"In this regard, he would unite every force he could. After all, he saw himself as a chess player and would not refuse to use a piece just because it was ugly."
"Oh, you mean Voldemort might recruit more Death Eaters—perhaps half-bloods, perhaps Muggle-born wizards—and I should keep a closer eye on that?" Kayson asked.
"Not exactly. I mean Voldemort might focus his new pieces on powerful, more easily controlled nonhuman groups," Dumbledore said quietly.
"I don't really understand... My activities in the wizarding world have always been limited to Hogwarts and the Ministry of Magic. I don't know much about other groups." Kayson shook his head.
"You actually know one such group quite well: werewolves." Dumbledore raised an eyebrow.
"But hadn't I already weakened the werewolf virus until it was about as serious as a cold?" Kayson still did not understand.
"It is another aspect. Back then, like a savior, you decisively pulled werewolves from the fringes back into normal society. That is why you never had the chance to see the power of werewolves. In fact, werewolves had always been a dangerous and scattered group in the wizarding world. But if someone could lead them, they would become a truly dangerous force."
"How about we get to the point?" Kayson said with a frown.
"If werewolves had not been wiped out by you and had instead retained a considerable population in England, do you think they would become Tom's vanguard if he promised them extremely high status afterward?" Dumbledore asked.
"Werewolves are not idiots either. Who in their right mind would take promises from someone like Voldemort seriously?" Kayson shrugged.
"People always need something to strive for. Do you think werewolves would become a very considerable force then?" Dumbledore continued.
"Mhm... I won't deny it." Kayson nodded. "But