"I think he knew that if he saw me, he wouldn't have been able to go through with Dumbledore's plan. He trusted and relied on me so much, even back then, that I would have had the power to change his mind and see sense. His unspoken love for me would have cut through Dumbledore's subtle manipulation ... just like I made Harry immune to Veela, I would have been his counter-force against Dumbledore's nonsense.