““Potter!” Aberforth Dumbledore stood blocking the corridor ahead, his wand held ready. “I’ve had hundreds of kids thundering through my pub, Potter!” “I know, we’re evacuating,” Harry said. “Voldemort’s--” “--attacking because they haven’t handed you over, yeah,” said Aberforth, “I’m not deaf, the whole of Hogsmeade heard him. And it never occurred to any of you to keep a few Slytherins hostage? There are kids of Death Eaters you’ve just sent to safety. Wouldn’t it have been a bit smarter to keep ’em here?” “It wouldn’t stop Voldemort,” said Harry, “and your brother would never have done it.” Aberforth grunted and tore away in the opposite direction. Your brother would never have done it …Well, it was the truth, Harry thought as he ran on again; Dumbledore, who had defended Snape for so long, would never have held students ransom…””
