            He chuckled and said lightly, "But that is not what the world thinks, now is it? The Skeeter article was proof enough that I can still be the Big, Bad Death Eater to your innocence. Use that, my dear. Blame this entire quest on me. I don’t care what they will say, or think, or write about me. Only one opinion matters, and frankly, I have absolutely no power over what that witch thinks."