"Being able to defend ourselves only goes so far. We're only a small part of the population, wizards. Muggles have things like guns. Nuclear weapons."

Harry shrugged. He'd never really put much thought to it, since he'd found out he was a wizard.

"None of it matters now, I s'pose."

It really was oddly liberating.

"I reckon I like it more this way. We've all got to fight in this war, yeah? There's things threatening all of us--it seems like it'll be easier to fight them when everyone knows about them and what everyone else can do."