Discussions in the Marble Salon were increasingly intense. Tonks and Ron had long seen the benefits of a more aggressive strategy but were also cognizant that implementing it would cost lives. Bill, Minerva, and Remus would agree in the end. No one but Bill ever knew exactly how Fleur would vote. But Harry, Hagrid, and Molly had never been able to bring themselves to make such a decision. Hermione worried that eventually, Voldemort would do something so abhorrent, and it would be too late. Eventually, Tonks lifted her hand to quiet the others.