Scrimgeour was stunned by the question. Before this, because of his anger, he had basically been acting out of sheer stubbornness, opposing the Harrises' atrocities simply for the sake of opposing them, without ever thinking too deeply about his own goals or demands.
"The Ministry of Magic shouldn't... and the Harrises... mm..." Scrimgeour's thick brows knitted together, refusing to give up, but then he also realized it was impossible to drive the Harrises out of the Ministry of Magic. "All actions should abide by the law. Using excessive violence to achieve an objective is illegal. No matter the objective, the Harrises' power should not stand above the law."
"Mr. Scrimgeour, I understand very well that you feel wronged." Allen's expression grew more serious. "The Harrises hate Dark Wizards and Death Eaters no less than you do. Perhaps you don't approve of our methods, but we are likewise only striking at those villains who spread terror everywhere."
"With the methods the Harrises are using now, I don't see much difference between them and Dark Wizards," Scrimgeour said loudly and stubbornly. "And the people you're striking at aren't just Dark Wizards. Am I a Dark Wizard?"
Flint's fingers kept rubbing the gemstone ring on his hand. Scrimgeour had really gone all in. Was he trying to offend the Harrises completely? He actually dared accuse the Harrises of being Dark Wizards. That was far too reckless. Algy Longbottom had not expected Scrimgeour to be this direct either. In his eyes, this sort of behavior was almost that of a "Champion." Longbottom felt that the purpose of everyone gathering today would probably be very hard to achieve now. Scrimgeour had gone and offended the Harrises even further.
"Being loud doesn't mean you're right," Hermione immediately said. "Mr. Scrimgeour, you incited a strike. That is