Thanks to Dumbledore turning up just in the nick-of, Harry got off. I must admit I was relieved, if only because this was a pretty clear attack on him from someone high up in the Ministry. The Ministry is supposed to be in control of the Dementors, after all, so how did Dementors turn up in Privet Drive? No matter how unpleasant Harry finds his relatives, I doubt that even a Dementor could mistake the Dursley household for Azkaban. This was yet another clue that something was seriously wrong at the Ministry, and a reminder to me to be very, very cautious dealing with anybody from there.