Dementors

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 149677

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Karen <kchuplis at ...> wrote:
>
> This was probably discussed years ago, but I'm really tired of Snape 
> posts and I have wondered about this forever. How does one communicate 
> with dementors? How did the ministry? How does LV? ...  What was the 
> consensus here?
> 
> kchuplis

bboyminn:

Actually, I have often wondered the same thing, and even with my
immense imagination for unfounded speculation, I'm stumped.

Of course, the question is not so much how do you talk to a Dementor,
but how do they talk back. Certainly if you just speak to them, they
would understand; though whether that understanding is telepathic or
acoustic is unclear. 

We do know that the Dementors draw breath, Harry speak of the sound
and smell of their breath often, but does that mean that they can also
vocalize? I'm not sure, one implies the other, but doesn't guarantee
it. It could be that they answer telepathically. Further, it is
possible that Dementors don't engage in extended dialogs. You tell
them what you want them to do, and they either nod or shake their
head. When the treaty by which the Dementor guard Azkaban was
proposed, there really wasn't a need for dialog or discussion. The
Ministry proposed, and the Dementors either agreed or disagreed. 

So, I'm not really sure, but it has been something I wondered about,
and despite all my endless past speculation, this was one thing I
assumed we were never meant to ponder.

Just a thought.

Steve/bboyminn