Dumbledore in CoS

[Inge]

No: HPFGUIDX 162152

Re-reading CoS at the moment, I got into an argument with my daughter 
about Dumbledore.
It's probably been discussed before, but since the reference is book 
2 it may have been quite a while ago, so...

The argument is about Dumbledore's keeping an eye on Harry.
My idea is, that Albus probably has no idea where the Chamber was 
located, but he likely had a good feeling about what sort of monster 
was in there.

Does everyone agree with me, that Dumbledore closely 'monitors' Harry 
throughout the book (as well as the other books of course) and that, 
at the moment Harry et co. discovers the entrance to the Chamber, 
that Albus is right there with them (no, not physically, but closely 
watching from wherever)?
Is it just me - or did Dumbledore know everything that went on in the 
Chamber after Harry entered it? Didn't he send the bird and the sword 
at the exact moment, he realised Harry needed these 2 things?

And finally - wouldn't Dumbledore have stepped in and taken over, if 
at any point he feared Harry couldn't handle the situation? (Much as 
he did in PS in the end).

My daughter's view is, that Harry was totally on his own in the 
Chamber and that Dumbledore most likely didn't even know that Harry 
had entered it.

Inge