Thank you! I was puzzled by the way Dumbledore acted, except that it strikes me Rufus was someone he could not control; therefore, he had to keep him at a distance (and damn him with faint praise to Harry). If that makes any sense. And yes on Augusta....I'm glad that came through. You know that old saying about the country? I think it would apply to Slytherins: you can take the girl out of Slytherin, but you can't take the Slytherin out of the girl. ;-)