Harry hadn't thought of it from that angle. "And I'd play that with Robards to get assigned someone else, but.... if he did order me to take the case..... barring any legal or ethical hiccups, I would take it." Harry drank in Hermione's face, pleading with her to understand. "It wouldn't be about my loyalty to you, my love for you, poppet. Honestly, I'd be taking it because I'd have to.... and because even a Death Eater has rights under the law."