"And you don't think placing someone such as myself in a position of power would lead to imposition of certain ideals?" the gaze he fixes on Severus is icy. "Do you suppose I'd make great strides in Muggle quality of life? Really, now."
Resting his hands against the desk on either side of him, he continues. "And let me make clear, Bellatrix has in no way pulled divisive claptrap here. At most, she helped play sounding board to ideas I already had, ideas which Rodolphus could not comprehend without us spelling it out. No, these designs are my own, and in the days I was in this house with my wife, Severus, it is she who continued to nurture and encourage my path. My sense, I assure you, is perfectly sound."