Snape in the Shrieking Shack (Was: Are appearances important to Snape?)

[a_svirn]

No: HPFGUIDX 142329

>colebiancardi:
>I don't see how this is "unfeasible arrangement imaginable". You
>wouldn't want anyone being able to control the dementors, would you?

a_svirn:
I would, however, want to be sure that they wouldn't put too liberal 
a construction on my orders. For how long do you think Fudge would 
have kept his office had they indeed desouled anyone on the train?

>colebiancardi:
>I don't believe the dementor's were doing a routine check on the
>train, either. Lupin went to talk to the driver, and McGonagall &
>Pomfrey were both quite upset at dementors being set upon the 
school.

a_svirn:
Lupin went to send an owl to Hogwarts, informing them of the 
incident with Harry. And McGonagall and Pomfrey were upset for the 
same reason as Dumbledore. They didn't want dementors anywhere near 
students, because they feed on the human emotions and because the 
prolonged exposure to them drains wizards of their powers. And if it 
wasn't a check-up what *was* it then? 

>colebiancardi:
>And in the scene by the lake, where Harry & Sirius were
>trapped by the dementors, seemed like the dementors weren't just
>interested in sucking the soul out of Sirius - they wanted Harry as 
>well

a_svirn:

I thought I had addressed that already but if you insist – here is a 
quote from my previous post (Message 142323): 

>they are vicious and indiscriminative when
> it comes to feeding on other's emotions but up until they switched
> their allegiances to Voldemort there was no danger of unauthorized
> kisses. Yes, they attacked Harry and Hermione but only because they
> were fighting on the side of their lawful prey. 

Harry tried to repel them from Sirius, the criminal No.1 of the WW. 
He actually had the audacity to aid and abet the fugitive. Not 
surprising that they wanted him as well. 


>colebiancardi:

>If the dementors go around &
>suck all the souls out of any wizard that opposes him, I don't 
>think
>LV would think that unreliable.

a_svirn:

No, but he would be very displeased indeed if their random soul-
hunting happened to hinder his carefully laid plans.

>colebiancardi:

>And the scene with the
>dementors in OotP, they were sent out by Umbridge - you made my 
>case
>for me. She ordered them to go and get Harry, but they were willing
>to take his cousin along for the ride as well. She stated that
>something had to be done about Harry, not his cousin. His cousin 
>was
>just an accidental bystander. Since she wasn't there, the dementors
>seem to have no problem getting someone else if they are close to
>their target.

a_svirn:

Do we actually know what her exact orders were? Until we do I rest 
my case. 

colebiancardi
(wondering how you thought that Lupin was telling Harry the dementors
were having fun at the Quidditch match?)

a_svirn:

"it was their idea of a feast." Of course `fun' is not a synonym 
of `feast' but not that far removed.