No, Draco, that's not what happens. What happens is that I try to talk to you about things that are happening and you never want to hear it. You never want to hear beyond the basics, never want to get into anything beyond that including the fact that this calm before the storm is about to become a thing of the past.
As if they haven't got selfish desires invested in your success.
Listen to me, Potter: there are only a handful of people who genuinely care for you and want you to succeed purely because they couldn't bear to live in a world without you in it. The rest of them know nothing but the fact that they simply have less chance of surviving if something happens to you. It's the former you need to concern yourself with.
I can't blame them for that, though. I'm not asking anyone to go into this with the selfless desire to help me and only me. I know they were lying if they said it was all for me. How can I fault someone for having the good sense to recognize self-preservation? It doesn't mean they can't still be useful. And if their usefulness is what gets us to victory, then how could I not concern myself with them?
My point is that there is a fine line between being helpful to the cause and being abused. Letting the hangers-on take advantage of you and your hospitality doesn't do your family any good.
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Listen to me, Potter: there are only a handful of people who genuinely care for you and want you to succeed purely because they couldn't bear to live in a world without you in it. The rest of them know nothing but the fact that they simply have less chance of surviving if something happens to you. It's the former you need to concern yourself with.
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