[He stares at her, utterly bewildered with everything she's said. There's a very brief moment of guilt until he just. Stops feeling as if he's to blame for this. Or that he's deserving of it. It's hard, he has such a respect for her but her words rattle him more than he'd ever like to admit.]

Then you're more naive than I first thought. [He finally manages to say in a quiet, seething tone. He turns away from her, not wanting her to see how genuinely upset he is by this.]

A great auror is still just a soldier for the ministry. They know- No. I know as well as anyone that the ministry holds the real power here. No amount of tantrumin' or arguin' would have seen him out of the school without even more dire consequences. This isn't a war. Even if it was, it isn't won by fightin'.

[He turns a little, raising an eyebrow at her.] What do you meant 'what else'?