And why did Fudge summon a Dementor? It was an arrest, not an execution. The ww has been at peace for a decade and the news that Voldemort is back hasn't escaped yet. Even captured DEs are entitled to a form of trial.
Azkaban escapees are not.We saw that precedent in the previous book. All an Azkaban escapee is entitled to is the Kiss.
And just who was sent to fetch Fudge and an Auror to take Crouch into custody, Hm? Someone who I am pretty sure was also at the graveyard meeting and as soon as Harry escaped was sent back to perform damage control. And boy howdy did he perform damage control!
All Snape had to do was whisper to Fudge "Escaped from Azkaban." and a Dememtor was assured. Fudge is a patsy. He was played.
Umbridge went behind his back to send out those Demetors to get Harry expelled at least, and possibly permanently out of everyone's hair at most (she didn't know the kid could cast a Partonus). She admits as much when she catches him in the office trying to contact Sirius.
Actually, Percy is a lot *like* Fudge in his bad judgement of other people's motives and his willingness to let himself be jerked around. Unless there is more to the picture than Rowling is overtly showing us.
Re: Devil's Advocate Time
Azkaban escapees are not.We saw that precedent in the previous book. All an Azkaban escapee is entitled to is the Kiss.
And just who was sent to fetch Fudge and an Auror to take Crouch into custody, Hm? Someone who I am pretty sure was also at the graveyard meeting and as soon as Harry escaped was sent back to perform damage control. And boy howdy did he perform damage control!
All Snape had to do was whisper to Fudge "Escaped from Azkaban." and a Dememtor was assured. Fudge is a patsy. He was played.
Umbridge went behind his back to send out those Demetors to get Harry expelled at least, and possibly permanently out of everyone's hair at most (she didn't know the kid could cast a Partonus). She admits as much when she catches him in the office trying to contact Sirius.
Actually, Percy is a lot *like* Fudge in his bad judgement of other people's motives and his willingness to let himself be jerked around. Unless there is more to the picture than Rowling is overtly showing us.