The discussion of Dumbledore now fell on deaf ears.
"We can't live our lives expecting a war around the corner." he said, not agreeing at all with where he train of thought was going. "You've already said that you don't have the details, so you're making big assumptions here and those will get you in deep shit." Making assumptions took your eye off the big picture. It was Auror 101.
"Don't give me all this shit about not being able to stop them or being at their mercy, either. No-one's pretending that Dark magic ended otherwise I'd be out of a job, but you're jumping to the worse case scenario," he sighed. He watched as she started to pace, giving her the space she needed and dutifully accepting her as she plopped back down in his lap.
"You're worrying about a hypothetical mission that might not be necessary and might not be sanctioned," he stated. For someone deemed 'illogical' by some, when it came to these matters, he thought he made a great deal of sense (though--he thought he made sense when people were saying otherwise. "I'd say that's unnecessary."