Snape in the Shrieking Shack (Was: Are appearances im...

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>> colebiancardi:
>> again, you've made my case for me  :)  There was no representative from
>> the MoM on the  train.  The dementors seem to run amuck without the MoM
>>  around.  They have orders, but once they are set loose, it seems  they
>> read into those orders very liberally - there was no reason for  them
>> to go into the train to "check things out".  They did so  because of
>> all the emotions on the train - re: same with the  Quidditch match.<<

>a_svirn:
>That's exactly what I call  the "most unfeasible arrangement 
imaginable". No one in their right mind  would want employees who are 
danger to the same population you are supposed  to defend. I'd like 
to repeat my question: how would it look for Fudge if  they did 
desoul anyone?<
 
 
Jaimee:
I have to agree with colebiancardi on this debate (I apologize for butting  
in, and do not know what I may have missed from this conversation, but it is  
interesting, and I felt I might have some input).  
 
I think DD was /always/ worried about the actions of the dementors and that  
they are not trustworthy.  I think Fudge (and several at the MoM) are not  'in 
their right minds,' as is evidenced by D Umbridge in OotP.  Before that  
however, I think Fudge would have jumped at any chance to discredit Sirius (or  DD 
for that matter) as a craved lunatic, just so he could stay in denial about  
the return of Voldemort as long as possible.
 
I guess in all this rambling, my point is that DD knows how unstable the  
Dementors are, and that they are not advisable as guards for Azkaban or anything  
else because they are desolate creatures that seek to feed on the good 
emotions  of anyone around.  
 
I do think however, that Snape may not have had as difficult a time with  the 
dementors as Harry though, for the same reason I think he is so talented in  
Occlumency.  I think he has learned to bottle his emotions quite well, and  
for that reason, the dementors may not seek him out as much as Harry because he  
wouldn't (at least on the surface) seem to make a good 'feast' for them.
 
I don't know, just my opinion for whatever its worth, but I have enjoyed  the 
discussion.


Jaimee