"Except that she didn't die from a cut. I will not have rumours running around when we have a specific person to blame. We found our culprit and that's what people need to know," Percy said. The political implications far outweighed the death of a woman, and he would not do anything to jeopardise Tiberius' position. That could only lead to disaster.
He looked at Cass and knew that the man was trying to do some good, but his job wasn't about looking at the big picture. "Are you sure you aren't a Hufflepuff?" he asked with a snort. "This is the second time you ask me to do something when doing nothing is the way to go." Their discussions about Scarlett were still vivid in his mind.
"One, one or two arrests aren't going to discourage anyone. In fact, it's only more money for them. Two, making this public is only going to make people hate us, because honestly, most of the population relies on the black market. If you ask a person whether you want these people arrested, they'd tell you it's not their problem if someone is stupid enough to spend money on anti-ageing potions. Can we do what you're asking? Maybe, with enough time and undercover work that doesn't put anyone in danger, although it won't be an example. Is it going to do more good than bad? I'm not so sure. If I thought it'd led us to Death Eaters, then fine, but from what I've been told, they use legitimate sources and when they can't, they have their own suppliers."