
possible, based on the info in OotP, that the Demenors were following 
the orders of someone else in the Ministry in POA.  Unless of course 
you happen to be a fan of ESE!Fudge.  
Who else in the MOM might have had access to Dementor orders?

Lady McBeth