Dealing with Dementors: Harry v Snape, Love v Happy

[M.Clifford]

No: HPFGUIDX 140067


> Carol:
> It's possible that Hermione will face a Dementor in Book 7, fail
> utterly to cast a Patronus because she can't concentrate on a happy
> memory in the circumstances, and remember Snape's method. 

Valky:
But did Snape ever actually elaborate on or teach this alternative
method? I don't remember that he did at all. 

Sorry to put sticks in your mud pie Carol ;D but I don't believe that
Snapes method of dealing with Dementors is what you'd call *light*
magic. A better method than a Patronus would be necessary to
explainhow the MOM keep control over the Dementors in Azkaban, and for
Death Eaters and Voldemort to have so much more power over them than
the average wizard. It's also kind of surprising that Harry would only
be taught a secondary method which was difficult to use while another
one exists.  

Basically it all adds up to not boding for this alternative of Snapes
to be good magic. The MOM is given to using a bit of dirty work when
they deem it justified, and Voldemort there is no question, would use
whatever alternative was more powerful OTOH Dumbledore and Lupin are
firmly principled characters and it is they specifically that appear
to prefer the Patronus. It almost seems given that this alternative is
Dark Magic.

Valky