Michael tensed at Steve's admittance. It made the most sense, but that meant that the deatheaters were active. He wondered if his father knew about that. He had to, but Michael would write to him either way. "So that means that they want to use this on multiple people.
"Alright, I give you my word that my research will stay closed between us. No one else. This stuff is too dangerous past that. I realized that after I did this to myself, let alone what could be done with what happened to you... Though do you have any of your father's later research?"