Re: In Hogsmeade...
'No, it is not.' Rodolphus regarded Pucey suspiciously for a moment. It was good to talk about politics, it made his mind busy, so the mind-mice had nothing to do. They were blissfully quiet. He looked Pucey in the eye, gathering enough determination to do so. There were no Dementors here.
'And the lack of wizarding candidates? Or rather the lack of wizards? I suppose the Minister has spoken about that to you? You are after all a pure-blooded wizard, and young.'