Ministry and Dementors/Dark Magic

[Jen Reese]

No: HPFGUIDX 176733

> Magpie:
> I don't think Lupin is anthropomorphizing. I think he's a DADA
> professor telling us the truth about Dementors and that this is why
> they are a sign of underlying corruption in the Ministry and are
> considered Dark Creatures. I don't think we're shown Dementors in
> enough detail to say that they don't really have feelings and that
> Lupin is exaggerating, and I think they're going to Voldemort
> indicates that as well.
> 
> Reading into it that Lupin is exaggerating and they're really
> neutral, etc., just seems to me less straightforward when they
> author seems to me to be putting this stuff in to show something
> else. <snip> They are truly Dark Creatures.

Jen: Yes, Dark Creatures.  I was pointing out that Lupin presents 
them as both predators and what I'd call very low-level sentient 
beings at the same time, which is how they act the rest of the 
story.  Maybe they 'glory' in decay - I never saw anything that 
looked like glorying in my understanding of the term, but whatever, 
it's not that important.  Mainly I'm saying that yes, I understand 
they are Dark Creatures.

As for the rest of it, I'm sure if JKR was asked why Dementors are a 
symbol for corruption in the MOM she'd probably say something 
like, "They eat souls!  Of course the MOM is corrupt for associating 
with them."  

I still see what I see just like you do.

Jen, bowing out.