What does Slughorn knows about Dumbledore's injury? WAS: Re: CHAPDISC: HBP4

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> Alla wrote: 
> > Oh, and there is another reason why " reactions slower than they 
> > were" bugs me. That was a reason given to DE. Where Slughorn 
would 
> > learn it, especially if he is on the run and out of touch with 
> > everybody? 
> 
> 
> Potioncat:
> Darn, there goes our "Good Slytherin." ;-)
> 
> He is repeating the line Snape gave LV, isn't he?

Alla:

Yes, he does and that is very strange to me. Now, even if you are 
completely convinced that this reason is a fake ( which I don't) and 
Dumbledore and Snape together came up with it, won't they came up 
with it for very SPECIFIC purposes, to tell certain people ( if it is 
a misinformation)? I doubt that they will go around telling everybody 
in the whole world that Dumbledore's reactions are " slower than they 
were".

I am trying to say that if it is a lie, it is a lie for  the benefit 
of Voldie's minions, IMO and then again I want to know how Slughorn 
learned about it.

If it is a truth, well than I am even more curious how Horace learned 
this information.

Don't get me wrong, I don't want him to be another DE in disguise, 
but I think it is strange.


Potioncat: 
> You've really gotten me thinking here. Another ESE!character for 
our 
> list. Slughorn says he didn't have time to cast the Dark Mark. Now, 
was 
> that a trick on DD's part?  He mentions there was no Dark Mark and 
> Sluggy doesn't say, "I wouldn't go that far, old chap!" He doesn't 
> say, "Only DEs know how to cast a Dark Mark." No, he says, "I 
didn't 
> have time." Did that tell DD something?

Alla:

LOL! Glad to be of service. :) Again, in this situation I would much 
prefer to see things where there is really nothing to worry about, 
but it is strange too, because just as Carol does I don't think about 
Dark Mark as sparkling thingy in the sky, but as a spell which is 
deeply evil.

I want to be wrong, I really do, because I think that discovering 
that Slughorn is evil would take a lot of depth from his character( 
and I think that so far he had been introduced as really in depth 
character, even more in depth than Snape, because we know more about 
Slugghorn motives, while with Snape we are often guessing), but I am 
sitting on the fence for now on the question of Slughorn loyalties.

I am just not sure what to think.




Potioncat: 
<SNIP>
 But, would DD hire a known DE for 
> staff at Hogwarts? Would he want a DE teaching his students...oops, 
> never mind. Of course he would.
> 
Alla:

LOL! Who? Dumbledore? Hire a DE? Never in a million years, the safety 
of his students  is too important to him. Didn't you know? MAHAHAHA! 
Just kidding of course.

JMO,

Alla.