Why did Dementors only go after Harry?

Because dementors seek to suck out the souls of their prisoners, it's plausible that they are especially drawn to Harry because — as it is revealed in the last book — he actually possesses a fragment of Lord Voldemort's soul as well.
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Why do the Dementors only attack Harry?

Harry is targeted, not because he is Harry, but because he is, to Dementors, a better source of the energy they require than Sirius. Barty is attacked only because he is helpless and a suitable energy source (and perhaps on account of Fudge's personal offer, which a Dementor would obviously not resist).
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Why were the Dementors so obsessed with Harry?

A theory posted on Reddit suggests Dementors were drawn to Harry because they could sense the piece of Voldemort's soul living in him. Harry is an “accidental horcrux”, created when the killing curse casted by Voldemort backfired, fragmented his soul, and sent a piece of it to Harry's body.
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Why did the Dementor suck Harry's soul?

He had been through losing his parents, the abuse from his Aunt and her family and literally had not a single happy memory till he came to Hogwarts. And since Dementors had the most to get out of Harry (due to his horrifying past), they were driven to him more than anyone for a soul-satisfying meal of Harrys happiness.
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Why does Harry hear a woman scream?

Every time Harry is confronted with a Dementor, he hears the screams of his mother as she is murdered by Lord Voldemort. A horrific memory to hear... He hears this moment because Dementors feed upon happiness and cause depression and despair in anyone near them. They make people relive their worst memories.
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Are Dementors loyal to Voldemort?

"Dementors hold no true loyalty, except to whomever can provide them with the most people to feed off." Dementors are natural allies to a Dark Lord because a Dark Lord provides more people from which to feed.
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Why did the Dementors try to kiss Harry on the train?

According to the Harry Potter wikia: They seemed to be particularly attracted to Harry because, due to his miserable childhood and many bad memories, he was particularly vulnerable to their influence. In other words, the Dementor saw a very tasty morsel, and its gluttony was stronger than its discipline.
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Why did Sirius attack the fat lady?

Background. This was, in point of fact, Sirius Black's second break-in attempt in that school year to reach Peter Pettigrew, the first having culminated in failure when, in frustration at her refusal to grant him access to the Gryffindor Tower, he had slashed the portrait of the Fat Lady several months previously.
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Is Sirius Black Slytherin?

At Hogwarts, rather than be sorted into Slytherin like the rest of his family, Sirius was placed in Gryffindor. In contrast to his home life, Sirius greatly enjoyed life at Hogwarts, where he was inseparable from his best friend, James Potter.
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What is Page 394 Harry Potter?

If you turn to page 394 in the actual book (Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban), it shows when Harry, Ron, Hermione, Sirius, Lupin and Pettigrew were in The Shrieking Shack. Only, couple a pages close to Lupin's werewolf confession.
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Did people know Sirius Black was innocent?

Obviously Dumbledore didn't know Sirius was innocent. None of PoA would have made sense if Dumbledore didn't actually believe that there was a mad man on the loose trying to kill Harry. Yet some people think Dumbledore knew Sirius wasn't the secret keeper but wanted to let him rot anyways.
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Why did Lupin stop Harry's Boggart?

Later, Professor Lupin explained that the reason he didn't let Harry face the Boggart was that he thought Harry's Boggart would turn into Lord Voldemort, and he didn't want to panic the students.
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Did Sirius get the Dementors kiss?

However, the Dementors were driven away by a Patronus that had been cast by Harry's future self after he and Hermione used a Time-Turner to try to rescue Sirius. After his capture, Sirius was sentenced to be Kissed, but Harry and Hermione helped him to escape once again with Buckbeak's assistance.
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How do you become a Dementor?

Dementors are born when there is so much pain and suffer in the air that it can materialise it's self. That means that most Dementors were created during the First and Second wizarding war or in the time of Grinwald's attacks in Europe. That's why Dementors can only be destroyed by the Patronum summoning charm.
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Why did the Dementors switch sides?

Why did Dementors side with Voldemort even though most of his followers were people who were locked up in Azkaban? Voldemort gave the Dementors free reign to do whatever they want while the Ministry tried to control them and limit them to Azkaban.
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Who created the Dementors?

Perhaps its first resident, or even creator, Ekrizdis, practised the worst kinds of Dark Arts and constructed a fortress on the island, luring Muggle sailors there to torture and murder them.
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Who betrayed Harry Potters parents?

When he learns that Sirius betrayed his parents and are to blame for their death, Harry vows to kill him. But Harry soon discovers that Peter Pettigrew — once a good friend to Harry's parents and Sirius — was in fact responsible for betraying the Potters' whereabouts to Voldemort.
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Who has the doe Patronus?

Case study 2: Severus Snape

A doe. And in his final battle with Lord Voldemort, Harry explained the significance of this to his adversary, and to us: 'Snape's Patronus was a doe,' said Harry, 'the same as my mother's, because he loved her for nearly all of his life, from the time when they were children'.
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Why does Lupin give Harry chocolate?

So to quote the late great Remus Lupin, who without hesitation offered Harry Potter a bar of chocolate to ward off the effects of a dementor attack, "Eat this, you'll feel better." It's hard to argue with the man who could arguably be called the greatest defense against the dark arts teacher Hogwarts ever had, huh? ( ...
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When some Slytherins dressed as Dementors What did Harry do?

Without thinking, Harry casts a Patronus in their direction, and he catches the Snitch easily, winning the game. Only afterwards does he discover that the Dementors were, in fact, several Slytherins, including Malfoy, dressed in cloaks with the intention of unseating Harry.
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What is Ginny's boggart?

Ginny Weasley's boggart | Fandom. On Ginny's page, it says that her boggart is Voldemort.
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What is Fred Weasley's boggart?

Ron Weasley: Giant spider (or any spider for that matter). Padma Patil: A giant cobra. Fred and George Weasley: Lord Voldemort.
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Did Dumbledore know Moody was an imposter?

The only time he acted out of Moody's character was when he took Harry out of Dumbledore's sight in the aftermath of Voldemort's return, and Dumbledore immediately noticed it as such and realized he was an imposter, which is how he saved Harry's life (again) at the end of Goblet of Fire.
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How did Snape not know Sirius was innocent?

No one knows the truth about Sirius Black yet, not even Severus Snape. At that time, he didn't know that Sirius Black was innocent. At that time, he knew what everyone else thought they knew - that Sirius was a dangerous criminal that was out to get Harry Potter and that was said to be Voldemort's right-hand.
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