He barked a laugh. "Can’t? And you’re so certain because they told you so?" Malfoy snorted before schooling his expression. "Angel, if there is only one thing I say that you ever believe, let it be this: no matter what your superiors proclaimed, the Order loves power just as much as my own master, and they’re far less transparent about their aspirations for it. Controlling their foot soldiers," he gestured at her, "by any and all means necessary is critical for retaining that power. Keeping you ignorant of your power and agency—and paradoxically teaching you that you have more of both than we do—is a crucial component of that control. Not only will they lie in service of that end, anyone who questions their laws is cast out. Erased from the ledgers and histories, discarded and forgotten."