"Yes, Harry, these are the methods they usually use... I was forced by them like this before, too..." Dumbledore tapped his fingers on the desk. "I will issue them a warning. Ordinary students should not be dragged into these matters, whether it is this incident or You-Know-Who's..."
Harry blurted out, "Professor... why can't you join forces with Allen? Then the British Magical World's greatest safeguard... Death Eaters, Voldemort, and the like wouldn't even be worth mentioning."
"Harry, please believe me, I have been working hard toward that..." Dumbledore said calmly. "But unfortunately... Mr. Allen Harris and I are both very stubborn on certain issues..."
Harry lowered his head, the knuckles of the fingers gripping his cup turning white.
"Harry, you are very frustrated. To be honest, I feel no better than you do about things becoming like this." Dumbledore brought the tips of his fingers together, a habitual gesture of his.
"I don't understand, Professor. Why can't you and Allen compromise with each other? You both hope the Magical World can become better." Harry shook his head. In front of Dumbledore and Allen, he found it very hard to control his true emotions.
"The Magical World has grown used to peace. You-Know-Who wants to see that peace destroyed, while Allen's radical educational reform, as far as this peace is concerned..." Dumbledore's voice sounded somewhat weary. "Harry, what attitude do your classmates have toward this?"
"I don't know... uh... I mean, everyone has all kinds of thoughts... For example, Neville is pure-blood, but personally he supports Allen very much. He thinks Allen is a smart man, and that the decisions he makes are very wise, but he told me his grandmother has always been very opposed to him studying dark magic, and also opposed to Allen teaching magic to other people,