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

[Miles]

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potioncat wrote:
> He is repeating the line Snape gave LV, isn't he?

Miles:
I think this is very thin ice to walk on, isn't it? It's probable that an
injured wand arm is quite a common problem when dealing with enchanted
objects, so Slughorn is just grabbing into the same box of wizarding
experience as Snape does. Your speculation is not disproved by canon, I must
admit, but I do not see a point for Dumbledore of getting a DE to Hogwarts
deliberately, endangering his students (you mentioned this yourself).

potioncat wrote:
> 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?

Miles:
But here you leave the ice of canon and completely walk on the water of
speculation. There ist absolutely no prove in canon, that only DEs are able
to cast the dark mark. It's possible (I read the pros and cons), but not
probable. (Winky was suspected to cast the mark - no one really believed it,
but no one said "she couldn't, she is not a deatheater" in GoF).

potioncat wrote:
> He avoids contact with students who come from known DE families, which
> could be a pretense on his part.

Miles:
Sometimes things can just be what they seem to be. Slughorn is a Slytherin
who does not want contact with DEs, because he is a white hat, not a black
hat. Slughorn is a friend of Dumbledore's, he is in hide since Voldemort
returned, he never acted for Voldemort in the past - more than enough proves
for me.

Miles