"If he doesn't know your intentions, or very likely even if he did, I doubt he'd be staying away. From what I saw on the journals, he seems like the sort that craves confrontation." Roth rather doubted Seamus would heed his warnings. He didn't seem the sort to apply logic to any situation. "Not to mention that he probably has more experience with violence than you or any of your fellow students do."
In some ways, Roth agreed with the young man's opinion. The Death Eaters who seemed to want to stir things up again were rather inconvenient. They could put their cleverness to better use.