Patronus

[Joey Smiley]

No: HPFGUIDX 190449

zanooda wrote:
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> I don't remember JKR ever saying that the DEs were unable to conjure Patronuses because they were bad people :-). What she actually said was that they couldn't produce Patronuses because there was no need for them to learn this spell, Dementors being their allies and all :-). Here is the relevant quote (JKR's Web Chat, July 30, 2007):
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> Question:  Was Snape the only Death Eater who could produce a full Patronus?
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> JKR:  Yes, because a Patronus is used against things that the Death Eaters generally generate, or fight alongside. They would not need Patronuses.

Joey:

Does that mean that Dementors can differentiate between their victims and generate different experiences as per their will? If yes, that doesn't explain why Umbridge had to cast a Patronus to safegaurd herself and the DE named Yaxley. Dementors were already on Voldy's (and MoM's) side by then.

Cheers,
~Joey :-)