"There weren’t sides where I grew up. Why don’t you guys understand that? Purebloods married Purebloods. House elves worked unpaid. And Mudbloods and Muggles were inferior alike.’ He had not said that word in a long time. The moment he said it Hermione’s face turned pale. "The Dark Lord didn’t create these distinctions; He only re-enforced it. When Purebloods sided with him, they didn’t know how He meant to go about doing it. And for some of us, it was just too late. Do you know how sickening it is to watch someone suffer? Or watch someone you know enjoy torturing someone else? So no, I don’t believe that shit anymore. But it’s not about sides either. It’s changing your way of life. It’s governing your every thought, every action. It’s not fucking black and white, like you would want it to be. Hardly anything ever is.’