Indeed. The Dementor is storywise too conveniently present not to destroy as a way to grab the Wizengamot’s attention—Harry having been established as being in the possession of Chekhov’s Gun. Certainly not sufficient in itself, as you said. Give it 0.8 as a part of the solution.
(As for potion-making, I doubt the information would be very inflammatory to this audience, but good point from OP about him being able to wonk their economy a bit.)
I’ve seen this ‘convenient dementor’ point a few times. But in canon, Dementors escort prisoners in other trials for serious offences, don’t they? Pretty sure I remember them doing so.
Indeed. The Dementor is storywise too conveniently present not to destroy as a way to grab the Wizengamot’s attention—Harry having been established as being in the possession of Chekhov’s Gun. Certainly not sufficient in itself, as you said. Give it 0.8 as a part of the solution.
(As for potion-making, I doubt the information would be very inflammatory to this audience, but good point from OP about him being able to wonk their economy a bit.)
I’ve seen this ‘convenient dementor’ point a few times. But in canon, Dementors escort prisoners in other trials for serious offences, don’t they? Pretty sure I remember them doing so.
I don’t recall there being one visible in the Pensieve-memory of Bellatrix’s trial, at least not one that was present for the whole thing.