After a moment's thought, Remus Lupin leaned forward slightly, dipped his chin, and wore an utterly sincere expression, though his probing gaze never left Allen's face. "Allen, now that it's come to this, what do you plan to do next? I know what it feels like to be forced to leave Hogwarts. It truly doesn't feel good... Looking at it now, I was very lucky. Afterward, you took me in at Umbrella. What about you? Will you go manage the Ministry of Magic?"
Allen laughed. He stared at Lupin for quite a while. "From beginning to end, Dumbledore has always believed he gave me a great many favors and a great deal of tolerance. For the sake of what this idealist considers the greater good, he is still trying to manipulate my will even now... Remus, do you think he'll achieve his first success this time?"
"Allen! Because Dumbledore was afraid you would go to extremes and stray down the wrong path, he completely gave up the opportunity those purebloods offered him to take control of the Ministry of Magic this time as well." Professor Lupin tried to defend Dumbledore. "For Merlin's sake, can't you compromise just once? You have to remember You-Know-Who is still..."
"Then for the sake of my apprentice, why can't Dumbledore compromise with me for once?" Allen saw that Lupin looked a little bewildered by the words "my apprentice," so he chuckled and went on explaining, "The reason Dumbledore only wants to drive me out of Hogwarts instead of dealing with the Ministry of Magic is, besides fearing that I might be provoked into taking extreme measures and becoming the third-generation Dark Lord, that he also hopes the Ministry of Magic can continue maintaining the strength it has shown these past few years, letting the struggle