I am glad that my advice was useful to you, Lucius.

At some point when matters have settled we must discuss what, if anything, the ultimate outcome of this scrape should be. There are a number of solutions that might resolve the problem - young Mr Marvolo's need to curb his admirable sympathies towards Mudbloods, the Granger creature's need for less freedom, and so forth.

Utterly shocking to hear about Derby. Do you suppose that being around Muggles for too long can make one stupider? That's the only explanation I can muster for such behavior out of the Ministry employees involved.