What Dark Arts?

[potioncat]

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> > colebiancardi said:
> > >>I also think
> > that DD asked Snape to put that book in Slughorn's reserves, for
> > Harry.  As we know, Harry didn't expect to take advanced potions 
in
> > his 6th year, as Snape only wanted Outstanding students.  
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> > Cathy again
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Unless you're saying Slug was in on the whole
> thing and gave Harry Snape's book intentionally....bragging him up 
as
> a potion-maker then only to pump up his ego and not because Slug
> actually thought Harry was good at potions?  

Potioncat:
I don't think DD or Snape or Slughorn knew that Harry had Snape's old 
book. I think if Slughorn knew about the "improved" text book, he 
would have made personal use of it. If DD had known about the Dark 
Magic in it, he wouldn't have wanted it freely available to students; 
and most likely would have been a bit peeved at Snape. And I think 
Snape was horrified to realise Harry had gotten the book. He seemed 
surprised and upset in the bathroom. It is still my belief the book 
went missing long ago. 

As to Dark Magic...I'm still disappointed that no one asked JKR what 
her definition of Dark Magic is. Right now we have Snape saying the 
one spell is Dark Magic and saying the Map is full of Dark Magic; and 
we have canon support that the Unforgivables are Dark Magic...but we 
still don't know what it is.

I admit, it's very uncertain whether Snape was speaking the truth 
when he said the Marauder's Map had Dark Magic in it.