Second Task points/Draco and Dumbledore

[Ceridwen]

No: HPFGUIDX 152032

Alla:
*(snipping an entire thread here)*
> Oh, and speaking about Dumbledore. I don't remember what position 
you hold about how much DD knew about Draco's activities, but if one 
thinks that DD knew a lot about those activities, then IMO Dumbledore 
was willingly risking the lifes of his students after Draco almost 
killed Katy and Ron by letting Draco run loose during HBP.

I go back and forth myself on how much he knew, but to me it is not a 
pretty picture if he was aware of how much Draco knew.

Ceridwen:
I read somewhere (Red Hen?) that the two attempts were probably set 
around the same time, but didn't play out close together.  The 
necklace present that got Katie Bell, and the wine (or was it mead?) 
for Dumbledore's Christmas that was left with Slughorn - two gifts, 
with Christmas coming (or past, when Slughorn produces the wine, but 
given for a Christmas gift), then nothing again until the end.  If 
Dumbledore knew anything of what was going on with Draco, then part 
of what he knew would have to be that Draco had abandoned this 
tactic, maybe after Snape's talk with him.  Maybe the mead/wine was a 
surprise as well after the necklace?

Ceridwen.