User blog comment:369destroyer/Who was Ruby's mother?/@comment-16763585-20131220010348/@comment-98.109.162.219-20131221190754

Ozpin is most likely playing dumb just to see how it all rolls out, or he respects their courage and wants to see how they will fare against others. If Jaune actually "rises to the occasion" and survives, then it would be better for all, so Ozpin probably wants to give him a shot