State of the DA (was:Fear as a Crime (Re: muggle baiting )

[PJ]

No: HPFGUIDX 156336

> Carol:
> The Boggart would only remain a Dementor while Harry was facing 
it. If
> anyone else faced it, it would turn into a spider or a zombie or
> whatever that person's boggart was, or it would become confused
> because it was trying to turn into more than one person's greatest
> fear. so Harry is the only person who can train himself to face a
> Dementor by facing a Boggart. (Maybe Ron could use one to train
> himself to stop fearing spiders, but that's another matter.)

PJ:
We've seen on numerous occasions (always involving Lupin oddly 
enough) that a second party *can* interact with a boggart without 
changing or confusing it.  For instance: Ch. 9 (pg176)OOtP...

*** CRACK. Dead twins.  CRACK. Dead Percy.  CRACK. Dead 
Harry... "Mrs. Weasley just get out of here!" shouted Harry, staring 
down at his own dead body on the floor.  "Let someone else --"  
Lupin had come running into the room, closely followed by Sirius, 
with Moody stumping along behind them.  Lupin looked from Mrs 
Weasley to the dead Harry on the floor and seemed to understand in 
an instant.  Pulling out his own wand he said, very firmly and 
clearly, "RIDDIKULUS!"  Harry's body vanished.  A silvery orb hung 
in the air over the spot where it had lain.  Lupin waved his wand 
once more and the orb vanished in a puff of smoke.***

So, whether it's been Neville's boggart in class, Molly's boggart at 
9 GP or Harry's boggart during the Patronus lessons, Lupin has shown 
that it's really quite possible for a second party to work with the 
form that's already established by the fears of others.  Once 
comfortable with the Patronus Charm I don't see why the kids of the 
DA couldn't be quick enough to use Harry's boggart to practice on.  
The Patronus Charm takes no longer than Riddikulus...
> 
> Carol:
> Oh, I think you're right that the Dementors would be attracted to a
> wedding (even a small one, and I don't think that Bill and Fleur 
will
> invite a huge wedding party unless they want to attract the DEs as
> well) because of the happiness they can suck up. But I doubt that 
Ron
> and Hermione will find their Patronuses useful in the attack, 
which is
> where Snape's alternate method for fighting Dementors (which 
Hermione
> will surely remember) could come in handy.

PJ:

I'd find it much more satisfying to watch the kids using the spell 
they practiced so long and hard rather than trying something they'd 
just done a parchment on in class.  However, I agree that if anyone 
would use Snape's method (whatever it is) it would be Hermione.  She 
tends to get rattled when having to use practical magic rather than 
following from a book...

PJ, who apologizes if this is a duplicate post.  Yahoomort is 
messing with my computer today...