"Tom, you're walking farther and farther down the wrong path. I can feel the aura on you, but it's a power filled with chaos. It has made you lose the calm a wizard ought to possess..." Dumbledore's aged voice was very calm. He turned to look at Allen. "Allen, I have to admit you were right before. I realize now that it is indeed time to let the Magical World settle down for a while."
"Ah-ha... Dumbledore." Voldemort sneered as though he had known exactly where Dumbledore was all along, then turned and tugged the corner of his mouth at Allen. "You thought I didn't know you were only stalling until Dumbledore arrived... so you could join forces against me?"
"Albus, I invited you before and you refused. I still had the Ministry of Magic issue the Order of the Phoenix a recent authorization to act. By agreement, you should have informed the Ministry before taking action... But now you have acted on your own authority, moving without authorization... to the point that you not only nearly cost Harry his life, but, because of your reckless behavior, allowed many Muggles to witness our existence. This is a serious violation of the International Confederation of Wizards' Statute of Secrecy..." Allen loudly refuted Dumbledore and let out a heavy sigh. "Now you've made a complete mess of things, and yet now you turn around and invite me to join forces with you, Mr. Dumbledore. Forgive my bluntness, but haven't you arranged everything a little too beautifully..."
"Oh? That is beyond my expectations... Your courage and stupidity are truly astonishing." Voldemort smiled for the first time, a contemptuous sneer more terrifying than fury. "At least Dumbledore still dares to duel me. But surely you haven't grown so forgetful that you've forgotten what despicable