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

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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. 

Alla:

I am not sure if the ice is so thin, actually,because while 
Slughorn's 
connections with DE are indeed speculation, the fact that he is 
indeed 
repeating Snape's line is not a speculation, but a fact. :-)

Now, the reasons why he does so could be totally innocent ... or 
not.:)

Miles:
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).

Alla:
Who says anything about "deliberately"? IF Slughorn has connections 
with DE, it is not a given that Albus will know about, I think.

Actually, we DO know at least of one occasion when Dumbledore got DE 
in Hogwarts deliberately, no?

Now, Dumbledore may think that the guy is a former DE of course, but 
personally I am not so sure. :-)

JMO,

Alla.