Revisiting a Mistake - On Dementors (Was Re; Divination etc.)

[Goddlefrood]

No: HPFGUIDX 169889

> Goddlfrood before enlightenment:

> A theory I hold that Demenetors initially came about from 
> being soulless wraith type creatures, very much akin to the 
> ringwraiths in LOTR but able to breed.

Goddlefrood now:

Come, come, Goddlefrood, you really should be more careful 
when making such bold assertions. This is unsustainable as 
even a cursory glance at sources well known should have told 
you. It simply is not on, and shows a lack of research ;-)

This gives the lie to the above quote from the previous:

'One young Canadian boy earlier asked her how Dementers breed. 

"I was just so pleased that he thought about it and pleased 
that I had the answer," Rowling told The Canadian Press. 

These evil creatures don't, by the way, breed but grow like 
a fungus where there is decay.'

So there you have it, Dementors do not breed, whatever gave you 
the idea that they did? They grow like fungus, obvious when one 
thinks a little about it ;-)

The source is here:

http://www.accio-quote.org/articles/2000/1000-canadianpress-moore.htm

> Goddlefrood from the pre-renaissance:

> Question 6 - Where did Dementors originate and why have 
> they left the service of the MoM other than inducements 
> from LV?

Goddlefrood post-renaissance:

You may recall that in GoF LV says the Dementors are his natural 
allies, or words to that effect. That he sought their alliance 
and created a situation where there was decay so that they could 
grow like fungus should have been apparent.

Whether this means they are like fungi or another kind of 
bacilli could not be determined. Botanists may be interested 
to delve further into this issue.

That'll teach you, Goddlefrood, to check your material before 
making wild assertions. Then again, when has such an injunction 
ever worked on you previously, sometimes I despair :-<

Goddlefrood