He was redeemed now, after all. Rehabilitated, even. At least that's what his bosses loved to tell the media. He and Potter were a Public Relations wet dream and the Ministry loved to tow them around for the good publicity. For years, the headlines in The Prophet were saturated with the tales of the wayward teen Death Eater and their savior, the glorious Chosen One. He’d deeply played into it for the first couple of years, frankly because it was good for his reputation and therefore made his life easier in general. 