Negotiation

"At present, during their school careers, wizards only come into contact with Dark Magic in their sixth or seventh year, and even then they only learn the barest surface of it. They graduate with nothing more than a shallow understanding, so those interested in Dark Magic leave school without even the basics, unaware of the dangers, then grope around on their own and carry out dangerous research and experiments. Rather than that, it would be better to give them a solid foundation from the start, leaving no blind spots in their knowledge. Whether they research Dark Magic in the future or not, at least they would grasp the fundamentals and know what to watch out for during research. That way, they could avoid the dangers they would encounter by studying blindly." Allen raised his eyebrows and met the other man's gaze head-on. "And from another perspective, in the battles that may come, having sufficient understanding of the magic their enemies excel at will also allow them to learn the protective methods they need. The opponents they face now aren't the Red Caps introduced in Defence Against the Dark Arts."

"Professor Harris, you know those powerful forms of magic are intoxicating. If a wizard who still cannot control his own behavior becomes obsessed with Dark Magic and takes the wrong path, his entire life will be ruined." Dumbledore's expression grew much more serious. "Professor Harris, you cannot deny that possibility, and the odds of it happening are very high. And if we win the war for them, they will not need to use methods that may affect their minds to protect themselves. In real wizarding life, they will have even less need for such methods."

"But what about the wizards who die before we win the war because they lack the