[HPforGrownups]How much does Dumbledore know?

[Bart Lidofsky]

No: HPFGUIDX 161883

pforparvati wrote:
> "....I used the map I had taken from Harry Potter.  The map that had 
> almost ruined everything."
> "Map?"  said Dumbledore quickly.  "What map is this?"
> 
> It looks like Dumbledore doesn't know about the map. He should have 
> known at least the existence of such map. Sirius must have told him 
> that. [ or did Lupin handed it back to Harry without telling 
> Dumbledore  about it in PoA..?]

Bart:
	I am certain that Dumbledore knew about the map. I am also certain that 
he knew that Fred & George had a copy. Dumbledore is clearly interested 
in the students reaching their potential, and he recognizes that not 
everybody reacts to the same kind of learning. As I have mentioned 
before, there don't seem to be classes in artificing (the closest is 
Potions, and possibly charms), but Fred and George have managed to 
become top-quality artificers (note that even the Ministry of Magic have 
bought some of their inventions).

	But, for a number of reasons, and as his name certainly implies 
Dumbledore does not talk about what he knows, unless the listeners have 
a need to know. It was, for example, clear that he could see through 
Harry's Invisibility Cloak, but  didn't tell Harry he actually knew 
until it was necessary to do so, and he certainly never let Professor 
Snape, a man he clearly trusted, know about it.

	Bart