"It's unfortunate," James started, letting a hand rest on Regulus" thigh. "And it's unfair. But Haz, when people hear Harry Potter threatened to hex a teacher and he's the saviour, they're going to think "why can't we do it'. And it's not right, Harry. We're not saying it's anywhere in the vicinity of right. But the world is a cruel place. We've just done our best to keep you sheltered from it here. And that was a mistake on our part. We always thought that if we told you everything; that if you understood and stayed hidden here, it would be enough. We never thought it would be like throwing someone who's only read the theory about swimming into the middle of the ocean and asking him to even float. " 