He doesn’t feel helpless now. Bella would push it. Sirius would push it. Barty would push it. They aren’t afraid of Dumbledore. They won’t let him stop them from loving him. From helping him. He feels free. He feels...Powerful. He has people ready to torture for him. To kill for him. He’s felt the blood on his hands, the air on his wrists as he’s freed from his shackles.