"During my absence, I dedicated myself to a personal project that I cared a lot about," Scorpius explained solemnly to the silent group, paying no mind to Dylan's absence. "I had time to reflect, and reading today's edition of the Daily Prophet helped me make an important decision. We must kill Harry Potter, Hermione Weasley, and the Minister of Magic. Not necessarily in that order. I am quite fond of the first two, so I think we can start with Shacklebolt. They represent the Ministry and the mind behind the world we are living in. And it is to them that anyone who intends to oppose us will turn. I say that in order to plunge Britain into chaos, we must eliminate them. Only then will power become ours."